| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | ASW Trawler |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | FY 242 |
| Built by | Cochrane & Sons Shipbuilders Ltd. (Selby, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 27 Jul 1937 |
| Commissioned | Dec 1939 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Completed in October 1937. Returned to her owner in September 1945. |
Commands listed for HMS Paynter (FY 242)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Skr. William John Prior Soloman, RNR | 21 Dec 1939 | 14 Aug 1940 |
| 2 | T/Lt. Frank Ardern, RNR | 14 Aug 1940 | 28 Jan 1941 |
| 3 | T/Lt. Charles Ingram Stevens, RNR | 28 Jan 1941 | 9 Apr 1941 |
| 4 | Lt. Richard Harwin Nossiter, RANVR | 9 Apr 1941 | Oct 1943 |
| 5 | T/Lt. Thomas Bruce Stewart Brown, RNVR | Oct 1943 |
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