| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | ASW Trawler |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | FY 261 |
| Built by | Smith's Dock Co., Ltd. (South Bank-on-Tees, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 8 Jun 1937 |
| Commissioned | Jan 1940 |
| Lost | 3 May 1940 |
| History | Completed on 4 September 1937. HMT Aston Villa (Cdr.(retired) Sir Geoffrey Cecil Congreve, RN) was heavily damaged on 30 April 1940 by German dive bombers in Kroken Bay near Namsos, Norway. Scuttled on 3 May 1940. |
Commands listed for HMS Aston Villa (FY 261)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. (retired) Sir Geoffrey Cecil Congreve, RN | 17 Jan 1940 | 3 May 1940 |
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Notable events involving Aston Villa include:
26 Jan 1940
HMS H 50 (Lt.Cdr.(Retd.) J.R.G. Harvey, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Portland with HMS Aston Villa (Cdr.(Retd.) Sir G.C. Congreve, RN) and HMS Kingston Cyanite (Skr. F.A. Yeomans, RNR).
[No logs are available for HMS H 50 for the months of February / April 1940, therefore no details on her operations can be given. H 50 was at Portland for A/S training the entire time with the exception of a short period at Portsmouth in mid/late March 1940 which included a docking.]