| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | ASW Trawler |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | |
| Built by | Cook, Welton & Gemmill (Beverley, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 25 Feb 1937 |
| Commissioned | May 1940 |
| Lost | 11 Dec 1941 |
| Loss position | 35.59N, 05.17W (See a map) |
| History | Completed on 19 April 1937. HMS Lady Shirley (Lt.Cdr. Arthur Henry Callaway, DSO, RANVR) was hit by one torpedo from U-374 and sunk in the Staits of Gibraltar in position 35º59'N, 05º17'W. All 33 hands on board were lost with the ship. Hit by U-boat |
| U-boat Attack | See our U-boat attack entry for the HMS Lady Shirley |
Commands listed for HMS Lady Shirley
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Skr. Robert James McCullogh, RNR | 17 Nov 1939 | 30 May 1940 |
| 2 | T/Lt. John Kenneth Shaw Downham, RNR | 30 May 1940 | Jun 1941 |
| 3 | Lt.Cdr. Arhur Henry Callaway, RANVR | Jun 1941 | 11 Dec 1941 (+) |
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Noteable events involving Lady Shirley include:
4 Oct 1941
The German submarine U-111 was sunk south-west of Tenerife, in position 27º15'N, 20º27'W, by depth charges from the British anti-submarine trawler HMS Lady Shirley (Lt.Cdr. A.H. Callaway, RANVR). (see map)