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| HMS Whaddon |
 
Dates: 1941 - 1959 Type I HUNT Class Escort Destroyer ordered on 11th April 1939 from Alexander Stephen at Govan, Glasgow as part of the 1939 Programme with 9 other Type I. She was laid down as Admiralty Job No.1472 on 27th July 1939, the same day as sister ship HMS TYNEDALE in this shipyard. She was launched on 16th July 1940 as the first RN ship to bear the name of the Buckinghamshire fox-hunt. Build was completed on 28th February 1941. Following a WARSHIP WEEK National Savings campaign in February 1942 the ship was adopted by the civil community of Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire.
Forces Reunited Forum Posts involving HMS Whaddon
"Looking for former officers and men who served with HMS Whaddon. I am the Treasurer of the Milton Keynes Unit of the Sea Cadet Corps - T.S. Whaddon - and I am trying to put together a history of our namesake ship to share with our 50+ Cadets. Can anyone help?"
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10 people in our World War 2 records 
5 people in our Forces Reunited records
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