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{{short description|T-class destroyer converted to Type 15 frigate of the Royal Navy}}

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| Ship caption = HMS ''Troubridge'' as built
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| Ship country = United Kingdom
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| Ship name = HMS ''Troubridge''
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| Ship ordered = 13 March 1941
| Ship builder = John Brown
| Ship laid down = 10 November 1941
| Ship launched = 23 September 1942
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| Ship commissioned = 8 March 1943
|Ship identification=[[Pennant number]] R00
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| data1 = [[Type 15 frigate]] 1955 – 1957
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|Ship identification=Pennant number F09
| Ship fate = Broken up May 1970
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*2 × [[Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/60|40mm Bofors]] (1x2)
*8 × [[Oerlikon 20 mm cannon|20&nbsp;mm guns]] anti-aircraft guns
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'''HMS ''Troubridge''''' was a [[S and T-class destroyer|T-class]] [[destroyer]] of the [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Royal Navy]] that saw service during the [[World War II|Second World War]]. Post war she was converted into a [[Type 15 frigate]].

==Design==
''Troubridge'' was one of eight [[S and T-class destroyer|T-class]] destroyers ordered as the 6th Emergency Flotilla on 14 March 1941.<ref name="friedp90,327-8">{{Harvnb|Friedman|2008|pp=90, 327–328}}</ref> The T-class were [[War Emergency Programme destroyers]], intended for general duties, including use as anti-submarine escort, and were to be suitable for mass-production. They were based on the hull and machinery of the pre-war [[J-, K- and N-class destroyer|J-class]] destroyers, but with a lighter armament (effectively whatever armament was available) in order to speed production.<ref name="friedp53-5,86-7">{{Harvnb|Friedman|2008|pp=53–55, 86–87}}</ref><ref name="whitp124-7">{{Harvnb|Whitley|2000|pp=124–127}}</ref> The T-class were almost identical to the S-class ordered as the 5th Emergency Flotilla earlier in the year, but were not fitted for operations in Arctic waters.<ref name="whitp131">{{Harvnb|Whitley|2000|p=131}}</ref>

The T-class were {{convert|362|ft|9|in|m}} [[length overall|long overall]], {{convert|348|ft|0|in|m}} [[waterline length|at the waterline]] and {{convert|339|ft|6|in|m}} [[length between perpendiculars|between perpendiculars]], with a [[Beam (nautical)|beam]] of {{convert|35|ft|8|in|m}} and a [[Draft (ship)|draught]] of {{convert|10|ft|0|in|m}} mean and {{convert|14|ft|3|in|m}} full load.<ref name="whitp131"/><ref name="lenv2p23">{{Harvnb|Lenton|1970|p=23}}</ref> [[Displacement (ship)|Displacement]] was {{convert|1802|LT|t}} standard and {{convert|2530|LT|t}} full load.<ref name="lenv2p23"/> Two [[Three-drum boiler#Admiralty boiler|Admiralty 3-drum water-tube boilers]] supplied steam at {{convert|300|psi|kPa}} and {{convert|630|F|C}} to two sets of [[Parsons Marine Steam Turbine Company|Parsons]] single-reduction geared [[steam turbine]]s, which drove two propeller shafts. The machinery was rated at {{convert|40000|shp|kW}} giving a maximum speed of {{convert|36|kn|lk=in}} and {{convert|32|kn}} at full load. 615 tons of oil were carried, giving a range of {{convert|4675|nmi|lk=in}} at {{convert|20|kn}}.<ref name="lenv2p23"/>

