| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Corvette |
| Class | Flower |
| Pennant | K 53 |
| Built by | William Simons & Co. Ltd. (Renfrew, Scotland) |
| Ordered | 21 Sep, 1939 |
| Laid down | 29 Apr, 1940 |
| Launched | 28 Feb, 1941 |
| Commissioned | 7 Apr, 1941 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Sold in 1947 and became the merchantile Southern Lupin in 1948. Commanding Officers: Lt. T. Muir, RNVR A/Lt.Cdr. Francis Harden Gray, RNR Lt. T. Muir, RNVR Lt. William Kilvington Tadman, RNR HMS Woodruff is not listed as active unit in the October 1945 Navy List |
| Noteable events involving Woodruff include: 21 May, 1942 HMS Woodruff also picks up 5 survivors from the British merchant New Brunswick that was also torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-159 about 140 nautical miles east-south-east of Santa Maria, Azores in position 36º53'N, 22º55'W. 27 Oct, 1942 |
