| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | MS Trawler |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | FY 1859 |
| Built by | Smiths Dock Co., Ltd. (South Bank-on-Tees, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 7 Dec 1915 |
| Commissioned | Jun 1940 |
| End service | |
| History | Completed in January 1916. Returned to her owner in February 1946. |
Commands listed for HMS Darwen (FY 1859)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Skr. William Norman Hurn, RNR | 10 Aug 1940 | 13 Dec 1940 |
| 2 | T/Lt. Thomas Harry Howarth, RNVR | 13 Dec 1940 | 5 Dec 1941 |
| 3 | T/Lt. William Balfour, RNVR | 5 Dec 1941 | 10 Oct 1942 |
| 4 | T/Lt. James Mitchell Renton, RNVR | 10 Oct 1942 | 7 Aug 1943 |
| 5 | T/Lt. Arthur Sidman Forbes, SANF(V) | 7 Aug 1943 | early 1944 |
| 6 | T/S.Lt. James Noel Bichard, RNVR | early 1944 | mid 1945 |
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