The ship had a main gun armament of four [[4.7 inch QF Mark IX & XII|4.7 inch (120 mm) QF Mk. IX]] guns on single CP Mk XXII mountings, capable of elevating to an angle of 55 degrees, giving a degree of anti-aircraft capability.<ref name="mard p41-2">{{Harvnb|Marriott|1989|pp=41–42}}</ref><ref name="conways22 p42-3">{{Harvnb|Campbell|1980|pp=42–43}}</ref><ref name="fried p94-5">{{Harvnb|Friedman|2008|pp=94–95}}</ref> The intended close-in anti-aircraft armament for the class was one Hazemayer stabilised twin mount for the [[Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/60|Bofors 40 mm gun]] and four twin [[Oerlikon 20 mm cannon]]s, although limited availability of the Bofors mount meant that ''Troubridge'' was completed with an additional two single Oerlikon guns instead.<ref name="lenv2p19,3">{{Harvnb|Lenton|1970|pp=19, 23}}</ref><ref name="friedp98-9">{{Harvnb|Friedman|2008|pp=98–99}}</ref> The Oerlikons were gradually replaced by Bofors guns as the war progressed, with ''Troubridge'' being fitted with two single Bofors guns in 1944, with further guns (with one single mount on the searchlight platform and possibly another four power operated mounts) added on joining the British Pacific Fleet.<ref name="fried p99">{{Harvnb|Friedman|2008|p=99}}</ref> Two quadruple mounts for [[British 21 inch torpedo|21 inch (533 mm) torpedoes]] were fitted, while the ship had an depth charge outfit of four depth charge mortars and two racks, with a total of 70 charges carried.<ref name="lenv2p23"/>

''Troubridge'' was fitted with a Type 291 air warning [[radar]] on the ship's tripod [[foremast]], with a Type 285 fire control radar integrated with the ship's high-angle gun director. A [[high-frequency direction finding]] (HF/DF) aerial was fitted to a lattice [[mainmast]].<ref name="lenv2p23"/> ''Troubridge'' was fitted as a [[Destroyer leader|leader]],<ref name="whitp131"/> and as such had a crew of 225 officers and other ranks.<ref name="lenv2p23"/>

===Type 15 modification===
After the end of the Second World War and as the [[Cold War]] started, the Royal Navy found itself with a shortage of fast anti-submarine escorts capable of dealing with modern Soviet diesel-electric submarines, with existing sloops and frigates too slow. At the same time, the relatively recent War Emergency destroyers, with their low-angle guns and basic fire control systems, were considered unsuitable for modern warfare, so it was decided to convert these obsolete destroyers into fast escorts, acting as a stop-gap solution until new-build ships, such as the [[Whitby-class frigate|Type 12 frigate]]s could be built in sufficient numbers.<ref name="conways47p512-3">{{Harvnb|Gardiner|Chumbley|1995|pp=512–513}}</ref><ref name="marp39">{{Harvnb|Marriott|1989|p=39}}</ref> The [[Type 15 frigate]] was a rebuild of War Emergency destroyers into 'first-rate' anti-submarine ships, with similar anti-submarine equipment as the new frigates. The ships' superstructure and armament was removed, with the ships' [[forecastle]] extended rearwards and a new, low but full width superstructure fitted.<ref name="conways47p512-3"/><ref name="marp39"/> The revised ships had a much reduced gun armament of one twin [[QF 4 inch Mk XVI naval gun|4-inch (102 mm)]] anti aircraft mount aft of the main superstructure and one twin Bofors mount, but anti-submarine equipment was as fitted to the Type 12s, with ''Troubridge'' being fitted with two [[Limbo (weapon)|Limbo]] anti-submarine mortars, directed by Type 170 and 172 sonar.<ref name="conways47p512-3"/><ref name="fried p219-1">{{Harvnb|Friedman|2008|pp=219–221}}</ref> ''Troubridge'' was completed with a modified design of bridge to the other Type 15 ships, which was higher and had angled sides to improve visibility. She was the only T-class destroyer converted to Type 15 standard, with the other ships converted to the cheaper but less effective [[Type 16 frigate]] design. She, together with {{HMS|Ulster|R83|2}} and {{HMS|Zest|R02|2}}, and was the last Type 15 conversion completed.<ref name="marfrigp34,8">{{Harvnb|Marriott|1983|pp=34, 38}}</ref>

==Construction==
''Troubridge'' was [[keel laying|laid down]] at [[John Brown & Company]]'s [[Clydebank]] shipyard on 10 November 1941 and was [[Ceremonial ship launching|launched]] on 23 September 1942. She was completed on 8 March 1943, and assigned the [[Pennant number]] R00.<ref name="friedp327">{{Harvnb|Friedman|2008|p=327}}</ref>

