| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | R |
| Pennant | H 85 |
| Built by | John Brown Shipbuilding & Engineering Company Ltd. (Clydebank, Scotland) |
| Ordered | May 1940 |
| Laid down | 20 Jun 1941 |
| Launched | 15 Jul 1942 |
| Commissioned | 30 Nov 1942 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Reconstructed as Type 15 frigate during 1949-1951. Scrapped in 1971. Commanding Officers: Lt.Cdr. George Baillie Barstow, RN |
Commands listed for HMS Relentless (H 85)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Robert Augustus Fell, RN | 19 Oct 1942 | 18 Sep 1944 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. George Baillie Barstow, RN | 18 Sep 1944 | 28 Nov 1945 |
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Noteable events involving Relentless include:
22 Sep 1943
HMS Relentless (Lt.Cdr. R.A. Fell, RN) picks up 34 survivors of the American merchant Cornelia P. Spencer that was torpedoed and sunk the previous day by the German submarine U-188 about 300 nautical miles off the coast of Somalia in position 02º08'N, 50º10'E.
12 Feb 1944
HMS Relentless (Lt.Cdr. R.A. Fell, RN) intercepts the German tanker Charlotte Schliemann (7747 GRT) in the Indian Ocean in position 23º23'S, 74º37'E. However before the German ship can be captured, she is scuttled by her own crew. (see map)