| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | MS Trawler |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | FY 724 |
| Built by | |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | |
| Commissioned | Aug 1939 |
| End service | |
| History | Built in 1919. Became a fuel carrier in 1944. |
Commands listed for HMS General Birdwood (FY 724)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Skr. W J Taylor, RNR | 10 Oct 1939 | mid 1941 | |
| 2 | Skr. William George Nicholas, RNR | 23 Sep 1941 | 28 Jan 1942 | |
| 3 | T/Skr. James Inglis, RNR | 28 Jan 1942 | 2 Feb 1943 | |
| 4 | T/Skr. Robert Charles Allen, DSC, RNR | 2 Feb 1943 | early 1944 | |
| 5 | T/Skr. James Alexander Wilson, RNR | early 1944 | 26 Apr 1944 | |
| 6 | T/Skr. Frederick Bernard Warman, RNR | 26 Apr 1944 | early 1945 | |
| 7 | T/Lt. Robert Erskine, RNVR | 2 May 1945 | mid 1945 | |
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