| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | MS Trawler |
| Class | Shakespearian |
| Pennant | T 153 |
| Built by | Cook, Welton & Gemmill (Beverley, U.K.) : Holmes |
| Ordered | 12 Dec 1939 |
| Laid down | 12 Mar 1940 |
| Launched | 8 Aug 1940 |
| Commissioned | 17 Jan 1941 |
| Lost | 7 Jan 1943 |
| History | HMT Horatio (T/Lt. Charles Alfred Lemkey, RNR) was torpedoed and sunk on 7 January 1943 by the German motor torpedo boat S-58 off Cape de Garde, Algeria. Only two members (Stephen Hooper and George Venables) of the crew survived the sinking, they were picked up by the Germans. |
Commands listed for HMS Horatio (T 153)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Charles Robertson, RNR | 24 Jan 1941 | 28 Jan 1941 (+) |
| 2 | A/Lt.Cdr. Henry Silvester Warren, RNR | 20 Feb 1941 | ca. Apr 41 |
| 3 | T/Lt. Charles Alfred Lemkey, RNR | ca. Apr 41 | 7 Jan 1943 (+) |
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