| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | ASW Trawler |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | FY 150 |
| Built by | Cook, Welton & Gemmill (Beverley, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 19 Oct 1933 |
| Commissioned | Sep 1939 |
| End service | |
| History | Completed on 21 November 1933. Sold in 1946. |
Commands listed for HMS Istria (FY 150)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Skr. Frederick Brown, RNR | 11 Sep 1939 | 28 Jan 1940 |
| 2 | T/Skr. Lawrence Ford, RNR | 28 Jan 1940 | 4 Nov 1940 |
| 3 | Skr. Jack Tinkler Brocksom, RNR | 4 Nov 1940 | 17 Aug 1943 |
| 4 | Skr. Arthur Emanuel Larner, RNR | 17 Aug 1943 |
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Notable events involving Istria include:
4 Dec 1943
HMS Telemachus (Cdr. W.D.A. King, DSO, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Scapa Flow together with HMS Tenacious (Lt.Cdr. D.F. Townsend, RN), HMS Virago (Lt.Cdr. A.J.R. White, RN), HMS Brontes (Skr. A.E. Wood, RNR) and HMS Istria (Skr. A.E. Larner, RNR). (1)
18 Jul 1944
HMS Unrivalled (Lt. D.S. Brown, RNVR) departed Rothesay for Barrow. She was escorted by HMS Istria (A/Skr.Lt. A.E. Larner, RNR). (2)
Sources
- ADM 173/18214
- ADM 173/19225
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.