| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | MS Whaler |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | FY 1796 |
| Built by | Smiths Dock Co., Ltd. (South Bank-on-Tees, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 26 Aug 1929 |
| Commissioned | Mar 1940 |
| End service | |
| History | Completed in September 1926. Returned to owner in January 1946. |
Commands listed for HMS Southern Foam (FY 1796)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | J Thompson, RNR | 8 Sep 1940 | 28 May 1941 |
| 2 | Skr. Daniel Smith, RNR | 28 May 1941 | 14 Aug 1942 |
| 3 | G F H Frosdick, RNR | 14 Aug 1942 | 15 Feb 1943 |
| 4 | R S Cowling, RNR | 15 Feb 1943 | 13 Aug 1943 |
| 5 | T/Skr. George Henry Larner, RNR | 13 Aug 1943 | 10 Dec 1943 |
| 6 | T/Skr. Frank Francis Lewis Strowger, RNR | 10 Dec 1943 | 15 Aug 1944 |
| 7 | T/Skr. John Thomas Salter, RNR | 15 Aug 1944 | mid 1945 |
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