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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| Blakey, Kenneth Norman P/JX 387738 | |||
| Died: 28th Mar, 1944. | |||
| Able Seaman | 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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| Hay, Ernest Frank P/JX 426018 | |||
| Died: 15th May, 1944. | |||
| Able Seaman | 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. | |||
| Swadling, Douglas Charles P/SKX 1146 | Born: 20th May, 1922. | ||
| Died: 14th Aug, 1945. | |||
| Acting Leading Stoker | Aged: 23 | ||
| from Marlow, Buckinghamshire | |||
| The son of Charles Henry and Alice May Swadling. He had a younger brother Gordon Swadling. In September 1939 he was employed as a Gas Fitters Mate and was living with his parent at 130, Little Marlow Road, Marlow. Buckinghamshire. After the outbreak of WWII he joined the Royal Navy as a Stoker. By August 1945 he had been advanced to Acting Leading Stoker and he was serving in the Submarine Depot Ship HMS Wolfe at Trincomalee in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). He isreported to have died from injuries received in an accidental fall on board HMS Wolfe. |
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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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