Wolfe (F37) 1920 - 1952
| Built By: | Vickers (Barrow) |
| Fate: | Paid off Feb 1949 and scrapped at Faslane, Scotland in Nov 1952. |
Specification
Displacement: 19,000 tons
Length: 575ft
Beam: 70ft
Draught: 28ft
Speed: 17 knots
Armament: Four 4inch, Nineteen 20mm
Compliment:: 480
Length: 575ft
Beam: 70ft
Draught: 28ft
Speed: 17 knots
Armament: Four 4inch, Nineteen 20mm
Compliment:: 480
Roll of Honour |
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| Died: 28-03-1944 | |||||
| Blakey, Kenneth Norman P/JX 387738 | |||||
| Able Seaman | Died: 28-03-1944 | Aged: 19 | |||
| from Holbeach, Lincolnshire | |||||
| 'Died in the Johnson Hospital at Spalding in Lincolnshire. He was at home on leave at the time and it is understood that he died from accidental coal gas poisoning overnight in the 'Writing and Rest Room' at the 'Toc H' Headquarters in Spalding. Two other men (assumed to be friends but non-submariners) are also reported to have died in the accident and a verdict of misadventure was reported at the inquest. He was the son of George Edward and Louie Blakey, of Algarkirk and Earl's Marsh Farm, Forsdyke.' |
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| Died: 15-05-1944 | |||||
| Hay, Ernest Frank P/JX 426018 | |||||
| Able Seaman | Died: 15-05-1944 | Aged: 18 | |||
| from Little Missenden, Buckinghamsh | |||||
| The son of Charles Edward and Lily Hay of Holmer Green, Little Missenden, Buckinghamshire. He is understood to have been accidentally drowned in the River Tyne. | |||||
Events
| 03-07-1920 | Launched |
| 17-10-1940 | Commissioned as HMS Wolfe (F37) |
| 22-05-1942 | Recommissioned as a submarine depot ship |
| 08-11-1952 | Arrived Faslane for breaking up |
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