Wilfrid Frederick Haselfoot, RN
| Birth details unknown | |||
| Died | 10 Apr 1940 | HMS Thistle | |
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Warship Commands listed for Wilfrid Frederick Haselfoot, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS H 49 (N 49) | Lt.Cdr. | Submarine | 8 Jan 1940 | 26 Jan 1940 |
| HMS Thistle (N 24) | Lt.Cdr. | Submarine | early 1940 | 10 Apr 1940 (+) |
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Submarine HMS Thistle (N 24)
2 Feb 1940
HMS Thistle (Cdr. R.W. Stirling-Hamilton, RN) ends her 5th war patrol at Rosyth.
13 Feb 1940
HMS Thistle (Lt.Cdr. W.F. Haselfoot, RN) departs Rosyth for convoy escort duty. She is part of the escort of convoy ON-12 that arrived safely at Bergen, Norway on 16 February. Other ships of the escort were light cruiser HMS Edinburgh (Capt. F.C. Bradley, RN) and destroyers HMS Inglefield (Capt. P. Todd, RN), HMS Ilex (Lt.Cdr. P.L. Saumarez, DSC, RN), HMS Imperial (Lt.Cdr. C.A.de W. Kitcat, RN) and HMS Delight (Cdr. M. Fogg-Elliott, RN. On the 15th the anti-aircraft cruiser HMS Calcutta (Capt. H.A. Packer, RN) and the destroyer HMS Imogen (Cdr. C.L. Firth, MVO, RN) joined the escort.
16 Feb 1940
HMS Thistle (Lt.Cdr. W.F. Haselfoot, RN) departs Bergen, Norway as part of the escort of convoy HN-12. The convoy was to arrive at Methil on 19 February. Other ships of the escort were light cruisers HMS Edinburgh (Capt. F.C. Bradley, RN) and HMS Arethusa (Capt. Q.D. Grahan, RN), destroyers HMS Inglefield (Capt. P. Todd, RN), HMS Ilex (Lt.Cdr. P.L. Saumarez, DSC, RN), HMS Imogen (Cdr. C.L. Firth, MVO, RN) and HMS Delight (Cdr. M. Fogg-Elliott, RN). Anti-Aircraft protection was provided by the anti-aircraft cruiser HMS Calcutta (Capt. H.A. Packer, RN).
The destroyer HMS Daring (Cdr. S.A. Cooper, RN) joined the convoy at sea on the 16th having departed Rosyth on the 15th.
HMS Adinburgh and HMS Aurora were detached on the 17th to Scapa Flow. They were escorted by HMS Inglefield and HMS Imogen.
On the 18th the convoy was joined by three merchant ships from the Orkneys and by destroyer HMS Imperial (Lt.Cdr. C.A.de W. Kitcat, RN).
On the 18th HMS Daring was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-23. HMS Thistle sights the sinking destroyer and directs the other destroyers to the rescue. HMS Inglefield picked up one officer and four ratings from a carley float. They are the only survivors. 147 Of the crew are lost. HMS Ilex hunted the U-boat without success.
19 Feb 1940
HMS Thistle (Lt.Cdr. W.F. Haselfoot, RN) returns to Rosyth.
24 Feb 1940
HMS Thistle (Lt.Cdr. W.F. Haselfoot, RN) is docked at Rosyth.
27 Feb 1940
HMS Thistle (Lt.Cdr. W.F. Haselfoot, RN) is undocked.
5 Mar 1940
HMS Thistle (Lt.Cdr. W.F. Haselfoot, RN) departs Rosyth for her 6th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the North Sea to intercept a U-boat in position 57º16'N, 00º53'E but sights nothing.
For the daily positions of HMS Thistle during this patrol see the map below.
HMS Thistle 6th war patrolclick here for bigger map
10 Mar 1940
HMS Thistle (Lt.Cdr. W.F. Haselfoot, RN) ends her 6th war patrol at Rosyth.
13 Mar 1940
HMS Thistle (Lt.Cdr. W.F. Haselfoot, RN) departs Rosyth for her 7th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol off the South coast of Norway for operation R.3 and to wait for orders to enter the Baltic in a last ditch effort to help Finland. A few hours later Finland signs the armistice and operation R.3 is cancelled.
For the daily positions of HMS Thistle during this patrol see the map below.
HMS Thistle 7th war patrolclick here for bigger map
25 Mar 1940
HMS Thistle (Lt.Cdr. W.F. Haselfoot, RN) ends her 7th war patrol at Rosyth.
4 Apr 1940
HMS Thistle (Lt.Cdr. W.F. Haselfoot, RN) departs Rosyth for Scapa Flow.
5 Apr 1940
HMS Thistle (Lt.Cdr. W.F. Haselfoot, RN) arrives at Scapa Flow.
7 Apr 1940
HMS Thistle (Lt.Cdr. W.F. Haselfoot, RN) departs Scapa Flow for her 8th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol off the South coast of Norway, west of Utsire.
8 Apr 1940
At 16.20 hours HMS Thistle (Lt.Cdr. W.F. Haselfoot, RN) is sighted by HMS Clyde (Lt.Cdr. R.L.S. Gaisford, RN) and they proceed on surface briefly in company before being forced down by aircraft. During the evening, Thistle is ordered to patrol off Skudesnes Fjord.
9 Apr 1940
At 16.04 hours on 9 April 1940 HMS Thistle (Lt.Cdr. W.F. Haselfoot, RN) missed the German submarine U-4 with a spread of six torpedoes southwest off Stavanger, Norway in position 59º00'N, 05º10'E. Thistle reports the action by radio and that she has only two torpedoes left. U-4 had sighted a torpedo track and took avoiding action and then heard three explosions of torpedoes probably at the end of their run.