HMS Folkestone (L22)

HMS "Folkestone" was a "Hastings" class sloop of the Royal Navy that saw action in World War II. She was built by Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardson Ltd. of Wallsend-on-Tyne, laid down on 21 May, 1929 and launched on 12 February, 1930. She was commissioned on 25 June, 1930 under the pennant number L22/U22.

On 17 October, 1940 off Iceland, HMS "Folkestone" rescued seven survivors from the SS "Dokka", a Norwegian merchantman sunk by the German U-boat U-93.

She was sold on 22 May, 1947 and broken up in November that year by Ward, of Milford Haven.

References

*Colledge
* [http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/3880.html HMS Folkestone at Uboat.net]