| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Bangor |
| Pennant | J 47 |
| Mod | Reciprocating engined |
| Built by | Henry Robb Ltd. (Leith, U.K.): Plenty |
| Ordered | 28 Aug 1939 |
| Laid down | 11 Jun 1940 |
| Launched | 15 Mar 1941 |
| Commissioned | 4 Aug 1941 |
| End service | |
| History | Sold 18 January 1950. |
Commands listed for HMS Sidmouth (J 47)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. Henry Thew Rust, RN | 9 Apr 1941 | 15 Sep 1942 |
| 2 | Cdr. Richard Borthwick Jennings, DSC, RN | 15 Sep 1942 | 14 Feb 1944 |
| 3 | Cdr. Roger William David Thomson, RN | 14 Feb 1944 | mid/late45 |
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Notable events involving Sidmouth include:
4 Sep 1941
HMS Otway (Lt.Cdr.(Retd.) J.R.G. Harvey, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Sidmouth (Cdr. H.T. Rust, RN) and HNoMS Eglantine. (1)
5 Sep 1941
HMS Otway (Lt.Cdr.(Retd.) J.R.G. Harvey, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Sidmouth (Cdr. H.T. Rust, RN) and HNoMS Eglantine. (1)
8 Sep 1941
HMS H 34 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Campbeltown with HMS Sidmouth (Cdr. H.T. Rust, RN) and HMS Hoy (T/Lt. L.H. Green, RNR). (2)
Sources
- ADM 173/16862
- ADM 173/16764
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.