Navy | The Royal Navy |
Type | Destroyer |
Class | W |
Pennant | R 87 |
Built by | Hawthorn Leslie & Co. (Hebburn-on-Tyne, U.K.) |
Ordered | Dec 1941 |
Laid down | 31 Jul 1942 |
Launched | 30 Aug 1943 |
Commissioned | 20 Jul 1944 |
End service | |
History | Reconstructed as Type 15 frigate during 1953-1954. Sunk as a target in 1974. |
Commands listed for HMS Whirlwind (ii) (R 87)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | Cdr. William Alan Frank Hawkins, DSO, DSC, OBE, RN | 14 Jun 1944 | Jul 1946 |
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Notable events involving Whirlwind (ii) include:
Converted to W-Class Frigate during the late 1950's. 1963-1965; Served on the West Indies Station and was based in Bermuda. (1)
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