| 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 Oct 1932 |
| Commissioned | Aug 1939 |
| Lost | 20 May 1940 |
| History | Completed on 21 November 1932. HMT Rifsnes (Lt. Lawrence Lyster Thornton, RNR) was sunk by German aircraft off Ostend, Belgium on 20 May 1940. |
Commands listed for HMS Rifsnes
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. Lawrence Lyster Thornton, RNR | ??? | 20 May 1940 (+) |
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