| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | ASW Trawler |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | FY 199 |
| Built by | Smiths Dock Co., Ltd. (South Bank-on-Tees, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 27 Jun 1934 |
| Commissioned | Sep 1939 |
| End service | |
| History | Completed in July 1934. Sold in January 1946. |
Commands listed for HMS Loch Tulla (FY 199)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Ch.Skr. Harry Leonard Lang, RD, RNR | 22 Sep 1939 | 8 Jun 1942 |
| 2 | T/Skr. Samuel McDonald Norton, RNR | 8 Jun 1942 | 22 Oct 1943 |
| 3 | T/Skr. Thomas Goodman, RNR | 22 Oct 1943 | 22 Feb 1944 |
| 4 | A/Ch.Skr. James Flett, RNR | 22 Feb 1944 | 20 Nov 1944 |
| 5 | A/Skr.Lt. George Murray, RNR | 20 Nov 1944 |
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Notable events involving Loch Tulla include:
17 Sep 1941
HrMs O 10 (Lt. Baron D.T. Mackay, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Scapa Flow with HMS Loch Tulla (Skr.Lt. H.L. Lang, DSC, RD, RNR) and HMS Regal (Skr. J.S. Harper, RNR). (1)
13 May 1942
HrMs O 14 (Lt.Cdr. H.A.W. Goossens, RNN) conducted A/S exercises at / off Scapa Flow with HMS Regal (Ch.Skr. H.E. Dodd, RNR) and HMS Loch Tulla (Skr.Lt. H.L. Lang, DSC, RD, RNR). (2)
26 Aug 1943
HrMs O 15 (Lt.Cdr. A.J. Schouwenaar, RNN) conducted A/S exercises at / off Scapa Flow with HMS Middleton (Lt. C.S. Battersby, RN), HMS Hussar (Lt.Cdr. R.C. Biggs, DSO, DSC, RN), HMS Loch Tulla (T/Skr. S.M. Norton, RNR) and HMS Regal (A/Skr.Lt. J.H.D. Dansie, RNR). (3)
12 Oct 1943
HMS Storm (T/Lt. E.P. Young, DSC, RNVR) conducted A/S exercises with HMS Saumarez (Lt.Cdr. E.N. Walmsley, DSC, RN) and during the afternoon with HMS Loch Tulla (T/Skr. S.M. Norton, RNR). (4)
15 Sep 1944
Not being fit fur further A/S running, HrMs O 10 (Lt. S.H. de Boer, RNN), departed Londonderry for Rothesay. She was escorted by HMS Loch Tulla (A/Ch.Skr. J. Flett, RNR). (5)
2 Dec 1944
HMS Vulpine (T/Lt. P.S. Thirsk, DSC, RNR) conducted A/S exercises off Holyhead with HMS Loch Tulla (A/Skr.Lt. G. Murray, RNR). (6)
5 Dec 1944
HMS Vulpine (T/Lt. P.S. Thirsk, DSC, RNR) conducted A/S exercises off Holyhead with HMS Loch Tulla (A/Skr.Lt. G. Murray, RNR). (6)
Sources
- File 2.12.03.6377 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)
- File 2.12.03.6389 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)
- File 2.12.03.6398 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)
- ADM 173/18123
- File 2.12.03.6385 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)
- ADM 173/19461
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.