==Service history==
===Second World War ===
On commissioning, ''Troubridge'' was sent to the [[Mediterranean]], joining the 24th Destroyer Flotilla.<ref name="whitp131"/> ''Troubridge'' took part in [[Operation Corkscrew]], the reduction by bombardment and capture of the island of [[Pantellaria]]. On 31 May 1943, ''Troubridge'' and the destroyer {{HMS|Petard|G56|2}} accompanied the light cruiser {{HMS|Orion|85|2}} when ''Orion'' shelled the island, and on 2/3 June ''Troubridge'', ''Orion'' and the destroyer {{HMS|Paladin|G69|2}} shelled Pantellaria again. On 5 June the cruiser {{HMS|Newfoundland|59|2}} together with ''Troubridge'' and ''Paladin'' bombarded the island, while on 8 June the bombardment force consisted of the cruisers  {{HMS|Aurora|12|2}}, ''Newfoundland'', ''Orion'', {{HMS|Penelope|97|2}} and {{HMS|Euryalus|42|2}}, together in conjunction with the destroyers ''Troubridge'', {{HMS|Jervis||2}}, {{HMS|Laforey|G99|2}}, {{HMS|Lookout|G32|2}}, {{HMS|Loyal|G15|2}}. {{HMS|Nubian|F36|2}}, {{HMS|Tartar|F43|2}} and {{HMS|Whaddon|L45|2}}. Finally, on the night of 10/11 June ''Troubridge'' accompanied an invasion force to the island, which surrendered without fighting on 11 June.<ref>{{Harvnb|Rohwer|Hümmelchen|1992|p=214}}</ref> On 10 July ''Troubridge'' formed part of the covering force for [[Operation Husky]], the Allied invasion of Sicily, with the force patrolling in the [[Ionian Sea]] to prevent intervention by the Italian Navy.<ref>{{Harvnb|Rohwer|Hümmelchen|1992|p=222}}</ref><ref>{{Harvnb|Roskill|1960|p=126}}</ref>

After the Allies conquered Sicily, their next step was the [[Allied invasion of Italy|invasion of mainland Italy]]. From 31 August ''Troubridge'' took part in [[Operation Baytown]], their landings in [[Calabria]], escorting the bombardment force and providing artillery support herself,<ref name="navhist"/><ref>{{Harvnb|Rohwer|Hümmelchen|1992|p=229}}</ref> while on 9 September she took part in [[Operation Avalanche]], the Allied landings at [[Salerno]], where she formed part of the covering force.<ref>{{Harvnb|Rohwer|Hümmelchen|1992|pp=232–233}}</ref> In early 1944, the 24th Flotilla moved to the [[Adriatic]],<ref name="whitp131"/> with ''Troubridge'' carrying out bombardment operations against targets on the [[Dalmatia]]n coast and the island of [[Korčula]].<ref name="navhist"/><ref>{{Harvnb|Rohwer|Hümmelchen|1992|pp=257, 263, 264}}</ref> On 15 August 1944, the Allies [[Operation Dragoon|invaded the South of France]], with ''Troubridge'' forming part of the screen for the [[Escort carrier]]s of TG88.1, which were providing air cover for the landings.<ref>{{Harvnb|Rohwer|Hümmelchen|1992|pp=297–298}}</ref> In September 1944 ''Troubridge'', with the rest of her flotilla, returned to the Aegean, where they were employed in interfering with the German evacuation of the Greek islands.<ref name="navhist"/> On 13 September ''Troubridge'' and sister ship {{HMS|Tuscan|R56|2}} sank the cargo ship {{SS|Toni|1911|2}},<ref>{{Harvnb|Rohwer|Hümmelchen|1992|p=303}}</ref> while on 19 September ''Troubridge'', {{HMS|Terpsichore|R33|2}}, and the Polish destroyer [[HMS Garland (H37)|ORP ''Garland'']] depth-charged and sank the German submarine {{GS|U-407||2}} south of [[Milos]], in position 36°27'N, 24°33'E.<ref>{{Harvnb|Rohwer|Hümmelchen|1992|p=292}}</ref><ref name=ub>{{cite web|last= Helgason|first= Guðmundur|url=http://www.uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/4211.html |title=HMS Troubridge (R00) |publisher=uboat.net |access-date=1 May 2015}}</ref>

