| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | ASW Trawler |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | |
| Built by | Smiths Dock Co., Ltd. (South Bank-on-Tees, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 14 Feb 1934 |
| Commissioned | Apr 1940 |
| Lost | 25 Sep 1940 |
| History | Completed in March 1934. HMT Stella Sirius (Lt.Cdr. Alan Newhouse Benson, RNVR) was bombed and sunk by Vichy French aircraft at Gibraltar on 25 September 1940. |
Commands listed for HMS Stella Sirius
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. Arthur Guyon Prideaux, RNVR | 2 Apr 1940 | 6 Apr 1940 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Alan Newhouse Benson, RNVR | 6 Apr 1940 | 25 Sep 1940 |
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Notable events involving Stella Sirius include:
22 Jan 1940
HMS H 50 (Lt.Cdr.(Retd.) J.R.G. Harvey, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Portland with HMS Wolborough (Cdr.(Retd.) J.S. Hoffman, RN) and HMS Stella Sirius. (1)
26 Jan 1940
HMS H 31 (Lt. M.D. Wanklyn, RN) departed Portland for Sheerness. She was escorted by HMS Wolborough (Cdr.(Retd.) J.S. Hoffman, RN) and HMS Stella Sirius. (2)
Sources
- ADM 173/16327
- ADM 173/16274
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.