| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | MS Trawler |
| Class | Isles |
| Pennant | T 238 |
| Built by | Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd. (Goole, U.K.) : Amos & Smith |
| Ordered | 24 Jul 1941 |
| Laid down | 6 Feb 1942 |
| Launched | 13 Jun 1942 |
| Commissioned | 27 Sep 1942 |
| End service | |
| History | Sold in 1946. |
Commands listed for HMS Fiaray (T 238)
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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. William Fleming McAusland, RNVR | 17 Sep 1942 | 16 Sep 1943 |
| 2 | M G King, SANF(V) | 16 Sep 1943 | Nov 1943 |
| 3 | T/S.Lt. Jack Clark, RNVR | Nov 1943 | mid 1944 |
| 4 | M G King, SANF(V) | mid 1944 | mid/late44 |
| 5 | T/S.Lt. Victor George Pearmund, RNVR | mid/late44 | Oct 1944 |
| 6 | T/Lt. Harold Hackett Jones, RNVR | Oct 1944 | mid 1945 |
| 7 | T/Lt. Leslie Francis Washbrook, RNVR | mid 1945 | early 1946 |
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Notable events involving Fiaray include:
15 Nov 1942
HMS H 43 (Lt. B.J.B. Andrew, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Kingston Olivine (Lt. G.C. Crowley, RN) and HMS Fiaray (T/Lt. W.F. McAusland, RNVR). (1)
16 Nov 1942
HMS H 43 (Lt. B.J.B. Andrew, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Kingston Olivine (Lt. G.C. Crowley, RN), HMS Wear (Cdr. E. Wheeler, RD, RNR), HMS Goathland (Lt.Cdr. E.N. Pumphrey, RN, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) and HMS Fiaray (T/Lt. W.F. McAusland, RNVR). (1)
13 Sep 1943
HMS Una (Lt. W.G. Meeke, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Milford Haven with HMS Fiaray (T/Lt. M.G. King, SANF(V)), HMS Bern (T/Lt. E.S. Brookes, RNVR) and HMS Damsay (T/Lt. A.M. Sullivan, RNVR). (2)
Sources
- ADM 173/17255
- ADM 173/18339
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.