| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | ASW Whaler |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | FY 325 |
| Built by | Smiths Dock Co., Ltd. (South Bank-on-Tees, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 5 Jun 1925 |
| Commissioned | Aug 1940 |
| End service | |
| History | Completed in July 1925. Returned to owner in December 1945. |
Commands listed for HMS Southern Wave (FY 325)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Skr. Wilfred Sidney Flowers, RNR | 12 Aug 1940 | 25 Jul 1941 |
| 2 | Skr. Joseph Trone Hindmarsh Fairbairn, RNR | 25 Jul 1941 | Nov 1941 |
| 3 | Skr. John May, RNR | Nov 1941 | Feb 1942 |
| 4 | A/Skr.Lt. Joseph Trone Hindmarsh Fairbairn, RNR | Feb 1942 | 30 Aug 1943 |
| 5 | Skr. Jack Tinkler Brocksom, RNR | 30 Aug 1943 | late 1945 |
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Notable events involving Southern Wave 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)
10 Dec 1941
HrMs O 9 (Lt.Cdr. H.A.W. Goossens, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory together with HMS Cape Mariato (T/Lt. H.T.S. Clouston, RNVR), HMS Rye (Lt. J.A. Pearson, DSC, RNR), HMS Tynwald (A/Capt. (retired) F.T. Peters, DSO, DSC, RN) and HMS Southern Wave (Skr. J. May, RNR). (2)
Sources
- ADM 173/16332
- File 2.12.03.6369 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.