| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | MS Trawler |
| Class | Tree |
| Pennant | T 39 |
| Built by | Cochrane & Sons Shipbuilders Ltd. (Selby, U.K.) : Amos & Smith |
| Ordered | 5 Jun 1939 |
| Laid down | 31 Jul 1939 |
| Launched | 13 Nov 1939 |
| Commissioned | 6 May 1940 |
| Lost | 5 Jun 1941 |
| History | HMT Ash (Lt. Arthur George Newell, RNZNVR) was mined and sunk in the Thames estuary on 5 June 1941. |
Commands listed for HMS Ash (T 39)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Skr. George Alfred Harrison, RNR | 2 May 1940 | 22 May 1940 |
| 2 | Ch.Skr. John Lorimer, RNR | 22 May 1940 | 23 Jul 1940 |
| 3 | Cdr. Frank Edward Taylor, RNZNVR | 23 Jul 1940 | 20 Nov 1940 |
| 4 | Lt. Arthur George Newell, RNZNVR | 20 Nov 1940 | 5 Jun 1941 |
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