| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Bangor |
| Pennant | J 139 |
| Mod | Reciprocating engined |
| Built by | Dufferin Shipbuilding Co. (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) : Montreal-Loco |
| Ordered | 28 Nov 1940 |
| Laid down | 29 Apr 1941 |
| Launched | 2 Aug 1941 |
| Commissioned | 21 Apr 1942 |
| End service | |
| History | Sold 11 September 1946. |
Commands listed for HMS Wedgeport (J 139)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. George Lidwell Fetherstonhaugh, RNR | 1 Apr 1942 | 23 Sep 1943 |
| 2 | T/Lt. Cyril Austin Greig, RNVR | 23 Sep 1943 | 14 Feb 1944 |
| 3 | Lt. John Morgan, RN | 14 Feb 1944 | 16 Mar 1945 |
| 4 | T/Lt. Thomas Norman Baker, RNR | 16 Mar 1945 | 1 Oct 1945 |
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Notable events involving Wedgeport include:
5 Aug 1942
HMS H 32 (Lt. J.R. Drummond, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMS Watchman (Lt.Cdr. J.M. Rodgers, RN), HMS Anemone (Lt.Cdr. P.G.A. King, RD, RNR), HMS Parrsboro (T/A/Lt.Cdr. C.C.L. Gaussen, RNVR) and HMS Wedgeport (T/Lt. G.L. Fetherstonhaugh, RNR). (1)
24 Nov 1942
HMS H 43 (Lt. B.J.B. Andrew, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Wedgeport (T/Lt. G.L. Fetherstonhaugh, RNR) and HMS St. Marys (Lt. K.H.J.L. Phibbs, RN). (2)
27 Nov 1942
HMS H 43 (Lt. B.J.B. Andrew, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Test (Lt.Cdr.(Retd.) F.B. Collinson, RD, RN) and HMS Wedgeport (T/Lt. G.L. Fetherstonhaugh, RNR). (2)
13 Jan 1943
HMS H 34 (Lt. G.M. Noll, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMS Wedgeport (T/A/Lt.Cdr. G.L. Fetherstonhaugh, RNR) and HMS Sardonyx (Lt.Cdr. A.F.C. Gray, RD, RNR). (3)
14 Jan 1943
HMS H 34 (Lt. G.M. Noll, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMS Dornoch (Lt. H.E. Jackson, RN), HMS Wedgeport (T/A/Lt.Cdr. G.L. Fetherstonhaugh, RNR) and HMS Sardonyx (Lt.Cdr. A.F.C. Gray, RD, RNR). (3)
15 Jan 1943
HMS H 34 (Lt. G.M. Noll, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMS Dornoch (Lt. H.E. Jackson, RN), HMS Starwort (Lt. A.H. Kent, RNR), HMS Wedgeport (T/A/Lt.Cdr. G.L. Fetherstonhaugh, RNR) and HMS Sardonyx (Lt.Cdr. A.F.C. Gray, RD, RNR). (3)
5 May 1943
HMS H 33 (Lt. J.A. Spender, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMS Balsam (Lt. J.E.L. Peters, RNVR), HMS Coltsfoot (T/Lt. the Hon. W.K. Rous, RNVR), HMS Parrsboro (T/A/Lt.Cdr. J.G. Raven, DSC, RNVR) and HMS Wedgeport (T/A/Lt.Cdr. G.L. Fetherstonhaugh, RNR). (4)
Sources
- ADM 173/17216
- ADM 173/17255
- ADM 173/17790
- ADM 173/17782
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.