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Allied Warships

HMS Wren (ii) (U 28)

Sloop of the Modified Black Swan class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeSloop
ClassModified Black Swan 
PennantU 28 
Built byWilliam Denny & Brothers (Dumbarton, Scotland) 
Ordered 
Laid down27 Feb, 1941 
Launched11 Aug, 1942 
Commissioned4 Feb, 1943 
End service 
Loss position
 
HistoryScrapped 2 February 1956.

Commanding Officers:
Lt.Cdr. Robert Marriott Aubrey, RN
16 December 1942 - 8 November 1943
DSC awarded on 14 September 1943

Lt.Cdr. Sidney Richard James Woods, RNR
8 November 1943 - Still in command in October 1945 according to the Navy List
Promoted to Cdr. on 31 December 1944
DSC awarded on 1 August 1944  


Noteable events involving Wren (ii) include:

1 May, 1943
The British merchant Port Victor is torpedoed and sunk north-east of the Azores in position 47º49'N, 22º02'W by the German submarine U-107. HMS Wren (Lt.Cdr. R.M. Aubrey, RN) later picks up 145 survivors.

24 Jun, 1943
The German submarine U-449 was sunk at 1600hrs on 24 June 1943 in the North Atlantic, north-west of Cape Ortegal, Spain, in position 45º00'N, 11º59'W, by depth charges from the British sloops HMS Wren (Lt.Cdr. R.M. Aubrey, RN), HMS Woodpecker (Lt.Cdr. R.E.S. Hugonin, DSC, RN), HMS Kite (Lt.Cdr. W.F.R. Segrave, RN) and HMS Wild Goose (Lt.Cdr. D.E.G. Wemyss, RN). (see map)

14 Jul, 1943
On the 14th of July, the seven survivors of the German submarine U-607 were rescued by HMS Wren (Lt.Cdr. R.M. Aubrey, RN). U-607 was sunk the day before (13 July 1943) by Sunderland "N" of the British 228. Sqn and Halifax "Q" of the British 58. Sqn.

30 Jul, 1943
The German submarine U-462 was sunk in the Bay of Biscay at postition 45º33'N, 10º58'W.by a British Handley Page Halifax aircraft (Sqdn 502/S) and gunfire from the British sloops HMS Wren (Lt.Cdr. R.M. Aubrey, RN), HMS Kite (Lt.Cdr. W.F.R. Segrave, RN), HMS Woodpecker (Lt.Cdr. R.E.S. Hugonin, DSC, RN), HMS Wild Goose (Lt.Cdr. D.E.G. Wemyss, RN) and HMS Woodcock (Lt.Cdr. C. Gwinner, DSO, RN). (see map)

30 Jul, 1943
The German submarine U-504 was sunk at 1543hrs on 30 July 1943 in the North Atlantic north-west of Cape Ortegal, Spain, in position 45º33'N, 10º56'W, by depth charges from the British Sloops HMS Kite (Lt.Cdr. W.F.R. Segrave, RN), HMS Woodpecker (Lt.Cdr. R.E.S. Hugonin, DSC, RN), HMS Wren (Lt.Cdr. R.M. Aubrey, RN) and HMS Wild Goose (Lt.Cdr. D.E.G. Wemyss, RN). (see map)

6 May, 1944
The German submarine U-473 was sunk at 0200 hrs in the North Atlantic west south-west of Ireland, in position 49º29'N, 21º22'W, by depth charges from the British sloops HMS Starling (Capt. F.J. Walker, DSO and Bar, RN), HMS Wren (Lt.Cdr. S.R.J. Woods, RNR) and HMS Wild Goose (Lt.Cdr. D.E.G. Wemyss, DSC and Bar, RN). (see map)

10 Aug, 1944
The German submarine U-608 was sunk in the Bay of Biscay near La Rochelle, in position 46º30'N, 03º08'W, by depth charges from the British sloop HMS Wren (Lt.Cdr. S.R.J. Woods, DSC, RNR) and by depth charges from a British Liberator aircraft (Sqdn. 53/C). (see map)


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