| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Halcyon |
| Pennant | J 02 |
| Built by | William Gray & Co. (Hartepool, U.K.) : N.E. Marine |
| Ordered | 13 Mar 1936 |
| Laid down | 27 May 1936 |
| Launched | 26 Feb 1937 |
| Commissioned | 24 Nov 1937 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Sold 22 April 1949. |
Commands listed for HMS Hazard (J 02)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. William Thomas Warren Curtis, RN | 28 Jan 1939 | 14 Sep 1940 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. John Richard Arthur Seymour, RN | 14 Sep 1940 | 8 Aug 1942 |
| 3 | Lt. (retired) George Collas Hocart, RNR | 8 Aug 1942 | 5 Jan 1943 |
| 4 | Lt.Cdr. Louis Conran Smith, RN | 5 Jan 1943 | mid 1944 |
| 5 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. John Crawford, RNVR | mid 1944 | late 1945 |
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Noteable events involving Hazard include:
26 May 1942
HMS Hazard (Lt.Cdr. J.R.A. Seymour, RN) picks up 28 survivors from the American merchant Syros that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-703 about 200 nautical miles south-west of Bear Island in position 72º35'N, 05º30'E.
5 Feb 1945
HMS Hazard and HMS Sir Lancelot both pick up survivors from the American merchant Henry B. Plant that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-245 about 17 nautical miles east of Ramsgate in position 51º19'N, 01º42'E.