| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | MS Trawler |
| Class | Tree |
| Pennant | T 93 |
| Built by | Cook, Welton & Gemmill (Beverley, U.K.) : Holmes |
| Ordered | 5 Jun 1939 |
| Laid down | 21 Aug 1939 |
| Launched | 13 Nov 1939 |
| Commissioned | 17 Apr 1940 |
| End service | |
| History | Sold in 1947. |
Commands listed for HMS Birch (T 93)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Frederick George Tidswell, RNZNVR | 17 Apr 1940 | 27 Jul 1941 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Reginald Harry Andrew Clark, RNR | 27 Jul 1941 | 6 Aug 1942 |
| 3 | T/Lt. Lancelot Norman Moule, RNVR | 6 Aug 1942 | 16 Apr 1945 |
| 4 | T/Lt. Roland Murgatroyd, RNVR | 16 Apr 1945 | early 1946 |
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