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HMS ''Whelp'' was a W-class destroyer of the Royal Navy (RN) that was ordered and launched during the Second World War. After completing trials in home waters, she joined the 27th Destroyer Flotilla, which was sent to the Far East via the Mediterranean. ''Whelp's'' duties with the British Pacific Fleet were to escort the major ships, such as aircraft carriers and battleships, during operations by the Fleet Air Arm against Japanese oil refineries in Sumatra and airfields near Okinawa. She was present at the Japanese surrender in Tokyo Bay and later in Hong Kong. She was paid off in January 1946 and went into reserve. ''Whelp'' was sold to the South African Navy on 23 February 1952 and renamed ''Simon van der Stel''. She was subsequently modernised in 1963 with a limited conversion to an anti-submarine frigate. She remained in the South African fleet until 1976, when she was scrapped at Durban.〔Mason, ''Whelp''〕〔Whitley, W Class, p.134〕 ==Construction== ''Whelp'' was one of eight W-class destroyers constructed under the War Emergency Programme: ''Whelp'' and her sister ships made up the 9th Emergency Flotilla.〔 She was launched from the yards of Hawthorn Leslie and Company, Hebburn on 3 June 1943.〔 From March 1942, the destroyer was adopted by the civil community of Wembley,〔 Middlesex. During her active service, her captain and first officer were Commander G. A. F. Norfolk and Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten (now Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh), respectively. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「HMS Whelp (R37)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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