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HMS Wakeful (1943)

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out of Southampton on her final voyage to Long Beach for retirement. In August 1968 she took part in the Western Fleet Review that sailed 50 ships in a review of the fleet carried out by the newly promoted Admiral of the Fleet Sir Varyl Begg on his retirement.
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on 17 February 1944 for sea trials and working up, before entering active service in March and forming part of the 27th Destroyer Flotilla when more ships of the class became available. While serving with the Home Fleet the Flotilla was deployed to support
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Between 1966 and 1967 she was fitted with experimental satellite communication equipment and stabilisers for trials. In 1968 she took part in 'Navy Days' at Portsmouth Dockyard and at this time was part of the
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on 3 December 1941 as part of the 9th Emergency Flotilla. She was laid down on 3 June 1942 under the provisional name of
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in January 1943, exchanging names with a destroyer also under construction, which was subsequently launched as
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helicopter, when her pennant number F159 is clearly visible. (Some interior scenes were filmed in her sister
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was put on the Disposal List, and on 26 February left Portsmouth for de-equipping. She was sold to
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She was assigned the new pennant number F159 and served in the Mediterranean as a part of the
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remaining with the 27th Destroyer Flotilla for operations in the Indian Ocean based at
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as an escort during air attacks on refineries at Pladjoe, and then took part in
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and took part in 'Navy Days' in Portsmouth during that year. In the same year
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during the formal surrender and was available to support the occupation of
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Throughout June and July 1944 she was refitted for redeployment to the
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was carrying out steam trials while moored alongside the minelayer
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On a Black field an eye proper with rays ensuing therefore, Gold.
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W-class destroyer converted to Type 15 frigate of the Royal Navy
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was used as a Boys Training ship until she was converted to a
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served as an escort during air attacks on German shipping off
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and a badly damaged bow from the collision with the caisson.
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Coronation Review of the Fleet, Spithead, 15th June 1953
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Navy Days at Portsmouth August 31st-September 2nd 1968
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for scrapping on 10 July 1971 and arrived in tow at
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between 1951 and 1953. In 1953 she took part in the
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as an escort during air raids on Soengi-Gerong near
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Liskeard, UK: Maritime Books. p. 76. 1028:as her new commanding officer at this time. 2182:List of frigates of the Royal Canadian Navy 1080: 1078: 960:suffered buckled plates from the impact by 862:Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company 1802: 1788: 1780: 1538: 1350: 1336: 1328: 1006:. On 31 October 1967 she escorted the RMS 760:initiated diversionary air attacks on the 2223:Cold War destroyers of the United Kingdom 1248:B.E.F. ships Before, at and After Dunkirk 745:as part of the 27th Destroyer Flotilla. 19:For other ships with the same name, see 2233:Cold War frigates of the United Kingdom 1074: 439:General characteristics Type 15 frigate 985:'s initial flypast and landing from a 27: 650:was a W-class destroyer ordered from 51: 7: 1769:List of destroyers of the Royal Navy 1048:for demolition on 5 July that year. 764:during the US amphibious assault of 1267:War Built Destroyers O to Z Classes 1265:Raven, Alan; Roberts, John (1978). 