| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | ASW Trawler |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | FY 235 |
| Built by | Cochrane & Sons Shipbuilders Ltd. (Selby, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 7 Jul 1936 |
| Commissioned | Oct 1939 |
| End service | |
| History | Completed in September 1936. Returned to her owner in December 1945. |
Commands listed for HMS King Sol (FY 235)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Ch.Skr. Magnus Andrew Smith, RNR | 16 Oct 1939 | 24 Oct 1939 | |
| 2 | Cdr. (retired) Napier Robert Peploe, OBE, RN | 24 Oct 1939 | Feb 1940 | |
| 3 | Lt. Thomas Tod Euman, RN | 14 Mar 1940 | 20 Sep 1940 | |
| 4 | T/Lt. Albert William James, RNR | 20 Sep 1940 | 1 Jan 1941 | |
| 5 | T/Lt. Graham Frederick Shove, RCNVR | 1 Jan 1941 | 15 Nov 1941 | |
| 6 | Lt. Phillips Almond Read, RNR | 15 Nov 1941 | Sep 1943 | |
| 7 | T/Lt. Kenneth Chris Martin, RNVR | Sep 1943 | early 1945 | |
| 8 | T/Lt. Herbert Harold Russell, RNVR | early 1945 | ||
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Notable events involving King Sol include:
8 Dec 1942
HMS H 34 (Lt. G.M. Noll, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMS Llandudno (T/Lt. E.M. Betts, RNR), HMS King Sol (Lt. P.A. Read, RNR), HMS Lulworth (Lt.Cdr.(Retd.) C. Gwinner, DSO, RN), HMCS Prescott (Lt. W. McIsaac, RCNVR), HMCS Galt (T/Lt. A.D. Landles, RCNR) and HMCS Wetaskiwin (T/A/Lt.Cdr. J.R. Kidston, RCNVR). (1)
Sources
- ADM 173/17244
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.