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Walpole GY 269

Walpole built 1914
05/1915 Requisitioned 
21/01/1917 Atlantic off W Scotland Torpedo missed off St Kilda island W Outer Hebrides Walpole opened fire but submarine submerged trawlers searched for the U-boat later sighted but escaped
02/1918 Renamed Walpole II 
1919 Returned 

Her Details are 

  • Official Number
  • Admiralty Number FY 1625
  • GT 302
  • Armament 1-6pdr 1-7.5in Bomb Thrower