| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Armed Yacht |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | FY 323 |
| Built by | Cochrane & Sons Shipbuilders Ltd. (Selby, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 30 May 1934 |
| Commissioned | |
| Lost | 24 Mar 1941 |
| History | Displacement: 117 tons. Purchased by the Admiralty in August 1939. Served in A/S role. Bombed and sunk by German aircraft off Portsmouth on 24 March 1941. |
Commands listed for HMS Wilna (FY 323)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. (retired) Arthur Dru Drury Smyth, DSO, RN | 8 Nov 1939 | 26 Feb 1941 |
| 2 | T/Lt. Llewellyn Winston Cleverley, RNR | 26 Feb 1941 | 24 Mar 1941 |
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Notable events involving Wilna include:
7 Jan 1941
HMS Unbeaten (Lt. E.A. Woodward, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Portsmouth with HMS Vanoc (Lt.Cdr. J.G.W. Deneys, RN) and HMS Wilna (Cdr.(Retd.) A.D.D. Smyth, DSO, RN). (1)
8 Jan 1941
HMS Unbeaten (Lt. E.A. Woodward, RN) conducted independent exercises off Portsmouth. These were followed by A/S exercises with HMS Wilna (Cdr.(Retd.) A.D.D. Smyth, DSO, RN). (1)
20 Jan 1941
HMS Unbeaten (Lt. E.A. Woodward, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Portsmouth with HMS Wilna (Cdr.(Retd.) A.D.D. Smyth, DSO, RN). (1)
21 Jan 1941
HMS Unbeaten (Lt. E.A. Woodward, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Portsmouth with HMS Wilna (Cdr.(Retd.) A.D.D. Smyth, DSO, RN). (1)
Sources
- ADM 173/17106
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.