| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Patrol vessel |
| Class | Kil |
| Pennant | Z 13 |
| Built by | Pullman Standard Car Co. (Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 10 May 1942 |
| Laid down | 13 May 1943 |
| Launched | 23 Oct 1943 |
| Commissioned | 8 Dec 1943 |
| End service | |
| History | Returned U.S.N. in December 1946. |
| Former name | USS PCE 839 |
Commands listed for HMS Kilmelford (Z 13)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. Henry Brown, RNR | 19 Dec 1943 | Aug 1944 |
| 2 | T/Lt. Noel Thomas Chetwood, RNVR | Aug 1944 | Dec 1944 |
| 3 | Lt. Wilfred Harold, RNZNVR | Dec 1944 |
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