| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | MS Trawler |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | FY 500 |
| Built by | Smiths Dock Co., Ltd. (South Bank-on-Tees, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 27 Nov 1916 |
| Commissioned | Feb 1940 |
| End service | |
| History | Completed in January 1917. Returned to her owner in July 1946. |
Commands listed for HMS Caswell (FY 500)
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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. Archibald Butler, RNR | 8 Jul 1940 | 1 Sep 1940 |
| 2 | T/Skr. John James Rice, RNR | 1 Sep 1940 | Jan 1941 |
| 3 | T/Skr. John William Amos Johnson, RNR | Jan 1941 | 4 Nov 1942 |
| 4 | Skr. John Twaddle Ornsby, RNR | 4 Nov 1942 | 2 Sep 1944 |
| 5 | T/Skr. William Ritchie Hastie Stewart, RNR | 2 Sep 1944 | 25 May 1945 |
| 6 | Skr. Francis Watt Wiseman, RNR | 25 May 1945 | Sep 1945 |
| 7 | T/A/Ch.Skr. William Ritchie Hastie Stewart, RNR | Sep 1945 | late 1945 |
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