910:. On 25 August 1960, the destroyer 638:. She was sold for scrap in 1971. 2228:Type 15 frigates of the Royal Navy 2172:List of frigates of the Royal Navy 967:In April 1964 she was part of the 352:fire control on director Mk.III(W) 200:General characteristics as W class 14: 779:In January 1945 she took part in 358:fire control on 40 mm mount Mk.IV 2092: 2050: 2001: 1819: 1697: 1640: 1595: 1550: 811:was on escort duties during the 807:in May 1945. During August 1945 429:2 racks & 4 throwers for 70 276:Parsons single-reduction geared 189: 53: 31: 868:to celebrate the Coronation of 693:, the evacuation from Dunkirk. 630:and was later converted into a 374:, single mounts CP Mk.XXII 372:QF 4.7-inch (120-mm) L/45 Mk.IX 244:362.75 ft (110.57 m) 166:("If I sleep, I may be caught") 2208:Ships built on the River Clyde 883:, the Anglo-French assault on 584:1 × twin 4 in gun Mark 19 569:Type 162 target classification 393:, twin mount "Hazemeyer" Mk.IV 234:2,530 tons full (2,570 tonnes) 176:Sold for scrap on 10 June 1971 1: 494:2 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 1032:Decommissioning and disposal 560:Type 1010 Cossor Mark 10 IFF 503:40,000 shp (30 MW) 476:37.75 ft (11.51 m) 255:35.75 ft (10.90 m) 41:underway on 28 February 1944 1246:de S. Winser, John (1999). 1120:. September 1960. p. 1 945:at the entrance to a dock. 679:Admiralty W-class destroyer 273:2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 2249: 1203:Barnett, Correlli (2000). 18: 2167: 2147: 1764: 1744: 1537: 1359:W- and Z-class destroyers 1286:Destroyers of World War 2 1269:. London: Bivouac Books. 805:United States Third Fleet 799:, before joining Admiral 797:United States Fifth Fleet 554:fire control on director 484:14.5 ft (4.4 m) 465:358 ft (109 m) 438: 199: 46: 30: 2203:W and Z-class destroyers 1152:Critchley, Mike (1982). 1101:, HMSO, Gale and Polden. 603:Limbo Mark 10 A/S mortar 1284:Whitley, M. J. (1988). 1225:; Warlow, Ben (2006) . 887:to take control of the 756:. In October 1944 the 720:German battleship  263:10 ft (3.0 m) 1250:. 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In November 1944 634:fast anti-submarine 2058:Royal Canadian Navy 956:was damaged, while 937:then collided with 881:Operation Musketeer 548:Type 974 navigation 407:20 mm Oerlikon 2121:Simon van der Stel 2100:South African Navy 1669:Simon van der Stel 1648:South African Navy 1063:Darwen, Lancashire 870:Queen Elizabeth II 817:United States Navy 716:Operation Tungsten 666:, but was renamed 528:processing systems 419:8 (4x2) tubes for 332:processing systems 2190: 2189: 1777: 1776: 1740: 1739: 1238:978-1-86176-281-8 933:s mooring lines. 906:off the coast of 681:sunk by a German 620:W-class destroyer 610: 609: 539:target indication 391:40 mm Bofors 340:target indication 162:Si dormiam capiar 2240: 2159:Type 16 frigates 2109:Jan van Riebeeck 2098: 2096: 2095: 2056: 2054: 2053: 2007: 2005: 2004: 1825: 1823: 1822: 1811:Type 15 frigates 1804: 1797: 1790: 1781: 1703: 1701: 1700: 1657:Jan van Riebeeck 1646: 1644: 1643: 1601: 1599: 1598: 1556: 1554: 1553: 1539: 1352: 1345: 1338: 1329: 1299: 1280: 1261: 1242: 1218: 1190: 1189: 1187: 1185: 1174: 1168: 1167: 1149: 1143: 1136: 1130: 1129: 1127: 1125: 1108: 1102: 1095: 1089: 1082: 951: 932: 793:Raymond Spruance 702:Second World War 691:Operation Dynamo 628:Second World War 596:Squid A/S mortar 589:40mm Bofors 421:21 inch (533 mm) 379:QF 2 pdr Mk.VIII 193: 124:17 February 1944 63: 58: 57: 56: 35: 28: 2248: 2247: 2243: 2242: 2241: 2239: 2238: 2237: 2193: 2192: 2191: 2186: 2163: 2143: 2093: 2091: 2086: 2051: 2049: 2044: 2002: 2000: 1995: 1820: 1818: 1813: 1808: 1778: 1773: 1760: 1736: 1698: 1696: 1691: 1641: 1639: 1634: 1596: 1594: 1589: 1551: 1549: 1544: 1543:Other operators 1533: 1450: 1361: 1356: 1306: 1296: 1283: 1277: 1264: 1258: 1245: 1239: 1223:Colledge, J. 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Index

HMS Wakeful

United Kingdom
Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company
Govan
Scotland
Pennant number
Ship's badge
W-class
destroyer
tons
tonnes
o/a
steam turbines
shp
knots
nautical miles
leader
Radar Type 272
Radar Type 291
Radar Type 285
Radar Type 282
QF 4.7-inch (120-mm) L/45 Mk.IX
QF 2 pdr Mk.VIII
40 mm Bofors
A/A mountings
20 mm Oerlikon
21 inch (533 mm)
torpedoes
depth charges

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