| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | ASW Trawler |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | FY 113 |
| Built by | Cochrane & Sons Shipbuilders Ltd. (Selby, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 8 Apr 1936 |
| Commissioned | Nov 1939 |
| End service | |
| History | Completed in May 1936. Sold in September 1945. |
Commands listed for HMS Lord Hotham (FY 113)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Edward Ashby Cullen, RNVR | 15 Nov 1939 | mid 1940 | |
| 2 | Skr. James Walter Morris, RNR | mid 1940 | 20 Aug 1941 | |
| 3 | T/Skr. Frederick James Setterfield, RNR | 20 Aug 1941 | early 1942 | |
| 4 | Lt. Ronald Eric George Simmons, RNR | 7 Apr 1942 | 31 May 1943 | |
| 5 | T/Lt. Edward Melson Wingate, RNVR | 31 May 1943 | early 1944 | |
| 6 | T/Lt. Lawrence Hardcastle Clarke, RNVR | early 1944 | 28 May 1944 | |
| 7 | T/Lt. Robert William Scrymgour Dand, RNVR | 28 May 1944 | ||
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Notable events involving Lord Hotham include:
27 Mar 1941
HrMs O 21 (Lt.Cdr. J.F. van Dulm, RNN) carries out exercises off Gibraltar with HMS Alouette (Lt. R.F.R. Yarde-Buller, RNVR), HMS Erin (A/Cdr. J.O. Davies, RNR), HMS Lord Hotham (Skr. J.W. Morris, RNR) and HMS Leyland (Skr. H. Crighton, RNR). (1)
16 Sep 1941
HMS Severn (Lt.Cdr. A.N.G. Campbell, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Gibraltar together with HMS Azalea (Lt. G.C. Geddes, RNR) and HMS Lord Hotham (T/Skr. F.J. Setterfield, RNR). (2)
9 Apr 1943
HMS H 34 (Lt. J.P. Angell, RN) departed Londonderry for Rothesay. She was escorted by HMS Lord Hotham (Lt. R.E.G. Simmons, RNR). (3)
Sources
- File 2.12.03.6404 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)
- ADM 173/16986
- ADM 173/17793
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.