| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | ASW Trawler |
| Class | Dance |
| Pennant | T 130 |
| Built by | Smith's Dock Co., Ltd. (South Bank-on-Tees, U.K.) |
| Ordered | 9 Sep 1939 |
| Laid down | 21 Oct 1940 |
| Launched | 28 Mar 1941 |
| Commissioned | 9 Jun 1941 |
| End service | |
| History | Sold in March 1946. |
Commands listed for HMS Veleta (T 130)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. Roger Crawford Heron, RNVR | 25 May 1941 | 27 Jul 1943 |
| 2 | T/Lt. Harry Sidmouth-Willing, DSC, RNVR | 27 Jul 1943 | 27 Nov 1943 |
| 3 | T/Lt. George Frederick Bryant, RNVR | 27 Nov 1943 | 4 Nov 1945 |
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Notable events involving Veleta include:
1 Jul 1941
HMS Otway (Lt.Cdr.(Retd.) J.R.G. Harvey, RN) arrived at Oban. She departed for Rothesay later the same day escorted by the A/S trawler HMS Veleta (T/Lt. R.C. Heron, RNVR). (1)
Sources
- ADM 173/16860
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.