| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | ASW Trawler |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | FY 240 |
| Built by | Cook, Welton & Gemmill (Beverley, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 23 Sep 1937 |
| Commissioned | Oct 1939 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Completed on 16 November 1937. Returned to her owner in December 1945. |
Commands listed for HMS St. Elstan (FY 240)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Skr. Charles Alfred Grimmer, RNR | 29 Oct 1939 | 13 Mar 1940 |
| 2 | Lt. John Parker Stewart, RNR | 13 Mar 1940 | 19 Nov 1940 |
| 3 | T/Lt. Graham Butcher, RNVR | 19 Nov 1940 | 8 May 1942 |
| 4 | Lt. Roland Maurice Roberts, RNR | 8 May 1942 | Sep 1943 |
| 5 | T/Lt. Frederick John Robb Storey, RNVR | Sep 1943 | 1 Aug 1944 |
| 6 | T/S.Lt. William Kitchen, RNVR | 1 Aug 1944 |
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Noteable events involving St. Elstan include:
5 Mar 1943
HMS St. Elstan (Lt. R.M. Roberts, RNR) picks up 11 survivors from the American merchant Executive that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-255 in the Norwegian Sea in position 72º44'N, 11º27'E.
12 Mar 1943
HMS St. Elstan (Lt. R.M. Roberts, RNR) picks up the sole survivor from the American merchant Puerto Rican that was torpedoed and sunk on 9 March 1943 by the German submarine U-586 about 100 nautical miles north-east of Iceland in position 66º44'N, 10º41'W.