| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | MS Trawler |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | FY 874 |
| Built by | Smiths Dock Co., Ltd. (South Bank-on-Tees, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 26 Oct 1916 |
| Commissioned | Feb 1940 |
| End service | |
| History | Completed in December 1916. Became an Anti Submarine Warfare training vessel in 1943. |
Commands listed for HMS Powis Castle (FY 874)
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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. Donald Campbell, RNR | 26 May 1940 | mid 1941 |
| 2 | Skr. John MacDonald, RNR | mid 1941 | 19 Jun 1942 |
| 3 | T/Skr. George Abram, RNR | 19 Jun 1942 | 25 Aug 1943 |
| 4 | Skr. John MacDonald, RNR | 25 Aug 1943 | 30 Oct 1943 |
| 5 | C H Grimmer, RNR | 30 Oct 1943 | 21 Dec 1943 |
| 6 | T/Lt. Stewart Norkett, RNVR | 21 Dec 1943 | 17 May 1944 |
| 7 | T/A/Ch.Skr. George William Sherwood, RNR | 17 May 1944 | 7 Jul 1945 |
| 8 | T/A/Ch.Skr. Alfred Frederick Meacock, RNR | 7 Jul 1945 | late 1945 |
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