| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Anti-Aircraft ship |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | |
| Mod | Seagoing |
| Built by | Harland & Wolff Ltd. (Belfast, Northern Ireland) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 12 Jun 1930 |
| Commissioned | 6 Jun 1940 |
| Lost | 4 Jul 1940 |
| History | Completed on 14 November 1930. HMS Foylebank (capt. (retired) Henry Percival Wilson, RN) was sunk by German bombing at Portland. 176 crew were killed and all but 40 were wounded;total survivors include 13 officers one of which was the Commanding officer and 144 ratings. |
Commands listed for HMS Foylebank
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Capt. (retired) Henry Percival Wilson, RN | 19 Jan 1940 | 4 Jul 1940 |
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Notable events involving Foylebank include:
26 Jun 1940
HrMs O 10 (Lt. G. Quint, RNN(R)) participated in A/S exercises off Portland together with HMS Foylebank (Capt.(Retd.) H.P. Wilson, RN) and HMS Hambledon (Cdr. S.H. Carlill, RN). (1)
Sources
- File 2.12.03.6375 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)