| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | ASW Trawler |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | FY 243 |
| Built by | Cochrane & Sons Shipbuilders Ltd. (Selby, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 27 Feb 1937 |
| Commissioned | Dec 1939 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Completed in May 1937. Lent to the United States Navy in March 1942 along with her crew to operate of the US East coast under USN control, returned to RN control in October 1942. Sold in October 1945 to the Hull Ice Co. See also this website. |
Commands listed for HMS Le Tiger (FY 243)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Skr. Arthur Richard Lewis, RNR | 10 Dec 1939 | 24 Jan 1940 | |
| 2 | T/Lt. Alfred Hunter Ballard, RNR | 24 Jan 1940 | 10 Apr 1940 | |
| 3 | T/Lt. Alfred Laurence Turner, RNR | 10 Apr 1940 | mid 1940 | |
| 4 | T/Lt. Colin Arthur Hoodless, RNR | 6 Nov 1940 | 7 Jul 1943 | |
| 5 | T/Lt. Robert Fulton Walker, RNVR | 7 Jul 1943 | 21 Mar 1944 | |
| 6 | T/Lt. Albert Brady, RNVR | 21 Mar 1944 | ||
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Noteable events involving Le Tiger include:
3 Jul 1942
HMS Le Tiger (T/Lt. C.A. Hoodless, RNR) picks up 31 survivors of the American merchant Alexander Macomb that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-215 east of Cape Cod in position 41.48N, 66.35W. Shortly afterwards U-215 was sunk in position 41.48N, 66.38W by depth charges from HMS Le Tiger.
On 13 July 2004 it is reported that the wreck of U-215 was found. (see map)