| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | V |
| Pennant | R 41 |
| Built by | J.S. White & Co. (Cowes, U.K.) |
| Ordered | 1 Sep 1941 |
| Laid down | 31 Dec 1942 |
| Launched | 15 Dec 1943 |
| Commissioned | 26 May 1944 |
| End service | |
| History | Reconstructed as Type 15 frigate during 1952-1953. Scrapped in 1965. |
Commands listed for HMS Volage (R 41)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. Lawrence George Durlacher, OBE, RN | 23 Mar 1944 | Aug 1945 |
| 2 | Cdr. Reginald Trevor Paul, RN | Aug 1945 | late 1946 |
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Notable events involving Volage include:
30 Jun 1944
HMS Supreme (Lt. T.E. Barlow, RN) conducted A/S exercises with HMS Volage (Cdr. L.G. Durlacher, OBE, RN). (1)
21 Nov 1944
HMS Vengeful (Lt. A.S. Melville-Ross, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises at/off Scapa Flow with HMS Volage (Cdr. L.G. Durlacher, OBE, RN) and HMS Oribi (Lt. D.M. Vaughan-Hughes, RN) (2)
10 Feb 1945
HMS Terrapin (Lt. R.H.H. Brunner, RN) participated in A/S excercises off Trincomalee together with HMS Volage (Cdr. L.G. Durlacher, OBE, RN) and HMS Vigilant (Lt.Cdr. L.W.L. Argles, RN). (3)
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Sources
- ADM 173/18891
- ADM 173/19364
- ADM 173/19892
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.