| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Town |
| Pennant | G 05 |
| Built by | Bath Iron Works (Bath, Maine, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 1 Sep 1917 |
| Launched | 25 Jul 1918 |
| Commissioned | 23 Oct 1940 |
| End service | Jul 1945 |
| History | Decommissioned in July 1945 and placed in reserve fleet until sold for scrap on 18 Feb, 1947 at Blyth. |
| Former name | USS Philip (DD 76) |
Commands listed for HMS Lancaster (G 05)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. (retired) Peter Keith Wallace, RN | 23 Oct 1940 | 17 Dec 1940 |
| 2 | A/Cdr. Noel Hughes Whatley, RN | 17 Dec 1940 | 15 Mar 1943 |
| 3 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. John Richard Clarke, DSC, RNVR | 15 Mar 1943 | 28 Apr 1944 |
| 4 | Lt. John Duff Ritchie, DSC, RN | 28 Apr 1944 | Dec 1944 |
| 5 | Lt. John Rowlands Pritchard, DSC, RNVR | Dec 1944 | May 1945 |
| 6 | Lt. John Desmond Davey, RNVR | May 1945 | mid 1945 |
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