| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | MS Trawler |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | FY 1727 |
| Built by | Cook, Welton & Gemmill (Beverley, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | |
| Commissioned | 1941 |
| End service | |
| History | Completed in 1918. Returned to her owner in February 1946. |
Commands listed for HMS William Bell (FY 1727)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Sidney Samuel Bell, RNVR | 10 Sep 1940 | 10 Mar 1941 | |
| 2 | T/Skr. Sidney Swinborne, RNR | 10 Mar 1941 | 5 Apr 1941 | |
| 3 | Skr. Henry Rich, RNR | 5 Apr 1941 | mid 1941 | |
| 4 | T/Skr. Alfred Frederick Meacock, RNR | 24 Sep 1941 | 26 Dec 1941 | |
| 5 | T/Skr. Alfred Frederick Meacock, RNR | 24 Sep 1941 | 26 Dec 1941 | |
| 6 | T/Skr. Alfred William Powell Burgess, RNR | 26 Dec 1941 | mid/late42 | |
| 7 | T/Skr. George William Williams, RNR | mid/late42 | 24 Dec 1942 | |
| 8 | J G Smith, RNR | 24 Dec 1942 | 19 Apr 1945 | |
| 9 | T/A/Ch.Skr. Ralph Ladds, RNR | 19 Apr 1945 | mid 1945 | |
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