| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | MS Trawler |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | |
| Built by | Cook, Welton & Gemmill (Beverley, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 17 Dec 1917 |
| Commissioned | Aug 1939 |
| Lost | 22 Oct 1940 |
| History | Completed on 24 April 1918. HMT Joseph Button (Ch.Skr. Alexander Cowie, RNR) was mined and sunk 5.75 nautical miles bearing 275 of Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England. |
Commands listed for HMS Joseph Button
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Skr. Alexander Cowie, RNR | 31 Aug 1939 | mid 1940 |
| 2 | T/Skr. James Drennan, RNR | mid 1940 | late 1940 |
| 3 | Ch.Skr. Alexander Cowie, RNR | late 1940 | 22 Oct 1940 |
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