HMS Wolverine
Survived
| Type | Destroyer |
|---|---|
| Class | V and W |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 4 × BL 4.7 in (120-mm) Mk.I guns, mount P Mk.I |
Old V and W destroyer. Rammed and sank the Italian submarine Dagabur during Pedestal.
Armament and specifications
Armament
As built 1920
- 4 × BL 4.7 in (120-mm) Mk.I guns, mount P Mk.I
- 2 × QF 2 pdr Mk.II "pom-pom" (40 mm L/39)
- 6 × 21-inch torpedo tubes (2×3)
1942 SRE conversion
- 3 × BL 4.7 in (120mm) Mk.I L/45 guns
- 1 × QF 12 pounder 12 cwt naval gun
- 2 × QF 2 pdr Mk.II "pom-pom" (40mm L/39)
- 3 × 21-inch torpedo tubes (1×3)
- 2 × depth charge racks
- Hedgehog anti-submarine mortar (replaced 'A' turret 1942)
| Builder | James Samuel White & Co Ltd |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 8 October 1918 |
| Launched | 17 July 1919 |
| Commissioned | 27 February 1920 |
| Displacement | 1,140 tons standard 1,550 tons full load |
| Length | 300 feet (91 m) o/a, 312 feet (95 m) p/p |
| Speed | 34 knots (63 km/h) |
| Complement | 127 |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
17 July 1919
Operation Pedestal
Damaged
10–15 August 1942
Rammed and sank Dagabur
Fate
Survived
Scrapped 1946