| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | MS Trawler |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | FY 852 |
| Built by | Cook, Welton & Gemmill (Beverley, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 7 Jan 1914 |
| Commissioned | Jun 1940 |
| End service | |
| History | Completed on 1 April 1914. Returned to her owner in February 1946. |
Commands listed for HMS Earl Essex (FY 852)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Jonathan Carne Hodge, RNR | 1 Dec 1939 | 30 May 1940 |
| 2 | Ch.Skr. Edward Charles Rowe, RD, RNR | 30 May 1940 | late 1941 |
| 3 | T/Lt. Horatio Sidney Lee, RNVR | late 1941 | 9 Feb 1944 |
| 4 | T/Lt. Albert Edward West, RNVR | 9 Feb 1944 | mid 1945 |
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