| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Hunt |
| Pennant | J 44 |
| Built by | Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. (Govan, Scotland) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 4 Dec 1918 |
| Commissioned | 18 Dec 1919 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | HMS Lydd is not listed as active unit in the July 1945 Navy List Sold 13 March 1947. |
Commands listed for HMS Lydd (J 44)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Rodolph Cecil Drummond Haig, RN | 2 Aug 1939 | 22 Aug 1941 | |
| 2 | Lt. Charles Mitchell Partridge, RN | 22 Aug 1941 | 12 Oct 1942 | |
| 3 | T/Lt. Robert Mowbray, RNR | 12 Oct 1942 | ??? | |
| 4 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Headley Grafton Moore, RNVR | ??? | Apr 1945 ? | |
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Noteable events involving Lydd include:
29 May 1940
During the Dunkirk evacuation, the British minesweeper HMS Lydd (Lt.Cdr. R.C.D. Haig, RN) rammes and sinks the British drifter Comfort (60 GRT) off Dover, mistaken her for an enemy vessel.