| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | ASW Trawler |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | FY 191 |
| Built by | Cochrane & Sons Shipbuilders Ltd. (Selby, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 20 Jun 1932 |
| Commissioned | Oct 1939 |
| Lost | 8 Jul 1940 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Completed in August 1932. HMS Cayton Wyke (Ch/Skr. David Forbes Noble, DSC, RNR) was sunk by a German motor torpedo boat off Goodwin Sands in the English Channel on 8 July 1940. |
Commands listed for HMS Cayton Wyke (FY 191)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Ch.Skr. David Forbes Noble, RNR | 1 Oct 1939 | 8 Jul 1940 (+) |
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Noteable events involving Cayton Wyke include:
25 Oct 1939
The German submarine U-16 was sunk in the English Channel near Dover, in position 51º09'N, 01º28'E, by depth charges from the British ASW trawler HMS Cayton Wyke (Ch/Skr. D.F. Noble, RNR) and the patrol vessel HMS Puffin (Lt.Cdr. Hon. J.M.G. Waldegrave, RN). (see map)