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 | |
| Laid down | 26 Mar 1917 |
| Launched | 29 Nov 1917 |
| Commissioned | 12 Feb 1918 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Reconstruction to Long Range Escort finished in May 1943. Sold to be broken up for scrap on 15 March 1945. Commanding Officers: Lt.Cdr. Arthur Andre Tait, RN Cdr. Donald George Frederick Wyville MacIntyre, RN Cdr. James Marjoribanks Rowland, DSC, RN HMS Walker was in Dockyard Control during conversion / refit Lt.Cdr. Arthur Nicholl Rowell, RN Lt. Thomas William Lancanster, DSC, RN HMS Walker is not listed in the October 1945 Navy List |
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 | ??? | |
| 5 | Lt.Cdr. Arthur Nichol Rowell, RN | 21 Apr 1943 | Jun 1944 | |
| 6 | Lt. Thomas William Lancaster, DSC, RN | Jun 1944 | Jul 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 Janaury, 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 53º32'N, 03º25'W after hitting a mine laid on 6 January 1940 by the German submarine 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 60º57'N, 12º27'W by the German submarine U-99.
17 Mar 1941
The German submarine U-99 was scuttled at 0343hrs on 17 March 1941 south-east of Iceland, in approximate position 61º00'N, 12º.00W', after being depth charged by the British destroyer HMS Walker (Cdr. D.G.F.W. MacIntyre, RN).
17 Mar 1941
The German submarine U-100 was sunk at 0318hrs on 17 March 1941 south-east of Iceland, in approximate position 61º.00'N, 12º.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).
 U-Boat Killer Macintyre, Donald |
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