| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | R |
| Pennant | H 92 |
| Built by | Scotts Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. (Greenock, Scotland) |
| Ordered | May 1940 |
| Laid down | 14 Mar 1941 |
| Launched | 28 Oct 1942 |
| Commissioned | 4 Aug 1943 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Reconstructed as Type 15 frigate during 1949-1951. Scrapped at Dalmuir in March 1967. |
Commands listed for HMS Rocket (H 92)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Herbert Bernard Acworth, OBE, RN | 7 Jun 1943 | > Jul 1945 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Brian Mortimer Duncan I'Anson, RN | > Jul 1945 | late 1945 |
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Noteable events involving Rocket include:
29 Nov 1943
The German submarine U-86 was sunk east of the Azores, in position 40º52'N, 18º54'W, by depth charges from the British destroyers HMS Tumult (Lt.Cdr. N. Lanyon, RN) and HMS Rocket (Lt.Cdr. H.B. Ackworth, OBE, RN). (see map)
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