| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | MS Trawler |
| Class | Tree |
| Pennant | T 129 |
| Built by | A & J Inglis Ltd. (Glasgow, Scotland) : Aitchison Blair |
| Ordered | 5 Jun 1939 |
| Laid down | 11 Aug 1939 |
| Launched | 27 Jan 1940 |
| Commissioned | 30 Apr 1940 |
| End service | |
| History | Sold in 1947. |
Commands listed for HMS Fir (T 129)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Skr. James William Henry Whitelaw, RNR | 18 Apr 1940 | 20 Aug 1940 |
| 2 | A Wood, RNR | 20 Aug 1940 | 1 Oct 1940 |
| 3 | Skr. James William Henry Whitelaw, RNR | 1 Oct 1940 | Jan 1942 |
| 4 | T/Skr. William Henry Buley, RNR | Jan 1942 | 14 Sep 1945 |
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Notable events involving Fir include:
22 Mar 1945
HMS Fir (Skr.Lt. W.H. Buley, RNR) picks up 49 survivors from the British merchant Empire Kingley that was torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-315 northwest of Lands End in position 50°08'N, 05°51'W.