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{{short description|Destroyer of the Royal Navy}}
{{other ships|HMS Wild Swan}}

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*Atlantic 1940–42<ref name=navhist>{{cite web| first=Mason| last=Geoffrey B.| title=HMS Wild Swan (D62) – V & W-class Destroyer|work=Service Histories of Royal Navy Warships in World War 2| publisher=Naval-History.net | url=http://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chrono-10DD-09VW-WildSwan.htm| date=12 July 2011 | access-date=29 May 2015}}</ref>
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|Ship EW=*ASDIC fitted 1939
*Type 286M Air Warning RADAR fitted 1941
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*4 × [[BL 4.7 inch /45 naval gun|BL 4.7 in (120-mm) Mk.I guns]], mount P Mk.I
*2 × [[QF 2 pounder naval gun|QF 2 pdr Mk.II "pom-pom" (40 mm L/39)]]
*6 × [[British 21 inch torpedo|21-inch Torpedo Tubes]]
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*2 × [[QF 2 pounder naval gun|QF 2 pdr Mk.II "pom-pom" (40 mm L/39)]]
*1 × QF 12 pounder AA gun
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'''HMS ''Wild Swan''''' was an [[V and W-class destroyer|Admiralty modified W-class]] [[destroyer]] built for the [[Royal Navy]]. She was one of four destroyers ordered in 1918 from [[Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardson]], [[Wallsend-on-Tyne]] under the 14th Order for Destroyers of the Emergency War Program of 1917–18. She was the second Royal Navy ship to carry the name, after the [[Sloop-of-war|sloop]] {{HMS|Wild Swan|1876|6}} in 1876. Like her sisters, she was completed too late to see action in the First World War.<ref name=navhist />

==Construction and design==
''Wild Swan'' was one of seven Modified W-class destroyers that were completed after World War I, out of an original order for 38 ships issued in April 1918.<ref name="Fried p170,313-4">Friedman 2009, pp. 170, 313–314.</ref> She was built by Swan Hunter at Wallsend on Tyne, being laid down in July 1918, launched on 17 May 1919 and completed on 14 November 1919.<ref name=navhist /><ref name="Prest p109-0">Preston 1971, pp. 109–110.</ref>{{#tag:ref|Friedman gives the date of completion as 13 November.<ref name="Fried p314">Friedman 2009, p. 314.</ref>|group=lower-alpha}}

''Wild Swan'' was {{convert|312|ft|m|1}} [[length overall|long overall]] and {{convert|300|ft|m|1}} [[length between perpendiculars|between perpendiculars]], with a [[Beam (nautical)|beam]] of {{convert|29|ft|6|in|m}} and a [[Draft (ship)|draught]] of between {{convert|10|ft|9|in|m}} and {{convert|11|ft|7+1/2|in|m|2}} depending on load. [[Displacement (ship)|Displacement]] was {{convert|1112|LT|t}} standard and {{convert|1505|LT|t}} deep load.<ref name="Preston p102,0">Preston 1971, pp. 102, 110.</ref> Three oil-fed [[Yarrow boiler]]s raising steam at {{convert|250|psi}} fed Brown-Curtis geared [[steam turbines]] which developed {{convert|27,000|shp|kW}}, driving two screws for a maximum designed speed of {{convert|34|kn|lk=in}}. The ship carried {{convert|387|LT|t}} of oil giving a range of {{convert|3210|nmi|lk=in}} at {{convert|15|kn}}.<ref name="preston p108-110">Preston  1971, pp. 108, 110.</ref>

She shipped four [[BL 4.7 inch /45 naval gun|4.7 in (120 mm) BL]] guns on four single center-line mounts.  These were disposed as two forward and two aft in super imposed firing positions. Anti-aircraft armament consisted of two [[QF 2-pounder naval gun|2-pounder "pom-pom"]] [[autocannon]]. Six 21-inch torpedo tubes were fitted in two triple mounts on the center-line. She had a crew of 134 officers and other ranks.<ref name="preston p108-110"/>

