| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | River gunboat |
| Class | Insect |
| Pennant | T 59 |
| Built by | Wood Skinner & Co. Ltd. (Newcastle, England U.K.) |
| Ordered | 9 Feb 1915 |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 7 Oct 1915 |
| Commissioned | 14 Nov 1915 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Sold for scrap in May 1948. |
Commands listed for HMS Scarab (T 59)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Hugh Forbes Robertson-Aikman, RN | 26 Sep 1938 | 16 Apr 1940 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. John Andrew Agnew, RN | 30 Apr 1940 | 22 Oct 1940 |
| 3 | B P Shellard, RN | 22 Oct 1940 | late 1941 |
| 4 | Lt. Jack Broughton Cox, RN | late 1941 | early 1943 |
| 5 | T/Lt. Ewan Cameron, RNZNVR | early 1943 | Feb 1944 |
| 6 | T/Lt. Edward Albert Hawkesworth, RNVR | Feb 1944 | Jan 1945 |
| 7 | Lt. Douglas Macmillam Watson, RNVR | Jan 1945 | 5 Jul 1945 |
| 8 | A/Lt.Cdr. Barry John Anderson, RN | 6 Jul 1945 | Nov 1945 |
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