| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | ASW Trawler |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | FY 174 |
| Built by | Cochrane & Sons Shipbuilders Ltd. (Selby, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 21 May 1936 |
| Commissioned | Nov 1939 |
| End service | |
| History | Completed in July 1936. Sold in 1946. |
Commands listed for HMS Kirkella (FY 174)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Skr. George Thomas Lilley, RNR | 23 Nov 1939 | Aug 1940 |
| 2 | Lt. Jeffry Vanstone Brock, RCNVR | Aug 1940 | Aug 1941 |
| 3 | T/Lt. Moris John Rowlands, RNVR | Aug 1941 | 7 Aug 1943 |
| 4 | T/Lt. George Wallace Ash, RNVR | 7 Aug 1943 | 17 Nov 1944 |
| 5 | T/Lt. Stanley George Reynolds Morgan, RNVR | 17 Nov 1944 |
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Notable events involving Kirkella include:
15 Nov 1941
HMS H 44 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMS Kirkella (T/Lt. M.J. Rowlands, RNVR). (1)
2 Jun 1942
HMS H 28 (Lt. J.S. Bridger, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMS Kirkella (T/Lt. M.J. Rowlands, RNVR) and aircraft. (2)
Sources
- ADM 173/16787
- ADM 173/17202
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.