After a refit at [[Chatham Dockyard|Chatham]] in December 1944 to January 1945, ''Troubridge'' set out for eastern waters for the war against Japan.<ref name="engp73">{{harvnb|English|2008|p=73}}</ref> She briefly served with the [[East Indies Fleet]] in March 1945 before joining the [[British Pacific Fleet]] in May 1945.<ref name=navhist/><ref>{{cite web|title= Eastern Fleet – January to October 1945|work=Admiralty War Diaries of World War 2|publisher=naval-history.net|date=15 July 2011|url= http://www.naval-history.net/xDKWD-EF1945.htm |access-date=16 September 2018}}</ref> Amongst other engagements, she took part in [[Operation Inmate|an attack on]] [[Chuuk Lagoon|Truk]] led by the aircraft carrier {{HMS|Implacable|R86|2}} on 14–15 June. ''Implacable''{{'}}s air group launched strikes against Truk on 14 July and ''Troubridge'' escorted the cruiser {{HMS|Newfoundland|59|2}} when she bombarded coastal artillery positions and an airfield on 15 July.<ref name="hobbsp200-7">{{Harvnb|Hobbs|2017|pp=200–207}}</ref> She returned to [[Portsmouth]] in 1946.

===Postwar service===
[[File:Troubridge 1969.jpg|thumb|left|''Troubridge'' after conversion to Type 15 Frigate]]
In December 1946, ''Troubridge'' replaced {{HMS|Saumarez|G12|2}}, badly damaged by a [[Naval mine|mine]] off [[Albania]], as leader of the [[3rd Destroyer Flotilla]] (later Squadron) in the Mediterranean, returning to [[Chatham, Kent|Chatham]] on 16 August 1949, where she was placed in reserve at [[Chatham Dockyard]].<ref name="engp6473">{{harvnb|English|2008|pp=64, 73}}</ref>

Between 1955 and 1957 she was converted into a [[Type 15 frigate|Type 15]] fast [[anti-submarine warfare|anti-submarine]] [[frigate]] by [[HMNB Portsmouth|Portsmouth Dockyard]] and [[J S White]] at Cowes on the [[Isle of Wight]]. She also received a new [[pennant number]] '''F09'''.<ref name="marp45-6">{{Harvnb|Marriott|1989|pp=45–46}}</ref><ref name=navhist>{{cite web|url=http://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chrono-10DD-56T-Troubridge.htm |title=HMS Troubridge (R00)- T-class Flotilla Leader |publisher=naval-history.net |last=Mason |first=Geoffrey B. |editor=Gordon Smith |date=2003 |access-date=1 May 2015}}</ref> ''Troubridge'' recommissioned on 9 July 1957,<ref>{{cite news|title=H.M.S. Troubridge Commissions|newspaper=[[Navy News]] |date=August 1957|page=11 |url= https://issuu.com/navynews/docs/195708 |access-date=14 September 2018}}</ref> and in December that year she became part of the [[8th Frigate Squadron (United Kingdom)|8th Frigate Squadron]] for service on the America and West Indies Station.<ref name="critp60">{{Harvnb|Critchley|1982|page=60}}</ref> In January–February 1958, ''Troubridge'' took [[Patrick Buchan-Hepburn, 1st Baron Hailes|Lord Hailes]], the [[Governor-General of the West Indies Federation]] on a tour of the West Indies, and in April that year, she was at [[Trinidad]] for the opening of the [[Federal Parliament of the West Indies Federation]].<ref>{{cite news |title=The Activities of the West Indies Squadron: Includes the traditional Hurricane Cruise in Caribbean Seas |newspaper=[[Navy News]] |date=September 1958 |issue=52 |page=11 |url=https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/-/media/royal-navy-responsive/images/navynews/archivepdfs/1950s/1958/navy-news-september-1958-issue-52.pdf |access-date=11 February 2022}}</ref> On 21 August 1958, ''Troubridge'' was ordered to [[Grenada]] in response to a [[Strike action|strike]] on the island, with a detachment being landed to run the island's [[power station]] and restore electricity until the strike ended on 26 August.<ref>{{harvnb|Roberts|2009|p=25}}</ref> In 1959 ''Troubridge'' took part in 'Navy Days' in Portsmouth during that year.<ref>Programme, ''Navy Days Portsmouth 28–30th March 1959'', HMSO</ref> Following this she was again deployed to the West Indies.

