| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | MS Trawler |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | FY 338 |
| Built by | Cochrane & Sons Shipbuilders Ltd. (Selby, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 21 May 1924 |
| Commissioned | Jul 1937 |
| End service | 1940 |
| History | Completed in September 1924. Transferred to the Ceylon Government in 1940. |
Commands listed for HMS Overdale Wyke (FY 338)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. Neil MacSween Waldman, RNR | 25 Jan 1940 | late 1941 |
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Notable events involving Overdale Wyke include:
23 Jun 1942
HMS Truant (Lt.Cdr. H.A.V. Haggard, DSO, DSC, RN) conduced exercises off Colombo with aircraft from HMS Illustrious (Capt. A.G. Talbot, DSO, RN, flying the flag of Rear-Admiral D.W. Boyd, CBE, DSC, RN) and HMS Formidable (Capt. A.W.LaT. Bisset, RN). During these exercises HMS Truant was escorted by HMS Overdale Wyke (?).
On her return to harbour, HMS Truant made four runs over the D/G range. (1)
24 Dec 1942
Around 1230FG/24, HrMs O 24 (Lt.Cdr. W.J. de Vries, RNN) ended her 14th war patrol at Colombo. She was escorted in by HMS Overdale Wyke (?) which had joined around 1000FG/24. (2)
29 Mar 1943
Around 1740FG/29, HrMs O 24 (Lt.Cdr. W.J. de Vries, RNN) ended her 17th war patrol at Colombo. She was escorted in by HMS Overdale Wyke (?) which had joined around 1445FG/29. (2)
3 Oct 1943
Around 0945FG/3, HrMs O 24 (Lt.Cdr. W.J. de Vries, RNN) (Lt.Cdr. W.J. de Vries, RNN) ended her 21th war patrol at Colombo. She was escorted in by HMS Overdale Wyke (?) which had joined around 0745FG/3. (2)
27 Nov 1943
A 1040FG/27, HMS Taurus (Lt.Cdr. M.R.G. Wingfield, DSO, DSC, RN) ended her 8th war patrol (1st in the Far East) at Colombo.
She was escorted in by HMS Overdale Wyke (?) which had joined around 0900FG/27. (3)
20 Feb 1944
HMS Overdale Wyke and HMS Fara pick up 36 survivors from the Greek merchant Epaminondas C. Embiricos that was torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-168 on 15 February north of the Addu Atoll in position 01°30'N, 73°00'E.
Sources
- ADM 173/17663
- ADM 199/1879
- ADM 199/1862
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.