| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | ASW Trawler |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | 4.45 |
| Built by | Cook, Welton & Gemmill (Beverley, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 28 Feb 1929 |
| Commissioned | Nov 1939 |
| Lost | 12 Jan 1943 |
| History | Completed on 3 April 1929. HMT Kingston Jacinth (Skipper Reginald Walter Denny, RNR) was mined off Portsmouth on 12 January 1943. |
Commands listed for HMS Kingston Jacinth (4.45)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. (retired) Francis Theodor Hare, RN | 10 Sep 1939 | 1 Nov 1939 |
| 2 | Cdr. (retired) Samuel Arthur Brooks, RN | 1 Nov 1939 | Dec 1940 |
| 3 | Lt.Cdr. (retired) Albert Ayre, RNR | Dec 1940 | Feb 1941 |
| 4 | T/Lt. Edward George James, RNVR | Feb 1941 | 14 Apr 1941 |
| 5 | Skr. Arthur George Day, RNR | 14 Apr 1941 | 24 Jul 1942 |
| 6 | Skr. Reginald Walter Denny, RNR | 24 Jul 1942 | 12 Jan 1943 |
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Notable events involving Kingston Jacinth include:
5 Jan 1942
At 1430 hours, HMS P 38 (Lt. R.J. Hemingway, DSC, RN), departed Portsmouth for Gibraltar. She was escorted by HMS Kingston Jacinth (Skr. A.G. Day, RNR) until 1730 hours.
P 38 was to proceed to Malta where she was to join the 10th submarine flotilla. (1)
7 Jun 1942
At 1100 hours, HMS Torbay (Cdr. A.C.C. Miers, DSO and Bar, RN) made rendes-vous with HMS Unbeaten (Lt.Cdr. E.A. Woodward, DSO, RN) and their escort towards Portsmouth HMS Kingston Jacinth (Skr. A.G. Day, RNR). (2)
Sources
- ADM 199/424
- ADM 199/1868
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.