| 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 | |
| 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 German U-boat U-255 in the Norwegian Sea in position 72°44'N, 11°27'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 German U-boat U-586 about 100 nautical miles north-east of Iceland in position 66°44'N, 10°41'W.