==Pre-war service==

On commissioning, the ship joined the [[3rd Destroyer Flotilla]], [[Atlantic Fleet (United Kingdom)|Atlantic Fleet]], based at [[Port Edgar]] on the [[Firth of Forth]]<ref name=navhist /> and from March to July 1920, operated in the [[Baltic Sea|Baltic]].<ref name="Wild p236">Smith 1985, p. 236.</ref> She remained with the 3rd Flotilla when the Royal Navy's Destroyer Flotillas were reorganised from large flotillas of 16 destroyers and a leader to smaller units of eight ships and a leader in 1921.<ref name="Prest p35-6">Preston 1971, pp. 35–36.</ref>  The 3rd Destroyer Flotilla, including ''Wild Swan'', transferred from the Atlantic Fleet to the [[Mediterranean Fleet]] in September 1922 as a result of the [[Chanak Crisis]], a war scare between Britain and Turkey towards the end of the [[Greco-Turkish War (1919–22)|Greco-Turkish War]]. The 3rd Flotilla assisted in the evacuation of Greeks from Turkish territory after the end of the year, escorting transports carrying Greek troops.<ref name="Wild p236"/><ref name="Prest p49">Preston 1971, p. 49.</ref><ref name="watnav">{{cite web|last=Watson|first=Graham|title=Between the Wars: Royal Navy Organisation and Ship Deployments 1919–1939|publisher=Naval-History.net|url=http://www.naval-history.net/xGW-RNOrganisation1919-39.htm |access-date=14 May 2016}}</ref> On 24–25 December 1923, she took part in the unsuccessful hunt for the French [[airship]] [[Dixmude (airship)|''Dixmunde'']], searching the [[Gulf of Gabès]],<ref name="Engp122">English 2019, p. 122.</ref> although ''Dixmunde'' had in fact been destroyed in an explosion off [[Sicily]] on 21 December.<ref>Robinson 1975, pp. 347–349.</ref> ''Wild Swan'' had her boilers retubed at [[Sheerness dockyard]] in June–July 1926.<ref name="Engp122"/> As a result of the outbreak of the [[Chinese Civil War]] the 3rd Destroyer Flotilla was despatched from the Mediterranean to China in order to protect British interests, arriving at [[Hong Kong]] on 15 October 1926.<ref name="Preston p54">Preston 1971, p. 54.</ref><ref name="navrev130 p97-9">''The Naval Review'' February 1930, pp. 97–99.</ref> ''Wild Swan'' was based at [[Jiujiang]] on the [[Yangtze]] river from January to June 1927, and on 26 March ''Wild Swan'' and the river gunboat {{HMS|Woodlark|1897|2}} intercepted the British steamer ''Kiangwo'' which had been seized by Chinese Nationalist troops to ferry troops up the Yangtze. After negotiation, the Nationalists released the vessel, paying compensation to the ship's owners.<ref name="navrev130 p105-6">''The Naval Review'' February 1930, pp. 105–106.</ref> The Flotilla re-assembled at Hong Kong on 1 May 1928 to prepare to return to home waters, but departure was delayed by the [[Jinan incident]], a clash between Chinese Nationalist and Japanese troops, with the Flotilla not leaving until 8 July.<ref name="navrev130 p116">''The Naval Review'' February 1930, p. 116.</ref>

The 3rd Flotilla was re-equipped with [[A- and B-class destroyer|A-class destroyers]] in 1930, and ''Wild Swan'' was placed in reserve.<ref name=navhist /><ref name="Manning p28">Manning 1961, p. 28.</ref> She was re-commissioned in 1931, joining the [[8th Destroyer Flotilla]] on the [[China Station]]. ''Wild Swan'' transferred to the [[1st Destroyer Flotilla]] based at [[Singapore]] in December 1934.<ref name="Wild p237">Smith 1985, p. 237.</ref> The flotilla transferred to the Mediterranean during the [[Abyssinian crisis]].<ref name=navhist /><ref name="Manning p29">Manning 1961, p. 29.</ref> The outbreak of the [[Spanish Civil War]] in July 1936 saw ''Wild Swan'' at [[Gibraltar]] and on 23 July she was patrolling in the [[Straits of Gibraltar]] when she was near missed by bombs dropped by [[Nationalist faction (Spanish Civil War)|Nationalist]] bombers, which resulted in ''Wild Swan'' firing back at the aircraft.<ref>Alberca 2015, pp. 49–50.</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Chitral Endangered: British Destroyer Returns Fire: Protest to Spain|work= [[The Mercury (Hobart)|The Mercury]]| location=Hobart, Australia| date=25 July 1936|page=11|url= http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/25218427}}</ref> Between 25 and 28 July she took part in the evacuation of civilians from [[Huelva]], and then returned to the United Kingdom, reaching [[Spithead]] on 31 July.<ref name="Wild p237"/> ''Wild Swan'' then joined the Local Defence Flotilla at Portsmouth, taking part in the Coronation [[Fleet Review]] for King [[George VI]] on 20 May 1937.<ref name="Wild p237"/>

