| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | MS Trawler |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | FY 610 |
| Built by | Cochrane & Sons Shipbuilders Ltd. (Selby, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 23 Mar 1939 |
| Commissioned | Aug 1939 |
| End service | |
| History | Completed in June 1939. Returned to her owner in October 1945. |
Commands listed for HMS Akita (FY 610)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Ch.Skr. William Albert Watson, RNR | 11 Nov 1939 | 1 Aug 1940 |
| 2 | Skr. John Goodman, RNR | 1 Aug 1940 | Feb 1941 |
| 3 | Skr.Lt. William Albert Watson, DSC, RNR | Feb 1941 | late 1944 |
| 4 | Skr. Graham Smith Burr, RNR | late 1944 | 29 Jan 1945 |
| 5 | T/Skr. Thomas Henry Roskell, RNR | 29 Jan 1945 | mid 1945 |
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Notable events involving Akita include:
3 Mar 1940
HMS Akita (Ch.Skr. W.A. Watson, DSC, RNR) picks up 2 survivors from the British merchant Cato that sank after hitting a mine laid the previous day by German U-boat U-29 2.5 nautical miles west of Nash Point in the Bristol Channel in position 51°24'N, 03°37'W.