| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | M |
| Pennant | G 73 |
| Built by | A. Stephen & Sons Ltd. (Glasgow, Scotland) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 14 Sep 1940 |
| Launched | 3 Nov 1941 |
| Commissioned | 12 Aug 1942 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Sold to the Turkish Navy in 1958 being renamed Piyale Pasa. Commanding Officers: Lt.Cdr. Richard Dickon Herbert Stephen Pankhurst, RN |
Commands listed for HMS Meteor (G 73)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Dermod James Boris Jewitt, RN | 30 Jun 1942 | 20 Oct 1944 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Richard Dickon Herbert Stephen Pankhurst, RN | 20 Oct 1944 | Oct 1945 ? |
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Noteable events involving Meteor include:
30 Jan 1944
The German submarine U-314 was sunk in the Barents Sea south-east of Bear Island, Norway, in position 73º41'N, 24º30'E, by depth charges from the British destroyers HMS Whitehall (Lt.Cdr. P.J. Cowell, DSC, RN) and HMS Meteor (Lt.Cdr. D.J.B. Jewitt, RN). (see map)