Joseph Eric Woolfenden RD, RNR
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 | Ranks
Retired: 2 Jun 1964 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for Joseph Eric Woolfenden, RNR
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Hydrangea (K 39) | Lt. | Corvette | Oct 1940 | 1 May 1943 |
| HMS Ettrick (K 254) | A/Lt.Cdr. | Frigate | 24 May 1943 | 30 Dec 1943 |
| HMS Halladale (K 417) | Lt.Cdr. | Frigate | 3 Apr 1944 | 1 Oct 1945 |
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Corvette HMS Hydrangea (K 39)
3 Aug 1941
The German submarine U-401 in the North Atlantic south-west of Ireland, in position 50º27'N, 19º50'W, by depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Wanderer (Cdr. A.F.St.G. Orpen, RN), the Norwegian destroyer St. Albans (Lt.Cdr. S. Storheill) and the British corvette HMS Hydrangea (Lt. J.E. Woolfendon, RNR).
5 Aug 1941
HMS Hydrangea (Lt. J.E. Woolfendon, RNR) picks up 36 survivors from the British merchant Cape Rodney that foundered west of Ushant in position 52º44'N, 11º41'W after being torpedoed and damaged west of Ireland in position 53º26'N, 15º40'W by the German submarine U-75.
Hydrangea also picks up 39 survivors from the British merchant Harlingen that was torpedoed and sunk by U-75 in the same attack.