| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Z |
| Pennant | R 39 |
| Built by | Cammell Laird Shipyard (Birkenhead, U.K.) |
| Ordered | 12 Feb 1942 |
| Laid down | 5 May 1943 |
| Launched | 28 Feb 1944 |
| Commissioned | 9 Oct 1944 |
| End service | |
| History | Purchased by Israel 1955. Renamed K-40 INS Eilat. Sunk on 14 October 1967 while on patrol after being hit by Egyptian missile boats that were hiding inside the port of Port Said. 47 men lost. |
Commands listed for HMS Zealous (R 39)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. Richard Frederick Jessel, DSO, DSC, RN | 20 Jul 1944 | 26 Jul 1946 |
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