| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Admiralty V & W |
| Pennant | I 56 |
| Built by | Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. (Govan, Scotland) |
| Ordered | 9 Dec 1916 |
| Laid down | Apr 1917 |
| Launched | 14 Mar 1918 |
| Commissioned | 27 Apr 1918 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Reconstruction to Fast Escort at Chatham Dockyard was completed on 2 May 1940. Pennant was D 56 changed to I 56 sometime after this reconstruction. Sold to be broken up for scrap on 18 February 1948. |
Commands listed for HMS Wolfhound (I 56)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. John Wentworth McCoy, RN | 19 Mar 1940 | 21 Jul 1941 | |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. James Arbouin Burnett, DSC, RN | 21 Jul 1941 | ||
| 3 | Lt. John Hubert Ackland Benians, DSC, RN | 22 Mar 1943 | 16 Dec 1944 | |
| 4 | A/Lt.Cdr. Thomas Aitken Easton, RNVR | 16 Dec 1944 | Jul 1945 ? | |
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Noteable events involving Wolfhound include:
3 Sep 1941
HMS Wolfhound (Lt.Cdr. J.A. Burnett, DSC, RN) is heavily damaged by near misses in a German air attack. The ships back was broken and she was out of action for over 18 months.
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