Joseph Eric Woolfenden RD, RNR
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| Ranks
Retired: 2 Jun 1964 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for Joseph Eric Woolfenden, RNR
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Loch Monteith (FY 135) | Lt. | ASW Trawler | 27 Mar 1940 | 14 Jun 1940 |
| HMS Loch Oskaig (FY 175) | Lt. | ASW Trawler | 14 Jun 1940 | 18 Oct 1940 |
| HMS Hydrangea (K 39) | Lt. | Corvette | Oct 1940 | 1 May 1943 |
| HMS Ettrick (K 254) | A/Lt.Cdr. | Frigate | 24 May 1943 | 30 Dec 1943 |
| HMS Halladale (K 417) | Lt.Cdr. | Frigate | 3 Apr 1944 | 1 Oct 1945 |
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Events related to this officer
Corvette HMS Hydrangea (K 39)
3 Aug 1941 (position 50.30, -19.35)
German U-boat U-401 in the North Atlantic south-west of Ireland, in position 50°30'N, 19°35'W, by depth charges from the British corvette HMS Hydrangea (Lt. J.E. Woolfenden, RNR).
5 Aug 1941
HMS Hydrangea (Lt. J.E. Woolfenden, RNR) picks up 36 survivors from the British merchant Cape Rodney that foundered west of Ushant in position 52°44'N, 11°41'W after being torpedoed and damaged west of Ireland in position 53°26'N, 15°40'W by German U-boat U-75.
Hydrangea also picks up 39 survivors from the British merchant Harlingen that was torpedoed and sunk by U-75 in the same attack.
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