| 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 |
| Loss position | |
| 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. Gerrard 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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Noteable events involving Searcher include:
4 May 1945
The German submarine U-711 was sunk in the Arctic near Harstad, Norway, in position 68º43'717N, 16º34'600E, by depth charges from Avenger and Wildcat aircraft of the British escort carriers HMS Searcher, HMS Trumpeter and HMS Queen. (see map)