| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | ASW Trawler |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | FY 196 |
| Built by | Smiths Dock Co., Ltd. (South Bank-on-Tees, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 19 Sep 1933 |
| Commissioned | Oct 1939 |
| End service | |
| History | Completed in October 1933. Sold in 1945. |
Commands listed for HMS Leeds United (FY 196)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | H L Williams, RNVR | 19 Oct 1939 | 3 Aug 1942 |
| 2 | A/Skr.Lt. Walter Kirman, RNR | 3 Aug 1942 | 7 Jul 1943 |
| 3 | Skr. Horace Charles Aisthorpe, RNR | 7 Jul 1943 | Late 1943 (1) |
| 4 | T/Skr. Frederick James Setterfield, RNR | late 1943 | 12 Feb 1944 |
| 5 | A/Skr.Lt. Samuel Heaton Williams, RNR | 12 Feb 1944 |
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Notable events involving Leeds United include:
14 Mar 1943
HrMs O 10 (Lt.Cdr. Baron D.T. Mackay, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory together with HMS Leeds United (A/Skr.Lt. W. Kirman, RNR). (2)
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)
22 Mar 1943
HrMs O 10 (Lt.Cdr. Baron D.T. Mackay, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory together with HMIS Rohilkhand (Lt. J.E. Gibbs, RIN), HMS Leeds United (A/Skr.Lt. W. Kirman, RNR) and HMS Wild Goose (Cdr. D.E.G. Wemyss, RN). (2)
Sources
- http://www.unithistories.com/officers/RNR_officersA.html
- File 2.12.03.6382 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)