| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | MS Trawler |
| Class | Isles |
| Pennant | T 171 |
| Built by | Cochrane & Sons Shipbuilders Ltd. (Selby, U.K.) : Amos & Smith |
| Ordered | 27 May 1940 |
| Laid down | 4 Oct 1940 |
| Launched | 3 Feb 1941 |
| Commissioned | 11 Jun 1941 |
| Lost | 6 Nov 1941 |
| History | HMT Flotta (T/Sub.Lt. A. Smith, RNVR) foundered on 6 November 1941 after being grounded on the east coast of Scotland on 29 October 1941. |
Commands listed for HMS Flotta (T 171)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. George Laurence McArthur, RANVR | 22 May 1941 | 19 Jul 1941 |
| 2 | A. Smith, RNVR | 19 Jul 1941 | 6 Nov 1941 |
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Notable events involving Flotta include:
17 Jul 1941
HrMs O 10 (Lt. J.H. Geijs, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory together with HMS Flotta (T/Lt. G.L McArthur, RANVR), HMS Samphire (Lt.Cdr. F.T. Renny, DSC, RNR) and HMS Islay (Ch.Skr. T. Donovan, RNR). (1)
Sources
- File 2.12.03.6377 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)