| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Admiralty V & W |
| Pennant | D 41 |
| Mod | Short range escort |
| Built by | Doxford Shipyard (Sunderland, U.K.) |
| Ordered | 9 Dec 1916 |
| Laid down | May 1917 |
| Launched | 12 Feb 1918 |
| Commissioned | 7 Aug 1918 |
| Lost | 6 Jan 1945 |
| History | Heavily damaged by a mine off Flushing, the Netherlands in position 52º33'N, 03º06'E. 2 of the crew were killed. She was taken back to Kent where she was declared a constructive total loss not worth repairing. Sold to be broken up for scrap on 8 February 1945. |
Commands listed for HMS Walpole (D 41)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Anthony Frank Burnell-Nugent, RN | 9 Jan 1939 | 21 Nov 1939 | |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Harold Godfrey Bowerman, RN | 21 Dec 1939 | late 1940 | |
| 3 | Lt.Cdr. John Henry Eaden, DSC, RN | 14 Mar 1941 | Aug 1942 | |
| 4 | Lt. Arthur Shubrook Pomeroy, RN | Aug 1942 | Sep 1943 | |
| 5 | Lt. George Clement Crowley, DSC, RN | Sep 1943 | early 1945 | |
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Notable events involving Walpole include:
30 Oct 1939
HMS Walpole (Lt.Cdr. A.F. Burnell-Nugent, RN) and HMS Whirlwind (Lt.Cdr. M.B. Ewart-Wentworth, RN) scuttle the British merchant Bronte with gunfire in position 50°07'N, 10°36'W. HMS Walpole takes on board the 42 crewmembers of the Bronte.
The Bronte was torpedoed and damaged on 27 October 1939 by German U-boat U-34 180 nautical miles west of Lands End in position 49°30'N, 12°15'W.
8 Mar 1940
HMS Walpole (Lt.Cdr. H.G. Bowerman, RN) picks up 78 survivors from the British merchant Counsellor that was sunk 6 nautical miles bearing 280 from Liverpool Bar Lightship in position 53°38'N, 03°23'W after hitting a mine laid on 6 January 1940 by German U-boat U-30
13 May 1940
HMS Walpole (Lt.Cdr. H.G. Bowerman, RN) evacuated from IJmuiden, Holland leading members of the Netherlands bank and industrial diamonds. (1)
27 Jul 1940
HMS Walpole (Lt.Cdr. H.G. Bowerman, RN) was damaged by bombs from German aircraft while escorting a convoy off Dover.
28 Oct 1940
HMS Walpole (Lt.Cdr. H.G. Bowerman, RN) detonates a magnetic mine. She is damaged and towed to Sheerness by HMS Windsor (Lt.Cdr. G.P. Huddart, RN). Repairs at Green R & H Green and Silley Weir Ltd., London last to April 1941.
6 Aug 1942
HMS Upright (Lt.Cdr. A.F. Collett, DSC, RN) carried out exercises off Scapa Flow with HMS Anson (Capt. H.R.G. Kinahan, CBE, RN) and her destroyer screen which was made up of HMS Inglefield (Cdr. A.G. West, RN), HMS Windsor (Lt.Cdr. D.H.F. Hetherington, DSC, RN), HMS Walpole (Lt. A.S. Pomeroy, RN) and HMS Panther (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Jocelyn, RN). (2)
26 Dec 1942
HrMs O 15 (Lt. A.J. Schouwenaar, RNN) conducted A/S exercises with HMCS Iroquois (Cdr. W.B.L. Holms, RCN) and HMS Walpole (Lt. A.S. Pomeroy, DSC, RN). (3)
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Sources
- Personal communication
- ADM 173/17714
- File 2.12.03.6397 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.