| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Armed Yacht |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | FY 030 |
| Built by | Camper & Nicholsons Ltd. (Gosport, England, U.K.) ; MAN |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 1929 |
| Commissioned | |
| Lost | 8 May 1941 |
| History | Completed in April 1929. Requisitioned by the Admiralty in September 1939. Served in A/S role. Bombed and sunk by German aircraft 13 nautical miles west of Trevose Head on 8 May 1941. |
Commands listed for HMS Viva II (FY 030)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Capt. (retired) Richard Lloyd Hamer, RN | 9 Sep 1939 | 15 Oct 1940 |
| 2 | Cdr. (retired) Myles Aldington Blomfield, OBE, RN | 15 Oct 1940 | 8 May 1941 (+) |
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Notable events involving Viva II include:
15 Apr 1941
HMS Kipling (Cdr. A. St. Clair-Ford, RN) departed Milford Haven to escort a 15 ship coastal convoy from the Bristol Channel to Falmouth. Also part of the escort were the armed yacht HMS Viva II (Cdr.(Retd.) M.A. Blomfield, OBE, RN) and the A/S trawlers HMS Pearl (T/Lt. G. Pemberton, RNR) and HMS Ruby (T/Lt. N.L. Brown, RNVR) (1)
16 Apr 1941
The coastal convoy HMS Kipling (Cdr. A. St. Clair-Ford, RN) is escorting together with the armed yacht HMS Viva II (Cdr.(Retd.) M.A. Blomfield, OBE, RN) and the A/S trawlers HMS Pearl (T/Lt. G. Pemberton, RNR) and HMS Ruby (T/Lt. N.L. Brown, RNVR) is attacked north of Lands End in position 50°27'N, 05°38'W by enemy aircraft between 0228 and 0345 hours. The of the merchant vessels were sunk; Amiens (British, 1548 GRT, built 1918), Anglesea Rose (British, 1151 GRT, built 1930) and Bolette (Norwegian, 1167 GRT, built 1920). (1)
Sources
- ADM 199/655
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.