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| HMS Whittaker |
Dates: 1943 - 1944 Named after Sir E Whitaker of the Dorsetshire 1704 Laid Down :20th October 1943 at Bethlehem Steel Hingham. MA Launched :12th December 1943 Commissioned :28th January 1944 Date returned to US Navy :NOT RETURNED TO THE US NAVY Fate Torpedoed on 1st November 1944 by U483 off Malin Head. All bow section blown off, hulk towed back to port written off ss CTL. 79 members of her crew were killed Commanding Officers Commanding Officer Lt G D W Edwards RN January 1944
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HMS Whittaker
1943 - 1944
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