| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | ASW Whaler |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | K 249 |
| Built by | Smiths Dock Co., Ltd. (South Bank-on-Tees, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 16 Oct 1936 |
| Commissioned | Jul 1940 |
| Lost | 16 Jun 1944 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Completed in December 1936. Wrecked near Freetown on 16 June 1944 and declared a total loss. |
Commands listed for HMS Southern Pride (K 249)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. Nicholas Bryan John Stapleton, RNR | 22 Jul 1940 | Jan 1941 |
| 2 | T/Lt. Brian Osborne Babb, RNVR | Jan 1941 | 7 Feb 1941 |
| 3 | T/Lt. Frank Arnold Darrah, RNVR | 7 Feb 1941 | 22 May 1943 |
| 4 | T/Lt. Geoffrey Barrett Angus, DSC, RNVR | 22 May 1943 | 16 Jun 1944 |
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Noteable events involving Southern Pride include:
24 Dec 1943
HMS Southern Pride (T/Lt. G.B. Angus, DSC, RNVR) and HMS Arran pick up 130 survivors from the British seaplane tender Dumana that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-515 about 70 miles west-southwest of Sassandra, Ivory Coast, in position 04º27'N, 06º58'W.