| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Admiralty V & W |
| Pennant | H 88 |
| Built by | John Brown Shipbuilding & Engineering Company Ltd. (Clydebank, Scotland) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 17 Jan, 1917 |
| Launched | 6 Oct, 1917 |
| Commissioned | 16 Nov, 1917 |
| Lost | 29 May, 1940 |
| Loss position | 51.22N, 02.43E (See a map) |
| History | On 29 May 1940 HMS Wakeful (Cdr. Ralph Lindsay Fisher, RN) was torpedoed and sunk by German motor torpedo boat S-30 while participating in the evacuation of French, English, and Belgian troops off Dunkirk. The wreck lies in position 51º22'44"N, 02º43'22"E. Commanding Officers: Lt.Cdr. Ralph Lindsay Fisher, RN |
