| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | ASW Whaler |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | FY 323 |
| Built by | Smiths Dock Co., Ltd. (South Bank-on-Tees, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 21 May 1925 |
| Commissioned | Aug 1940 |
| End service | |
| History | Completed in July 1925. Returned to owner in November 1945. |
Commands listed for HMS Southern Spray (FY 323)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Skr. Harold Ernest Moran, RNR | 21 Aug 1940 | 3 Sep 1942 |
| 2 | Skr. Richard George Utting, RNR | 3 Sep 1942 | 12 Oct 1942 |
| 3 | A/Skr.Lt. William Martin, RNR | 12 Oct 1942 | 8 Dec 1944 |
| 4 | A/Skr.Lt. Christopher Pratt, RNR | 8 Dec 1944 | mid 1945 |
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Notable events involving Southern Spray include:
27 Sep 1940
HMS H 50 (Lt. G.V. Prowse, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Southern Wave (Skr. W.S. Flowers, RNR) and HMS Southern Spray (Skr. H.E. Moran, RNR). (1)
11 Nov 1942
HMS H 43 (Lt. B.J.B. Andrew, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Eriskay (T/Lt. F.B. Cunningham, RNVR) and HMS Southern Spray (A/Skr.Lt. W. Martin, RNR). (2)
Sources
- ADM 173/16332
- ADM 173/17255
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.