On 29 May 1961, the Danish frigate [[HMS Annan (K404)|''Niels Ebbersen'']] [[Red Crusader incident|attempted to arrest]] the British trawler ''Red Crusader'' off the [[Faroe Islands]] for fishing in a prohibited area. ''Niels Ebbersen'' put an unarmed boarding party aboard the trawler, but instead of heading for [[Tórshavn]] as instructed, ''Red Crusader'' set course for Britain with the boarding party still on board.  ''Niels Ebbersen'' fired warning shots at ''Red Crusader'', and when those failed, fired solid shot, which slightly damaged the trawler, which continued towards Scotland with ''Niels Ebbersen'' in pursuit. ''Troubridge'' and the British minesweeper {{HMS|Wotton|M1195|2}} then arrived on the scene, and after a consultation between the commanders of the four ships, the Danish boarding party returned to ''Niels Ebbersen'', while ''Troubridge'' and ''Wotton'' escorted ''Red Crusader'' into [[Aberdeen]], with ''Niels Ebberson'' following in nominal pursuit until the ships reached British territorial waters.<ref>{{harvnb|Johnson|1961|pp=597–598}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Roberts|2009|p=46}}</ref> An international commission later ruled that ''Niels Ebbersen'' had used excessive force in the confrontation with ''Red Crusader''.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Lemnitzer |first=Jan Martin |title=International Commissions of Inquiry and the North Sea Incident: A Model for a MH17 Tribunal? |journal=[[European Journal of International Law]] |date=1 November 2016 |volume=24 |issue=4 |pages=923–944 |doi=10.1093/ejil/chw056|doi-access=free }}</ref> At the end of October 1961, ''Troubridge'', together with the frigate {{HMS|Londonderry|F108|2}} and the survey ship {{HMS|Vidal||2}}, carried out relief operations in [[Belize]] following [[Hurricane Hattie]].<ref>{{harvnb|Roberts|2009|p=55}}</ref> On 3 November 1961 ''Troubridge'' was the first ship to enter Belize harbour after the hurricane.<ref>{{cite news |title=Frigate Gets Into Harbour |newspaper=[[The Times]] |date=4 November 1961 |issue=55230 |page=8 |url=https://go.gale.com/ps/retrieve.do?tabID=Newspapers&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&searchResultsType=SingleTab&hitCount=21&searchType=BasicSearchForm&currentPosition=14&docId=GALE%7CCS135356772&docType=Article&sort=Pub+Date+Forward+Chron&contentSegment=ZTMA-MOD1&prodId=TTDA&pageNum=1&contentSet=GALE%7CCS135356772&searchId=R3&userGroupName=wikipedia&inPS=true |via=Gale Primary Sources |access-date=10 February 2022}}</ref> ''Troubridge''{{'}}s crew helped to restore water supplies and attempted to repair Belize's power station.<ref>{{cite news |title=Doctors Due at Belize Today |newspaper=[[The Times]] |date=7 November 1961 |issue=55232 |page=11 |url=https://go.gale.com/ps/retrieve.do?tabID=Newspapers&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&searchResultsType=SingleTab&hitCount=21&searchType=BasicSearchForm&currentPosition=15&docId=GALE%7CCS185295207&docType=Article&sort=Pub+Date+Forward+Chron&contentSegment=ZTMA-MOD1&prodId=TTDA&pageNum=1&contentSet=GALE%7CCS185295207&searchId=R3&userGroupName=wikipedia&inPS=true |via=Gale Primary Sources |access-date=10 February 2022}}</ref>

