| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | ASW Trawler |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | FY 137 |
| Built by | Cook, Welton & Gemmill (Beverley, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 15 May 1937 |
| Commissioned | Sep 1939 |
| End service | |
| History | Completed on 28 July 1937. Lent to the United States Navy in February 1942. |
Commands listed for HMS Wellard (FY 137)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Cdr. (retired) Cedric Naylor, DSO, DSC, RN | 11 Sep 1939 | 16 Nov 1939 | |
| 2 | Lt. Arthur Denis White, RNR | 14 Feb 1940 | 13 Jul 1940 | |
| 3 | Lt. Arthur Johnson, RNVR | 13 Jul 1940 | 13 Apr 1941 | |
| 4 | Lt. (retired) Robert Fletcher Turnbull, RNR | 13 Apr 1941 | mid 1941 | |
| 5 | Lt. Stuart Faithful Fell, RANVR | mid 1941 | 14 Jul 1943 | |
| 6 | T/Lt. Graham Hellyer, RNVR | 14 Jul 1943 | Nov 1943 | |
| 7 | T/Lt. Harold Gott, RNVR | Nov 1943 | mid 1944 | |
| 8 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Harold Moxley Pinnell, RNVR | 25 Oct 1944 | 11 May 1945 | |
| 9 | T/Lt. William Carl McDonnell, RNVR | 11 May 1945 | ||
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Notable events involving Wellard include:
31 Jan 1941
HMS H 43 (Lt. I.L.M. McGeogh, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMS Sabre (Lt. P.W. Gretton, DSC, RN), HMS Gladiolus (Lt.Cdr. H.M.C. Sanders, DSC, RNR) and HMS Wellard (Lt.Cdr. A. Johnson, RNVR). (1)
18 Apr 1941
HrMs O 10 (Lt. J.H. Geijs, RNN) departed Rothesay for Londonderry. She was escorted by HMS Wellard (Lt.(Retd.) R.F. Turnbull RD, RNR). (2)
30 May 1941
HMS H 34 (Lt. C.P. Norman, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMS Man o' War (T/Lt. W.W. Creber, RNR) and HMS Wellard (Lt.(Retd.) R.F. Turnbull RD, RNR). (3)
10 Aug 1941
HMS H 31 (Lt. R.J. Hemingway, DSC, RN) departed Londonderry for Rothesay. She was escorted by HMS Wellard. (4)
9 Oct 1941
HMS H 44 (Lt. A.C.G. Mars, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with ships of the 3rd Escort Group and HMS Wellard (Lt. S.F. Fell, RANVR). (5)
13 Oct 1941
HMS H 44 (Lt. A.C.G. Mars, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with aircraft, HMS Fishguard (Lt.Cdr. H.L. Pryse, RNR) and HMS Wellard (Lt. S.F. Fell, RANVR). (5)
14 Oct 1941
HMS H 44 (Lt. A.C.G. Mars, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMS Wellard (Lt. S.F. Fell, RANVR), HMS Venomous (Cdr. H.W. Falcon-Steward, RN) and aircraft. (5)
24 Nov 1941
HMS H 50 (Lt. E.T. Stanley, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMS Wellard (Lt. S.F. Fell, RANVR) and HMS Rockingham (Lt.Cdr. A.H.T. Johns, RN). (6)
10 Dec 1941
HMS Tigris (Cdr. H.F. Bone, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) departed from Holy Loch for Scapa Flow. She was escorted by HMS Wellard (Lt. S.F. Fell, RANVR). (7)
Sources
- ADM 173/16768
- File 2.12.03.6376 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)
- ADM 173/16760
- ADM 173/16732
- ADM 173/16786
- ADM 173/16795
- ADM 199/400
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.