| 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: T/Lt. Thomas Muir, RNVR A/Lt.Cdr. Francis Harden Gray, RNR T/Lt. Thomas Muir, RNVR Lt. William Kilvington Tadman, RNR HMS Woodruff is not listed as active unit in the October 1945 Navy List. |
Commands listed for HMS Woodruff (K 53)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Lt. Richard Valentine Smith, RNR | 17 Dec 1940 | 23 Apr 1941 | |
| 2 | T/Lt. Thomas Muir, RNVR | 23 Apr 1941 | 28 Feb 1942 | |
| 3 | Lt. Francis Harden Gray, RNR | 28 Feb 1942 | ??? | |
| 4 | T/Lt. Thomas Muir, RNVR | ??? | Sep 1944 | |
| 5 | Lt. William Kilvington Tadman, RNR | Sep 1944 | Jul 1945 | |
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Noteable events involving Woodruff include:
21 May 1942
HMS Woodruff (A/Lt.Cdr. F.H. Gray, RNR) scuttles the British tanker Montenol with gunfire. The Montenol was torpedoed and damaged by the German submarine U-159 about 140 nautical miles east-south-east of Santa Maria, Azores in position 36º41'N, 22º45'W.
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
The British merchant Stentor is torpedoed and sunk north-west of the Canary Islands in position 29º13'N, 20º53'W by the German submarine U-509. 207 survivors were picked up by HMS Woodruff (A/Lt.Cdr. F.H. Gray, RNR).