HMS Evadne

	HMS Evadne at Gibraltar
History
United Kingdom
Name	1931-1950 Evadne; 1950-1951 Zapala;
Namesake	Evadne
Owner	1931-1950 Richard Fairey ; 1950-c.1952 R. J. Reynolds Jr.;
Builder	Camper and Nicholsons, Southampton
Yard number	388
Launched	February 1931
Completed	1931
Identification	Callsign: LHPF, (1932) GTXK; Official number: 161735;
United Kingdom
Name	Evadne
Commissioned	September 1939
Identification	FY 009
Fate	Returned to civil use as a yacht
Panama
Name	Marala
Identification	IMO number: 1002603; MMSI number: 518100386; Callsign: E5U3302;
General characteristics
Type	Armed yacht
Displacement	581 tons
Length	58.83 m (193 ft 0 in)
Beam	8.08 m (26 ft 6 in)
Draught	3.35 m (11 ft 0 in)
Propulsion	Two 8cyl MAN 750 bhp (560kw) diesel engines
Speed	15.5 knots (28.7 km/h; 17.8 mph)
Complement	45
Armament	One 4 inch BL gun; One 2-pounder pom-pom anti-aircraft gun; Two depth charge throwers;

HMS Evadne (FY 009) was a converted yacht, commissioned as a warship by the Royal Navy during the Second World War. She survives today as the yacht Marala.

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