| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Sloop |
| Class | Grimsby |
| Pennant | L 76 / U 76 |
| Built by | Devonport Dockyard (Plymouth, U.K.): J.S. White & Co. (Cowes, U.K.) |
| Ordered | 1 Mar 1934 |
| Laid down | 11 Jun 1934 |
| Launched | 16 Jan 1935 |
| Commissioned | 20 Sep 1935 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | HMS Londonderry is not listed as active unit in the October 1945 Navy List Sold 8 March 1946. |
Commands listed for HMS Londonderry (L 76 / U 76)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Cdr. Sir Thomas Lubbock Beevor, RN | 1 Apr 1938 | 9 Dec 1940 | |
| 2 | Cdr. John Standley Dalison, RN | 9 Dec 1940 | Jan 1943 | |
| 3 | Lt.Cdr. Ralph Grosvenor Jenkins, RN | Jan 1943 | Ca. Mar.43 | |
| 4 | Lt.Cdr. Alfred Ernest Willmott, DSC, RNR | 29 Sep 1943 | 23 Dec 1943 | |
| 5 | Lt.Cdr. Leslie Benjamin Philpott, DSC, RD, RNR | 23 Dec 1943 | Aug 1944 | |
| 6 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Cyril Merton Newns, RNVR | Aug 1944 | Jul 1945 ? | |
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Noteable events involving Londonderry include:
20 Sep 1941
The German submarine U-111 torpedoes and sinks the British merchant Cingalese Prince east-southeast of St.Paul Rocks in position 02º00'S, 25º30'W.
HMS Londonderry (Cdr J.S. Dalison, RN) later picks up 1 survivor.
3 Feb 1943
HMS Londonderry (Lt.Cdr. R.G. Jenkins, RN) was disabled by an explosion astern (possibly the premature explosion of a depth-charge). She was towed into Londonderry on 7 February. She was repaired at Devonport Dockyard. Repairs lasted to October 1943.