On 23 August 1937, ''Wild Swan'' was paid off into reserve,<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Wild Swan (Po.) Destroyer|magazine=The Navy List| date=February 1939|page=303|url=http://digital.nls.uk/british-military-lists/pageturner.cfm?id=92654130}}</ref> and remained in reserve at [[HMNB Portsmouth|Portsmouth]] into 1939.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=IV. Vessels Under the V.A.C. Reserve Fleet: Portsmouth| magazine=The Navy List|date=September 1939 |page=244|url=http://digital.nls.uk/british-military-lists/pageturner.cfm?id=92718274&mode=fullsize}}</ref>  She underwent a long refit at [[Chatham Dockyard|Chatham]] in late 1939 to update her equipment, including the fitting of anti-submarine detection equipment ([[ASDIC]]). This refit and consequent trials did not complete until December 1939.<ref name=navhist />

==Second World War==

===Early operations===
After her refit, ''Wild Swan'' was allocated to the [[18th Destroyer Flotilla]]; however, in January 1940 she participated in trials on [[degaussing]] equipment, attached to the torpedo school, {{HMS|Vernon|shore establishment|6}}.<ref name=navhist /><ref name="Wild p23-4">Smith 1985, pp. 23–24.</ref> On 25 February 1940, ''Wild Swan'' joined the 18th Flotilla and commenced operations.<ref name="Wild p26">Smith 1985, p. 26.</ref> On 4 March, ''Wild Swan'' and sister ship {{HMS|Versatile|D32|2}} were dispatched from [[Plymouth]] to join the sloop {{HMS|Leith|U36|2}} in the search for a German [[U-boat]] that a merchant ship had reported sighting west of the [[Scilly Isles]]. ''Leith'' attacked a possible contact on that day, with ''Wild Swan'' joining in during the attacks on 5 March. Although [[depth charge]]s brought up an oil slick, it was concluded that the contact was a false alarm, and the ships had been attacking a pre-existing wreck.<ref name="Wild p28-9">Smith 1985, pp. 28–29.</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Kindell|first=Don|title=Naval Events, March 1940 (Part 1 of 2): Friday 1st – Thursday 14th|work= British and Other Navies in World War 2 Day-by-Day|publisher=Naval-History.net |date=7 April 2012|url= http://www.naval-history.net/xDKWW2-4003-12MAR01.htm|access-date=21 May 2016}}</ref> On 11 March, the German submarine {{GS|U28|1936|2}} torpedoed the Dutch tanker {{Ship|MV|Eulota||2}} and ''Wild Swan'', {{HMS|Winchelsea|D46|2}} and the [[Destroyer leader|leader]] {{HMS|Broke|D83|2}} were sent to investigate. ''Wild Swan'' rescued ''Eulota''{{'}}s crew before ''Broke''  [[Scuttling|scuttled]] the remains of the tanker.<ref name="Wild p30">Smith 1985, p. 30.</ref><ref name="HMS Wild Swan D 62"/> ''Wild Swan'' continued with convoy escort duties and investigating reports of U-boats through the rest of March and into April 1940.<ref name=navhist /><ref name="Wild p31-2">Smith 1985, pp. 31–32.</ref>

