| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Sloop |
| Class | Modified Black Swan |
| Pennant | U 69 |
| Built by | Yarrow Shipbuilders Ltd. (Scotstoun, Scotland) |
| Ordered | 27 Mar 1941 |
| Laid down | 18 May 1942 |
| Launched | 25 Feb 1943 |
| Commissioned | 24 Jun 1943 |
| End service | |
| History | Scrapped 20 November 1960. |
Commands listed for HMS Redpole (U 69)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Ian Montague Carss, DSC, RN | May 1943 | Jun 1944 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Edward John Lee, RN | Jun 1944 | mid 1946 |
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Notable events involving Redpole include:
10 Jan 1945
HMS Vox (Lt. J.M. Michell, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Colombo with HMS Redpole (Lt.Cdr. E.J. Lee, RN). (1)
11 Jan 1945
HMS Vox (Lt. J.M. Michell, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Colombo with HMS Redpole (Lt.Cdr. E.J. Lee, RN). (1)
16 Jun 1945
HMS Vox (Lt. W.E.I. Littlejohn, DSC, RANVR) conducted A/S exercises off Sydney with HMS Redpole (Lt.Cdr. E.J. Lee, RN). (2)
17 Jun 1945
HMS Vox (Lt. W.E.I. Littlejohn, DSC, RANVR) conducted A/S exercises off Sydney with HMS Redpole (Lt.Cdr. E.J. Lee, RN). (2)
18 Jun 1945
HMS Vox (Lt. W.E.I. Littlejohn, DSC, RANVR) conducted A/S exercises off Sydney with HMS Redpole (Lt.Cdr. E.J. Lee, RN). (2)
Sources
- ADM 173/20348
- ADM 173/20353
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.