| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | MS Trawler |
| Class | Isles |
| Pennant | T 203 |
| Built by | Cochrane & Sons Shipbuilders Ltd. (Selby, U.K.) : Amos & Smith |
| Ordered | 16 Nov 1940 |
| Laid down | 15 Apr 1941 |
| Launched | 28 Jul 1941 |
| Commissioned | 16 Feb 1942 |
| End service | |
| History | Sold to the Italian Navy in February 1946. |
Commands listed for HMS Foula (T 203)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt.Cdr. Eric Reginald Offley Carey Greenstreet, RNVR | 13 Dec 1941 | early 1943 |
| 2 | T/Lt. Peter Cameron Phillips, RNVR | early 1943 | 30 Mar 1943 |
| 3 | T/Lt.Cdr. Eric Reginald Offley Carey Greenstreet, RNVR | 30 Mar 1943 | early 1945 |
| 4 | J Gibson, RNVR | early 1945 | mid 1945 |
| 5 | T/S.Lt. George Herbert Burgoyne, RNVR | mid 1945 | Oct 1945 |
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Notable events involving Foula include:
5 Apr 1942
HMS P 511 (Lt. M.F.R. Ainslie, DSC, RN) departed Scapa Flow for Tobermory. She was escorted by HMS Foula (T/Lt.Cdr. E.R.O.C. Greenstreet, RNVR). (1)
12 Apr 1942
HMS P 511 (Lt. D.E.O. Watson, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Llandudno (A/Cdr. R. Frederick, RN), HMIS Orissa (Lt. D. Whyte, RIN), HMS Foula (T/Lt.Cdr. E.R.O.C. Greenstreet, RNVR) and HMS Stroma (Skr. J.S. Harper, RNR). (1)
Sources
- ADM 173/17493
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.