===Holland, Boulogne and Dunkirk===
On 18 April, ''Wild Swan'' transferred to the [[19th Destroyer Flotilla]] based at [[Dover]].<ref name="Wild p33">Smith 1985, p. 33.</ref> On 10 May 1940, Germany [[Battle of the Netherlands|invaded the Netherlands]], [[Battle of Belgium|Belgium]] and [[German invasion of Luxembourg|Luxembourg]]. Part of Britain's response was "Operation XD", with four destroyers (''Wild Swan'', {{HMS|Whitshed|D77|2}}, {{HMS|Verity|D63|2}} and {{HMS|Brilliant|H84|2}}) embarking demolition teams in order to destroy key facilities at Dutch ports before they could be captured by the Germans. ''Wild Swan'' was tasked with landing its party at the [[Hook of Holland]], arriving there on the afternoon of 10 May. She shelled German paratroops in a wood to the east of Hook of Holland on 11 May. She received damage to her starboard propeller while alongside at the Hook of Holland, and on 12 May was near missed by bombs from a German [[Junkers Ju 87 Stuka]] [[dive bomber]] which damaged the ship's [[Condenser (heat transfer)|condensers]], before rescuing survivors from the passenger ship {{Ship|SS|Prinses Juliana|1920|2}}, which had been sunk by German dive bombers.<ref name=navhist /><ref name="Wild p34-6, 46, 49-0">Smith 1985, pp. 34–36, 46, 49–52.</ref><ref name="daybday 540p2">{{cite web|last=Kindell|first=Don|title=Naval Events, May 1940 (Part 2 of 4): Wednesday 8th – Tuesday 14th|work= British and Other Navies in World War 2 Day-by-Day|publisher=Naval-History.net |date=7 April 2012|url= http://www.naval-history.net/xDKWW2-4005-14MAY02.htm|access-date=21 May 2016}}</ref> ''Wild Swan'' returned to Dover on 13 May, and went into dock to repair her damaged propeller and condensers.<ref name="Wild p55-6">Smith 1985, pp. 55–56.</ref>

On 21 May, ''Wild Swan'' was ordered to [[Boulogne]], threatened by advancing German troops, picking up 150 British civilians and ferrying them back to Dover.<ref name="Wild p58-9">Smith 1985, pp. 58–59.</ref><ref name="BEF p11">Winser 1999, p. 11.</ref> On 22 May she crossed the Channel to [[Dunkirk]] to carry out escort operations, but was diverted to Boulogne to carry out shore bombardment operations against advancing German troops along with the British destroyers {{HMS|Vimy||6}} and {{HMS|Keith||2}} and the French destroyers {{Ship|French destroyer|Chacal||2}}, {{Ship|French destroyer|Cyclone|1925|2}}, {{Ship|French destroyer|Bourrasque||2}}, {{Ship|French destroyer|Foudroyant|1929|2}}, {{Ship|French destroyer|Fougueux||2}}, {{Ship|French destroyer|Frondeur||2}}, {{Ship|French destroyer|Jaguar||2}}, {{Ship|French destroyer|Mistral||2}} and {{Ship|French destroyer|Siroco||2}}. They were attacked by German bombers, and ''Wild Swan'' was near missed by a German bomb, with splinters killing three men and seriously wounding another.<ref name="Wild p61-3">Smith 1985, p. 61–63.</ref><ref name="Roh p20">Rohwer and Hümmelchen 1992, p. 20.</ref> On 23 May, ''Wild Swan'' took a demolition party to Dunkirk, and returned to Dover that afternoon with 155 military and civilians rescued from Dunkirk.<ref name="Wild p63-4">Smith 1985, pp. 63–64.</ref><ref name="daybday 540 p4">{{cite web|last=Kindell|first=Don|title=Naval Events, May 1940 (Part 4 of 4): Wednesday 22nd – Friday 31st|work= British and Other Navies in World War 2 Day-by-Day|publisher=Naval-History.net |date=7 April 2012|url= http://www.naval-history.net/xDKWW2-4005-14MAY04.htm|access-date=21 May 2016}}</ref>{{#tag:ref|Kindell says a total of 158 were picked up.<ref name="daybday 540 p4"/>|group=lower-alpha}} She then returned to Boulogne, where the situation had [[Battle of Boulogne (1940)|deteriorated severely]], in order to take place in an evacuation of as many British troops as possible. ''Wild Swan'' entered Boulogne harbour at 20:25 hrs, shortly after {{HMS|Whitshed|D77|2}} and {{HMS|Vimiera|1917|2}} had left and was followed in by the destroyers {{HMS|Venomous|D75|2}} and {{HMS|Venetia|D53|2}}. As ''Venetia'' entered the harbour, she was shelled heavily by a German-manned shore battery and German tanks in an attempt to sink the ship in the entrance to the harbour and trap the remaining two ships. While ''Venetia'' was hit seven times, ''Venomous'' and ''Wild Swan'' managed to return fire with their 4.7 inch guns, suppressing the German shelling, so that ''Venetia'' could escape while ''Wild Swan'' and ''Venomous'' embarked troops (403 aboard ''Wild Swan'' and 500 aboard ''Venomous'') before the two ships rejoined ''Venetia'' and returned to Dover.<ref name="Wild p65-2">Smith 1985, pp. 65–72.</ref><ref name="Last p208-9,593-4">Sebag-Montefiore 2015, pp. 208–209, 593–594.</ref><ref name="BEF p12">Winser 1999, p. 12.</ref> On 26 May [[Operation Dynamo]], the evacuation of the BEF from Dunkirk started. ''Wild Swan'' escorted the ferry ''Maid of Orleans'', carrying drinking water for the trapped troops and the transport ''Canterbury'' to Dunkirk on 26 May, picking up General [[Ralph Eastwood]] and his staff before returning to Dover. She was then ordered to Portsmouth for a short refit, where her boilers were cleaned and the aft set of torpedo tubes was replaced by a [[QF 12-pounder 12 cwt naval gun|12-pounder]] (i.e. 3-inch (76-mm)) anti-aircraft  gun, and two extra depth charge throwers fitted.<ref name="Wild p79-0">Smith 1985, pp. 79–80.</ref>

