| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | MS Trawler |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | FY 707 |
| Built by | Cochrane & Sons Shipbuilders Ltd. (Selby, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 20 Jun 1928 |
| Commissioned | Aug 1939 |
| Lost | 18 Feb 1942 |
| History | Completed in September 1928. HMT Botanic (Skipper Philip Kay, DSC, RNR) was sunk by German aircraft in the North Sea on 18 February 1942. |
Commands listed for HMS Botanic (FY 707)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Skr. Ernest Wilfred Critten, RNR | 5 Oct 1939 | 17 May 1940 (+) |
| 2 | Skr. Edgar Smith, RNR | 21 May 1940 | 4 Aug 1940 |
| 3 | Skr. Andrew Robertson Lees, RNR | 4 Aug 1940 | 15 Sep 1940 (+) |
| 4 | T/Lt. James Guy Badcock, RCNVR | 14 Oct 1940 | 5 May 1941 |
| 5 | T/Lt. James Calderwood Paterson, RNVR | 5 May 1941 | early 1942 |
| 6 | Skr. Philip Kay, DSC, RNR | early 1942 | 18 Feb 1942 |
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