| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | ASW Trawler |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | FY 164 |
| Built by | Cochrane & Sons Shipbuilders Ltd. (Selby, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 14 Jan 1937 |
| Commissioned | Oct 1939 |
| Lost | 27 May 1942 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Completed in March 1937. HMT Arctic Pioneer was sunk by a bomb, from a German JU-87 Stuka dive bomber in the Cowes Roads outside of Portsmouth Harbour. 17 were killed and are buried in Haslar Naval cemetary in Gosport, in row 64. 16 survivors were picked up. |
Commands listed for HMS Arctic Pioneer (FY 164)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Skr. John Wilkinson Short, RNR | 17 Oct 1939 | May 1940 |
| 2 | Lt. Robert Arthur Dillon Cambridge, RNR | May 1940 | Nov 1940 |
| 3 | T/Lt. Magnus Spence Work, RNR | Nov 1940 | 15 Jan 1941 |
| 4 | T/Lt.Cdr. Aislabie Harrison, RNR | 15 Jan 1941 | 12 Mar 1941 |
| 5 | Lt. Frederick Granger, RNR | 12 Mar 1941 | May 1941 |
| 6 | Skr. George Bryan, RNR | 15 May 1941 | 27 May 1942 |
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