| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Escort Carrier |
| Class | Attacker |
| Pennant | D 40 |
| Built by | Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp. (Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 20 Feb 1942 |
| Launched | 20 Jun 1942 |
| Commissioned | 3 Apr 1943 |
| End service | 29 Nov 1945 |
| History | Transferred to the Royal Navy under lend-lease. |
Commands listed for HMS Searcher (D 40)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Capt. Gerald Oulton Colthurst Davies, RN | 15 Feb 1943 | 23 Jan 1945 |
| 2 | Capt. John William Grant, DSO, RN | 23 Jan 1945 | Oct 1945 ? |
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Notable events involving Searcher include:
22 Feb 1945
HMS Totem (A/Lt.Cdr. M.B. St. John, DSC, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area during with HMS Searcher (Capt. J.W. Grant, DSO, RN). (1)
15 Mar 1945
HMS Trusty (Lt. H.S. May, RN) conducts exercises with HMS Searcher (Capt. J.W. Grant, DSO, RN). (2)
4 May 1945
German U-boat U-711 was sunk at Kilbotn, near Harstad, Norway, in position 68°43,7'N, 16°34,6'E, by depth charges from Avenger and Wildcat aircraft (846, 853 and 882 Sqn FAA) of the British escort carriers HMS Searcher, HMS Trumpeter and HMS Queen.
Sources
- ADM 173/19949
- ADM 173/20039
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.