HMS Wakeful (R59)

HMS Wakeful (R59)

HMS "Wakeful" (R59) was an W-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy that saw service during World War II. She was later converted into a Type 15 fast anti-submarine frigate, with the new pennant number F159.

She was initially called HMS "Zebra".

Trivia

* HMS "Wakeful" appears briefly at the beginning of The Bedford Incident, playing the USS "Bedford" as it is overflown by a US Navy helicopter.


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