| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | ASW Trawler |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | T 42 |
| Built by | Smiths Dock Co., Ltd. (South Bank-on-Tees, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 20 Feb 1935 |
| Commissioned | Nov 1935 |
| Lost | 5 Feb 1941 |
| History | Completed in March 1935. HMS Tourmaline (Lt. Henry Patterson Carse, RNVR) was sunk by German aircraft off North Foreland, Kent, England on 5 February 1941. |
Commands listed for HMS Tourmaline (T 42)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. (retired) Horace White, RN | 30 Jan 1937 | 13 Feb 1940 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Humphry Gilbert Boys-Smith, RNR | 13 Feb 1940 | 10 May 1940 |
| 3 | T/Lt. George Leslie Carter, RNR | 10 May 1940 | 3 Jun 1940 |
| 4 | Lt. Henry Patterson Carse, RNVR | 3 Jun 1940 | 5 Feb 1941 |
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