| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | MS Trawler |
| Class | Isles |
| Pennant | T 163 |
| Built by | Henry Robb Ltd. (Leith, U.K.) : Whites M.E. |
| Ordered | 22 Jul 1940 |
| Laid down | 23 Jul 1941 |
| Launched | 17 Mar 1942 |
| Commissioned | 22 Jul 1942 |
| End service | |
| History | Scrapped 29 May 1958. |
Commands listed for HMS Skye (T 163)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. Wilfred George Burt, RNR | 28 May 1942 | 1 May 1944 |
| 2 | T/Lt. James Mitchell Renton, RNVR | 1 May 1944 | 14 Dec 1944 |
| 3 | J Mitchell, RNVR | 14 Dec 1944 | Mar 1945 |
| 4 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. James Mitchell Renton, RNVR | Mar 1945 | 3 Dec 1945 |
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Notable events involving Skye include:
16 Jun 1943
HMS Upstart (Lt. P.C. Chapman, DSC and Bar, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Scapa Flow with HMS Arrow (Lt.Cdr. W.W. Fitzroy, RN), HMS Obedient (Lt.Cdr. H. Unwin, DSC and Bar, RN), HMS Skye (T/Lt. W.G. Burt, RNR) and HMS Bootle (Lt. A. Ecclestone, RN). (1)
Sources
- ADM 173/18374
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.