| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | MS Trawler |
| Class | Isles |
| Pennant | T 209 |
| Built by | Alexander Hall & Co. Ltd. (Aberdeen Scotland) |
| Ordered | 12 Feb 1941 |
| Laid down | 3 Dec 1941 |
| Launched | 29 May 1942 |
| Commissioned | 30 Sep 1942 |
| End service | |
| History | Sold in October 1946. |
Commands listed for HMS St. Kilda (T 209)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Skr. Richard George Utting, RNR | Sep 1942 | 28 Nov 1945 |
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Notable events involving St. Kilda include:
22 Nov 1942
HMS H 43 (Lt. B.J.B. Andrew, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Bern (T/Lt. E.S. Brookes, RNVR) and HMS St. Kilda (A/Skr.Lt. R.G. Utting, RNR). (1)
28 Feb 1943
HMS P 511 (Lt. C.R. Pelly, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Plymouth with HMS Tynedale (Lt. J.J.S. Yorke, DSC, RN), HMS Melbreak (Lt. G.E.C.G. Baines, RN) and later with HMS St. Kilda (A/Skr.Lt. R.G. Utting, RNR), HMS Sheppey (T/A/Lt.Cdr. D. McNeil, RNVR), HMS Ensay (T/Lt. K.J. Reece, RNVR) and HMS La Nantaise (Skr. S.J. Cory, RNR). (2)
30 Jun 1943
Around 0725B/30, HMS Templar (Lt. D.J. Beckley, DSO, RN) ended her 2nd war patrol (1st in the Mediterranean) at Algiers. She was escorted in by HMS St. Kilda (A/Skr.Lt. R.G. Utting, RNR) which had joined around 0635B/30. (3)
Sources
- ADM 173/17255
- ADM 173/17921
- ADM 199/1863
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.