| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | MS Trawler |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | FY 1583 |
| Built by | Smiths Dock Co., Ltd. (South Bank-on-Tees, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 3 Apr 1916 |
| Commissioned | Feb 1940 |
| End service | |
| History | Completed in May 1916. Returned to her owner in 1945. |
Commands listed for HMS Wigan (FY 1583)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. (retired) John Westcott Thompson, RNR | 23 May 1940 | mid 1941 | |
| 2 | T/Lt. Henry Vincent Howard, RNR | mid 1941 | 26 Aug 1943 | |
| 3 | T/Lt. Henry Campbell McAusland, RNVR | 26 Aug 1943 | Apr 1944 | |
| 4 | T/S.Lt. Hedley Taylor Harrison, RNVR | 14 Aug 1944 | late 1945 | |
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