| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Escort destroyer |
| Class | Hunt (Type III) |
| Pennant | L 09 |
| Built by | J.S. White & Co. (Cowes, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 25 Mar 1941 |
| Launched | 11 Jul 1942 |
| Commissioned | 7 Dec 1942 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Scrapped at Rosyth in January 1953. Commanding Officers: T/A/Lt.Cdr. ??? (Can’t read it in October 1943 Navy list due to blurred photograph) HMS Easton was in Dockyard Control during repairs. Lt. Loftus Edward Peyton-Jones, MBE, DSO, DSC, RN HMS Easton was in Dockyard Control during refit. |
Commands listed for HMS Easton (L 09)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Lt. Charles Wickham Malins, RN | 28 Oct 1942 | 5 Oct 1943 | |
| 2 | Lt. Loftus Edward Peyton-Jones, DSC, DSO, RN | Jun 1944 | Jul 1945 ? | |
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Noteable events involving Easton include:
17 Feb 1943
Around 2200 hours the Italian submarine Asteria (630 tons) was sunk off Bougie, Algeria by the British escort destroyers HMS Wheatland (Lt.Cdr. R. de L. Brooke, DSC, RN) and HMS Easton (Lt. C.W. Malins, RN).
22 Aug 1943
The German submarine U-458 was sunk in the Mediterranean south-east of Pantelleria, Italy, in position 36º25'N, 12º39'E, by depth charges from the British escort destroyer HMS Easton and the Greek escort destroyer Pindos. (see map)