| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | ASW Trawler |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | 4.25 |
| Built by | Deschimag (Bremerhaven, Germany) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | |
| Commissioned | 5 Sep 1939 |
| Lost | 19 Jan 1945 |
| History | Completed in December 1936. Lent to the United States Navy in February 1942 to operate of the US East coast under USN control. HMS Northern Isles (T/Lt. David LeFleming Dobson, RNVR) was beached and lost off Durban, south Africa on 19 January 1945. |
Commands listed for HMS Northern Isles (4.25)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. Derik Sidney Alfred Hewett, RNR | 5 Sep 1939 | 25 Nov 1939 |
| 2 | Lt. Joseph Frank Twite, RNR | 25 Nov 1939 | 6 Oct 1940 |
| 3 | Lt. Alexander Gordon Scott, RNR | 6 Oct 1940 | Feb 1942 |
| 4 | T/Lt. John Maurice Baldry, RNVR | Feb 1942 | Jan 1944 |
| 5 | T/Lt. Arthur Robert James Tilston, DSC, SANF(V) | Jan 1944 | 1 Aug 1944 |
| 6 | T/Lt. David LeFleming Dobson, RNVR | 1 Aug 1944 |
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Notable events involving Northern Isles include:
12 Dec 1942
HMS P 614 (Lt. H.W. Wilkinson, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Freetown together with HMS Hydrangea (A/Lt.Cdr. J.E. Woolfenden, RD, RNR), FFS Commandant Drogou, HMS Viviana (Skr. R. Trueman, RNR) and HMS Northern Isles (T/Lt. J.M. Baldry, RNVR). (1)
4 Aug 1943
HMS P 614 (Lt. H.W. Wilkinson, RN) shifted from Cape Town to Simonstown. She was escorted by HMS Northern Isles (T/Lt. J.M. Baldry, RNVR). (2)
Sources
- ADM 173/17529
- ADM 173/17964
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.