HMS Foylebank

History
United Kingdom
NameMV Foylebank
OperatorBank Line (Andrew Weir Shipping)
BuilderHarland & Wolff, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Launched12 June 1930
FateRequisitioned by Royal Navy September 1939
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Foylebank
NamesakePrevious name retained
OperatorRoyal Navy
AcquiredSeptember 1939
Commissioned6 June 1940
FateSunk 5 July 1940
General characteristics
Displacement5,582 tons
Propulsion2 diesel engines, 16 cylinders, two screws
Speed11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph)
Complement290–300
Armament

HMS Foylebank was a Royal Navy anti-aircraft ship active during the early part of the Second World War. She entered service in June 1940 and was sunk in a German air attack in July 1940.