| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | ASW Whaler |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | K 247 |
| Built by | Bremer Vulkan (Vegesack, Germany) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | |
| Commissioned | Jul 1940 |
| End service | |
| History | Completed in October 1937. Returned to owner in April 1945 (???). |
Commands listed for HMS Southern Gem (K 247)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. Charles Edward Denne, RNVR | 17 Jul 1940 | mid 1941 |
| 2 | T/Lt. John David Walter Lewis, RNVR | mid 1941 | 10 Jun 1941 |
| 3 | T/Lt. Dennis Charles Hayes, RNVR | 10 Jun 1941 | 17 Feb 1943 |
| 4 | T/Lt. Philip Henry Riseley, RNVR | 17 Feb 1943 | Aug 1944 |
| 5 | T/Lt. William Arthur Andrew Sternslow, SANF(V) | Aug 1944 | Dec 1944 |
| 6 | T/Lt. Keith Robinson Blenkharn, RNVR | Dec 1944 | mid 1945 |
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Notable events involving Southern Gem include:
11 Aug 1940
HrMs O 9 (Lt. H.A.W. Goossens, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Southern Gem (T/Lt. C.E. Denne, RNVR) and HMS Helier 2 (Skr. J. Mawer, RNR). (1)
16 Aug 1940
HrMs O 9 (Lt. H.A.W. Goossens, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Southern Gem (T/Lt. C.E. Denne, RNVR). (1)
19 Aug 1940
HrMs O 9 (Lt. H.A.W. Goossens, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Southern Gem (T/Lt. C.E. Denne, RNVR) and HMS Peony (Lt.Cdr.(Retd.) M.B. Sherwood, RN). (1)
Sources
- File 2.12.03.6365 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)