Allied Warships

HMS Wolfe (F 37)

Submarine Depot Ship

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeSubmarine Depot Ship
Class 
PennantF 37 
Built byJohn Brown Shipbuilding & Engineering Company Ltd. (Clydebank, Scotland) 
Ordered 
Laid down 
Launched3 Jul 1920 
Commissioned22 May 1942 
End service 
Loss position
 
History

On 25 August 1939 the passenger ship Montcalm of the Canadian Pacific Steamships Ltd, Montreal was requisitioned by the Admiralty and converted to an armed merchant cruiser HMS Wolfe (F 37) being commissioned as such on 17 october 1940.

In November 1941 returned and used as troopship by the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT).

In January 1942 sold to the Admiralty and converted to a submarine depot ship being recommissioned as such on 22 May 1942.

Served in home waters until August 1944 when she was transferred to the Eastern Fleet.

Scrapped at Faslane, Scotland on 7 November 1952.

As Submarine Depot Ship;
Displacement: 21.550 tons.
Armament: 4 4" AA guns, 42 2pdr AA, 19 20mm AA.
Speed: 16 knots.

 

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1Cdr. Jack Etheridge Slaughter, DSO, RN27 Apr 1944

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