| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Hunt |
| Pennant | J 90 |
| Built by | Clyde Shipbuilding Co. (Glasgow, Scotland) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 9 Aug 1918 |
| Commissioned | 21 Oct 1918 |
| End service | |
| History | HMS Derby was laid up in reserve at Singapore when the Second World War started HMS Denby is not listed as active unit in the January 1945 Navy List Scrapped 4 July 1945. |
Commands listed for HMS Derby (J 90)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. William Napier Petch, RN | 29 Aug 1939 | 6 Dec 1939 |
| 2 | Lt. Francis Charles Victor Brightman, RN | 6 Dec 1939 | Jun 1941 |
| 3 | Lt.Cdr. Archibald Frederick MacFie, OBE, RNR | Jun 1941 | mid 1942 |
| 4 | Lt. Charles David Sampson, RNVR | mid 1942 | Oct 1942 |
| 5 | Lt.Cdr. Sidney Lord Bannister Maybury, RN | Oct 1942 | 10 May 1944 |
| 6 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Daniel Walter Scholes, RNVR | 10 May 1944 | late 1944 |
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