| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | ASW Trawler |
| 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, returned in October 1942. See also this website. |
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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)