| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | ASW Trawler |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | FY 163 |
| Built by | Cochrane & Sons Shipbuilders Ltd. (Selby, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 18 Apr 1935 |
| Commissioned | Oct 1939 |
| End service | |
| History | Completed in June 1935. Returned to her owner in November 1945. |
Commands listed for HMS Lord Stanhope (FY 163)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. (retired) Frederic Thornton Peters, DSO, DSC, RN | 2 Oct 1939 | 17 Dec 1939 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Trevor Allan Owen Ellis, RD, RNR | 17 Dec 1939 | 11 Apr 1940 |
| 3 | Skr. William Richard Alward Hicks, RNR | 11 Apr 1940 | 7 Jul 1941 |
| 4 | Skr. Frank Oldman, RNR | 7 Jul 1941 | 1 Oct 1941 |
| 5 | A/Skr.Lt. William Richard Alward Hicks, RNR | 1 Oct 1941 | 27 Mar 1944 |
| 6 | A/Ch.Skr. (A/Skr.Lt.) Sidney George Jinks, RNR | 27 Mar 1944 |
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Notable events involving Lord Stanhope include:
6 Jul 1940
HMS H 43 (Lt. G.R. Colvin, RN) departed Plymouth for her 5th war patrol. She was to conduct a special operation (Operation Anger). A reconnaissance agent was to be landed on Guernsey. HMS H 43 was escorted out until 2230 hours by HMS Lord Stanhope (Skr. W.R.A. Hicks, RNR).
[No log is available for HMS H 43 for this period so no map for this patrol can be displayed.] (1)
7 Aug 1943
HMS Umbra (Lt. P.H. May, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Plymouth with HMS Lord Stanhope (A/Skr.Lt. W.R.A. Hicks, DSC, RNR), HMS Olvina (A/Skr.Lt. J. Howson, RNR), HMS Grimsby Town (Skr. W.A. Cormack, DSC, RNR) and Notre Dame de France (A/Skr.Lt. J. Coxall, RNR). (2)
2 May 1944
HMS Seraph (Lt. T. Russell-Walling, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Plymouth with HMS Lord Stanhope (A/Skr.Lt. S.G. Jinks, RNR) and HMS Kingston Chrysoberyl (A/Skr.Lt. H. Rich, RNR). (3)
Sources
- ADM 199/1829
- ADM 173/18331
- ADM 173/18698
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.