| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | ASW Trawler |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | FY 238 |
| Built by | Cochrane & Sons Shipbuilders Ltd. (Selby, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 23 Apr 1936 |
| Commissioned | Dec 1939 |
| End service | |
| History | Completed in June 1936. Returned to her owner in May 1946. |
Commands listed for HMS Viviana (FY 238)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Skr. Gunnar Lie Olesen, RNR | 16 Dec 1939 | mid 1941 | |
| 2 | Skr. George Henry Oliver, RNR | 2 Jan 1942 | mid 1942 | |
| 3 | T/Skr. Edward Arthur Read, RNR | mid 1942 | 16 Oct 1942 | |
| 4 | Skr. Robert Trueman, RNR | 16 Oct 1942 | 1 Nov 1944 | |
| 5 | T/Lt. John Pierson Jones, RNVR | 1 Nov 1944 | ||
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Notable events involving Viviana include:
3 Jan 1940
HMS H 50 (Lt.Cdr.(Retd.) J.R.G. Harvey, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Portland with HMS Viviana (Skr. G.L. Olesen, RNR). (1)
11 Jan 1940
HMS H 50 (Lt.Cdr.(Retd.) J.R.G. Harvey, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Portland with HMS Viviana (Skr. G.L. Olesen, RNR) and another vessel [unable to read the name in the log of HMS H 50] (1)
9 Dec 1942
HMS P 614 (Lt. H.W. Wilkinson, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Freetown together with HMS Orfasy (T/A/Skr.Lt. G.A. Whichello, DSC, RNR), HMS Le Tiger (T/Lt. C.A. Hoodless, RNR) and HMS Viviana (Skr. R. Trueman, RNR). (2)
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). (2)
Sources
- ADM 173/16327
- ADM 173/17529
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.