| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | ASW Trawler |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | T 40 |
| Built by | Smiths Dock Co., Ltd. (South Bank-on-Tees, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 20 Dec 1934 |
| Commissioned | Nov 1935 |
| Lost | 20 Apr 1941 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Completed in January 1935. HMT Topaze (Chief Skipper George Richard Gale, RNR) was sunk after a collision with the British battleship HMS Rodney off the Clyde on 20 April 1941. The Commanding officer and 17 more members of the crew went down with the ship. |
Commands listed for HMS Topaze (T 40)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. John Nicholas Hambly, RN | 3 Oct 1938 | 14 Jan 1941 |
| 2 | Ch.Skr. George Richard Gale, RNR | 14 Jan 1941 | 20 Apr 1941 (+) |
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