Allied Warships
HMS Walker (D 27)
Destroyer of the Admiralty V & W class
Photograph taken by Charles James Sadler, RCNVR. First Class Stoker, Official number V-4963.
| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Admiralty V & W |
| Pennant | D 27 |
| Built by | William Denny & Brothers (Dumbarton, Scotland) |
| Ordered | 9 Dec 1916 |
| Laid down | 26 Mar 1917 |
| Launched | 29 Nov 1917 |
| Commissioned | 12 Feb 1918 |
| End service | |
| History | Reconstruction to Long Range Escort finished in May 1943. Sold to be broken up for scrap on 15 March 1945. |
Commands listed for HMS Walker (D 27)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Cdr. Wilfrid James Cameron Robertson, RN | 24 Aug 1939 | 6 Jan 1940 | |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Arthur Andre Tait, RN | 6 Jan 1940 | Feb 1941 | |
| 3 | Cdr. Donald George Frederick Wyville MacIntyre, RN | Feb 1941 | 21 Feb 1942 | |
| 4 | Cdr. James Marjoribanks Rowland, RN | 21 Feb 1942 | early 1943 | |
| 5 | Lt.Cdr. Arthur Nichol Rowell, RN | 21 Apr 1943 | Jun 1944 | |
| 6 | Lt. Thomas William Lancaster, DSC, RN | Jun 1944 | early 1945 | |
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Noteable events involving Walker include:
11 Sep 1939
HMS Walker (Cdr. W.J.C. Robertson, RN) and HMS Vanquisher (Lt.Cdr. K.H. Fraser, RN) collide with each other about 200 nautical miles south-west of Cape Clear while escorting convoy OB 2. Both ships were heavily damaged. Vanquisher even had to be towed back to port. Vanquisher was under repair until early January, Walker until mid-November.
11 Jan 1940
the HMS Walker (Lt.Cdr. A.A. Tait, RN) picks up 32 survivors from the British tanker El Oso that sank 6 nautical miles bearing 280 from the Bar Lightship, Liverpool in position 53°32'N, 03°25'W after hitting a mine laid on 6 January 1940 by German U-boat U-30.
16 Mar 1941
HMS Walker (Cdr. D.G.F.W. MacIntyre, RN) picks up 38 survivors from the Canadian merchant J.B. White that was torpedoed and sunk in the North Atlantic in position 60°57'N, 12°27'W by German U-boat U-99.
17 Mar 1941
German U-boat U-99 was scuttled at 0343hrs on 17 March 1941 south-east of Iceland, in approximate position 61°00'N, 12°00W', after being depth charged by the British destroyer HMS Walker (Cdr. D.G.F.W. MacIntyre, RN).
17 Mar 1941
German U-boat U-100 was sunk at 0318hrs on 17 March 1941 south-east of Iceland, in approximate position 61°00'N, 12°00'W, after being rammed and depth charged by the British destroyers HMS Walker (Cdr. D.G.F.W. MacIntyre, RN) and HMS Vanoc (Lt.Cdr. J.G.W. Deneys, RN).
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