Allied Warships

HMS Whaddon (L 45)

Escort destroyer of the Hunt (Type I) class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeEscort destroyer
ClassHunt (Type I) 
PennantL 45 
Built byA. Stephen & Sons Ltd. (Glasgow, Scotland) 
Ordered 
Laid down27 Jul 1939 
Launched16 Jul 1940 
Commissioned28 Feb 1941 
End service 
Loss position
 
History

Scrapped at Faslane in April 1959.

Commanding Officers:
Lt.Cdr. Peter Gordon Merriman, RN
17 December 1940 – November 1942

Lt.Cdr. Jack Barrington Palmer, RN
November 1942 – 8 December 1943

T/A/Lt.Cdr. Robert Lucas Green, RNVR
8 December 1943 – August 1945

A/Lt.Cdr. John Geoffrey Brookes, DSC, RN
August 1945 - still in command in October 1945 according to the Navy List

 

Commands listed for HMS Whaddon (L 45)

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CommanderFromTo
1Lt.Cdr. Peter Gordon Merriman, RN17 Dec 1940Nov 1942
2Lt.Cdr. Jack Barrington Palmer, RNNov 19428 Dec 1943
3T/A/Lt.Cdr. Robert Lucas Green, RNVR8 Dec 1943Aug 1945
4Lt. John Geoffrey Brookes, DSC, RNAug 1945Oct 1945 ?

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