| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | ASW Trawler |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | FY 171 |
| Built by | Smiths Dock Co., Ltd. (South Bank-on-Tees, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 25 Jul 1933 |
| Commissioned | Oct 1939 |
| End service | |
| History | Completed in August 1933. Sold in 1945. |
Commands listed for HMS Derby County (FY 171)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Skr. Robert Armstrong, RNR | 15 Oct 1939 | 9 Nov 1940 |
| 2 | Skr. William John Prior Soloman, RNR | 9 Nov 1940 | 14 Jun 1941 |
| 3 | Lt. Keith Burns Hopkins, RNVR | 14 Jun 1941 | 20 Jan 1944 |
| 4 | A/Skr.Lt. John Wilkinson Short, RNR | 20 Jan 1944 |
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Notable events involving Derby County include:
9 Jan 1941
HMS H 50 (Lt. M. Willmott, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Holyhead with HMS Vanquisher and HMS Derby County (Skr. W.J.P. Soloman, RNR). (1)
15 Mar 1943
HrMs O 10 (Lt.Cdr. Baron D.T. Mackay, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory together with HMS Deveron (Lt.Cdr. R.E.H. Partington, RD, RNR), HMS Leeds United (A/Skr.Lt. W. Kirman, RNR) and HMS Derby County (Lt. K.B. Hopkins, DSC, RNVR). (2)
19 Mar 1943
HrMs O 10 (Lt.Cdr. Baron D.T. Mackay, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory together with HMS Derby County (Lt. K.B. Hopkins, DSC, RNVR), HMS Lancer (A/Skr.Lt. A. Robinson, DSC, RNR) and HMS Deveron (Lt.Cdr. R.E.H. Partington, RD, RNR). (2)
20 Mar 1943
HrMs O 10 (Lt.Cdr. Baron D.T. Mackay, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory together with HMS Derby County (Lt. K.B. Hopkins, DSC, RNVR), HMS Kite (Lt.Cdr. W.F.R. Segrave, RN) and HMS Wild Goose (Cdr. D.E.G. Wemyss, RN). (2)
Sources
- ADM 173/16789
- File 2.12.03.6382 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.