| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Prototype |
| Pennant | D 39 |
| Built by | Thornycroft (Southampton, U.K.) |
| Ordered | 12 Jun 1924 |
| Laid down | 29 Jan 1925 |
| Launched | 27 Jan 1926 |
| Commissioned | 5 May 1927 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | On first trails HMS Amazon reached only 34.5 knots. After modifications she achieved 38.7 knots six months later. HMS Amazon is not listed as active unit in the October 1945 Navy List Scrapped at Troon, Scotland starting on 6 October 1948. |
Commands listed for HMS Amazon (D 39)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Lt. Nigel Edward Godfrey Roper, RN | 1 May 1939 | Apr 1942 | |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Lord Teynham, RN | Apr 1942 | 30 Mar 1943 | |
| 3 | Lt.Cdr. Denis Harold Palmer Gardiner, DSC, RN | 30 Mar 1943 | 1 Sep 1943 | |
| 4 | Lt.Cdr. George Blackler, RN | 1 Sep 1943 | 3 Jan 1944 | |
| 5 | A/Lt.Cdr. Henry Peter Byrne, RN | 10 Jul 1944 | Feb 1945 | |
| 6 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Colin Langsford Beale, RNVR | Feb 1945 | 5 Apr 1945 | |
| 7 | T/Lt. Jack Ruan Crothers, RNVR | 5 Apr 1945 | Jul 1945 ? | |
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Noteable events involving Amazon include:
15 Sep 1940
The Canadian merchant Kenordoc is shelled and damaged about 44 nautical miles west-north-west of Rockall in position 57º42'N, 15º02'W by the German submarine U-99. HMS Amazon (Lt.Cdr. N.E.G. Roper, RN) later scuttles the damaged Kenordoc.
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