| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | MS Trawler |
| Class | Shakespearian |
| Pennant | T 137 |
| Built by | Cook, Welton & Gemmill (Hull, U.K.) : Holmes |
| Ordered | 12 Dec 1939 |
| Laid down | 23 May 1940 |
| Launched | 16 Oct 1940 |
| Commissioned | 9 Apr 1941 |
| Lost | 25 Jul 1942 |
| Loss position | 6° 00'N, 14° 17'W |
| History | HMT Laertes (A/Skipper Lt. Patrick Joseph Quinlan, DSC, RNR) was torpedoed and sunk off Freetown in position 06º00'N, 14º17'W by the German submarine U-201. Hit by U-boat |
| U-boat Attack | See our U-boat attack entry for the HMS Laertes (i) |
Commands listed for HMS Laertes (i) (T 137)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Skr. Joseph Allan Prettyman, DSC, RNR | 31 Mar 1941 | mid 1942 |
| 2 | Skr. Patrick Joseph Quinlan, DSC, RNR | mid 1942 | 25 Jul 1942 |
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