After rioting in [[Georgetown, Guyana|Georgetown]], [[British Guiana]] on 16 February 1962, ''Troubridge'', at [[Trinidad]] when the disturbances broke out, was ordered to Georgetown, acting as a command post for Britain's response, and with detachments of her crew carrying out patrols on shore and fighting fires.<ref>{{cite news |title=Police Open Fire in British Guiana |newspaper=[[The Times]] |date=17 February 1962 |page=8 |issue=55318 |url=https://go.gale.com/ps/retrieve.do?tabID=Newspapers&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&searchResultsType=SingleTab&hitCount=21&searchType=BasicSearchForm&currentPosition=16&docId=GALE%7CCS134439505&docType=Article&sort=Pub+Date+Forward+Chron&contentSegment=ZTMA-MOD1&prodId=TTDA&pageNum=1&contentSet=GALE%7CCS134439505&searchId=R3&userGroupName=wikipedia&inPS=true |access-date=12 February 2022 |via=Gale Primary Sources }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=More British Forces for B. Guiana |newspaper=[[The Times]] |date=19 February 1962 |page=10 |issue=55319 |url=https://go.gale.com/ps/retrieve.do?tabID=Newspapers&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&searchResultsType=SingleTab&hitCount=21&searchType=BasicSearchForm&currentPosition=17&docId=GALE%7CCS170484307&docType=Article&sort=Pub+Date+Forward+Chron&contentSegment=ZTMA-MOD1&prodId=TTDA&pageNum=1&contentSet=GALE%7CCS170484307&searchId=R1&userGroupName=wikipedia&inPS=true |access-date=12 February 2022 |via=Gale Primary Sources }}</ref>

On 15 May 1963 she was towed from Portsmouth to [[Malta]] for refit. She recommissioned on 7 September 1964 and was part of the 27th Escort Squadron, serving in the Far East.<ref name="engp73"/><ref>Commissioning Booklet, HMS Troubridge, (C H Bernard and Sons Ltd, 1964)</ref> along with the vessels {{HMS|Galatea|F18|2}}, {{HMS|Agincourt|D86|2}} and {{HMS|Carysfort|R25|2}}.

On 8 September 1966 she entered refit at [[HMNB Portsmouth|Portsmouth Dockyard]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Troubridge's refit|newspaper=[[Navy News]]|date=October 1966|page=4|url=https://issuu.com/navynews/docs/196610|access-date=17 August 2018}}</ref> Between 1966 and 1968 she was commanded by [[Richard Thomas (Royal Navy officer)|Richard Thomas]].

===Decommissioning and disposal===
''Troubridge'' was decommissioned for the last time on 29 March 1969 at Chatham. She was subsequently sold for scrap and arrived at the yard of [[John Cashmore Ltd]] at [[Newport, Wales]] on 5 May 1970.

==In popular culture==
''Troubridge'' was the [[pun]]ning inspiration for the fictional "HMS ''TrouTbridge''" in the long-running Radio Comedy ''[[The Navy Lark]]''. (The September 1967 episode is entitled ''Troutbridge's Silver Jubilee'', which exactly accords with ''Troubridge'''s own September 1942 launch date and the crew were the audience for the December 1960 episode "''Johnson's Birthday''").

HMS ''Troubridge'' also supplied the landing crew which rescued the marooned children at the end of the 1963 film version of [[William Golding]]'s ''[[Lord of the Flies]]''. The destroyer's name can be seen on the caps of two sailors among the landing party.

In a very different role, ''Troubridge'' was used to depict the interior of the fictional "USS ''Bedford''" in the 1965 cold-war film drama ''[[The Bedford Incident]]''. British military equipment is visible in several shots, including a rack of [[Lee–Enfield]] rifles. ''Troubridge''{{'}}s novel forward-sloping bridge windows are also to be seen in the Bridge shots. (The [[Type 15 frigate]] used for the opening scenes is F159: {{HMS|Wakeful|1943|6}}).

==References==
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==Bibliography==
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==Further reading==
* {{cite journal|last1=Aitken|first1=Henry|editor1-last=Osborne|editor1-first=Richard|title=Letter to the Editor |journal=Warships: Marine News Supplement|date=August 2021|volume=75|issue=8|page=402 |issn=0966-6958}}

==External links==
* [http://www.axfordsabode.org.uk/troudet.htm Troubridge website]

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