| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | MS Trawler |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | FY 1601 |
| Built by | Cochrane & Sons Shipbuilders Ltd. (Selby, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 7 Sep 1929 |
| Commissioned | Aug 1939 |
| Lost | 2 May 1945 |
| Loss position | 64.10N, 23.12W (See a map) |
| History | Completed in September 1929. HMS Ebor Wyke (T/A/Ch.Skr. Hans Albert Jensen, DSC, RNR) was torpedoed and sunk by U-979 off Hrafneyri light, Iceland in position 64º10'N, 23º12'W. Hit by U-boat |
| U-boat Attack | See our U-boat attack entry for the HMS Ebor Wyke |
Commands listed for HMS Ebor Wyke (FY 1601)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Skr. Edmond Allan Reynolds Chilton, RNR | 28 Aug 1939 | early 1940 | |
| 2 | T/Skr. Charles Frederick Parsons, RNR | 16 Mar 1940 | mid 1940 | |
| 3 | T/Skr. Thorarium Einar Olgeirsson, RNR | 11 Sep 1940 | 18 Feb 1941 | |
| 4 | T/Skr. Joseph Charles Winning, RNR | 18 Feb 1941 | 28 May 1941 | |
| 5 | Skr. Ernest Percy Tucker, RNR | 28 May 1941 | ca late 41 | |
| 6 | S Smith, RNR | ca late 41 | Jun 1942 | |
| 7 | Hans Albert Jensen, RNR | Jun 1942 | 2 May 1945 (+) | |
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Noteable events involving Ebor Wyke include:
11 Dec 1940
HMS Ebor Wyke (T/A/Skipper T.E. Olgeirsson, RNR) picks up 49 survivors from the British passenger ship Rotorua that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-96 about 100 miles west of St. Kilda in position 58º56'N, 11º20'W.