| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Patrol vessel |
| Class | Kingfisher |
| Pennant | L 06 / K 06 |
| Mod | Second group |
| Built by | Thornycroft (Southampton, U.K.) |
| Ordered | 21 Jan 1936 |
| Laid down | 21 Jun 1936 |
| Launched | 28 Jan 1937 |
| Commissioned | 1 Jul 1937 |
| End service | |
| History | Sold to China on 12 August 1946. |
Commands listed for HMS Sheldrake (L 06 / K 06)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Arthur Edward Tolfrey Christie, RN | 5 Apr 1938 | 21 Oct 1940 |
| 2 | Cdr. (retired) the Hon. Valentine Maurice Wyndham-Quin, RN | 21 Oct 1940 | 30 Jan 1941 |
| 3 | Cdr. (retired) Edmund Hugh Hopkinson, RN | 30 Jan 1941 | 28 Jun 1941 |
| 4 | Lt. Roland Chisnell Watkin, RN | 28 Jun 1941 | 2 Jun 1942 |
| 5 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Richard Popkis Chapman, RNR | 2 Jun 1942 | 18 Dec 1942 |
| 6 | Lt. Gerald Joseph Parry, RNR | 18 Dec 1942 | 13 Oct 1943 |
| 7 | T/Lt. Joseph Davidson Love, RNR | 13 Oct 1943 | 18 Dec 1943 |
| 8 | T/Lt. Thomas Charles Harrison, RNVR | 18 Dec 1943 | 22 Mar 1945 |
| 9 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. George Henry Riches, RNVR | 22 Mar 1945 | mid 1945 |
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Notable events involving Sheldrake include:
25 Mar 1941
HMS Sealion (Cdr. B. Bryant, DSC, RN) departed Harwich for Portsmouth. Again she made the passage with HMS Sunfish (Lt. G.R. Colvin, RN), HMS Undaunted (Lt. J.L. Livesey, RN) and ORP Sokol (Lt.Cdr. B. Karnicki). Escort was now provided by HMS Sheldrake (Cdr.(Retd.) E.H. Hopkinson, RN). (1)
Sources
- ADM 173/16956
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.