===Channel and North Sea operations===
[[File:War Nawab 1919.jpg|left|thumb|RFA ''War Nawab'', one of the old tankers to be used as Fire ships as part of [[Operation Lucid]]]]
After the refit, on 8 June, ''Wild Swan'' rejoined the 19th Destroyer Flotilla.<ref name="Wild p80">Smith 1985, p. 80.</ref> On 17 June, ''Wild Swan'' landed a demolition party at [[St Malo]], calling in at [[Jersey]] on the way there, where she requisitioned seven small merchant ships to take place in the evacuation of troops from St Malo, part of [[Operation Cycle]].<ref name="BEF p44,6">Winser 1999, pp. 44, 46.</ref> The 19th Flotilla was then based at [[Harwich Dockyard|Harwich]], escorting convoys in the North Sea, and carrying out anti-invasion patrols, together with offensive strikes against enemy shipping.<ref name=navhist /><ref name="Wild p86">Smith 1985, p. 86.</ref> On 30 July, ''Wild Swan'' was carrying out an anti-invasion patrol with ''Whitshed'' and {{HMS|Ambuscade|D38|2}} when ''Whitshed'' struck a mine. ''Wild Swan'' towed ''Whitshed'' stern first back to Harwich.<ref name="Wild p92">Smith 1985, p. 92.</ref> On the night of 10/11 September, ''Wild Swan'', {{HMS|Veteran|D72|2}} and {{HMS|Malcolm|D19|2}} carried out an offensive sweep off the Belgian coast, attacking several barges and [[Naval trawler|trawlers]] that were being used as escorts, sinking at least one of the barges and two trawlers.<ref name="Wild p98-1">Smith 1985, pp. 98–101.</ref> On the night of 13/14 September ''Wild Swan'' and ''Venomous'' again struck against German coastal shipping off Boulogne, engaging several German trawlers, before breaking off the engagement when coming under fire from German coastal artillery. On 16 September, ''Wild Swan'' collided with the destroyer {{HMS|Worcester|D96|2}}, sustaining minor damage to the ship's bow.<ref name="Wild p103">Smith 1985, p. 103.</ref><ref name="daybday 940 p2">{{cite web|last=Kindell|first=Don|title=Naval Events, September 1940 (Part 1 of 2): Sunday 1st – Saturday 14th|work= British and Other Navies in World War 2 Day-by-Day|publisher=Naval-History.net |date=7 April 2012|url= http://www.naval-history.net/xDKWW2-4009-22SEP01.htm|access-date=22 May 2016}}</ref>

Later in September, ''Wild Swan'' was allocated to [[Operation Lucid]], a plan to convert old oil tankers as [[Fire ship]]s and use them to attack invasion barges in French ports. ''Wild Swan'' was part of the escort force on the first attempt to carry out Lucid, on the night of 25/26 September, where {{Ship|RFA|War Nizam||2}} and {{Ship|RFA|War Nawab||2}} were to be sacrificed, but this was abandoned because of unsuitable weather conditions and the poor condition of the fire ships. A second attempt on 2 October was cancelled due to poor weather. A third attempt was made on the night of 4/5 October, with ''War Nizam'' and ''Mytilus'' being sent against [[Calais]] and ''Oakfield'' against Boulogne. ''Wild Swan'' again formed part of the escort covering force, but unsuitable weather conditions again caused cancellation.<ref name="Wild p104-7">Smith 1985, pp. 104–107.</ref>

===Atlantic escort===
On 30 October, ''Wild Swan'' was transferred to the 7th Escort Group based at [[Liverpool]].<ref name=navhist /> One early escort mission with the 7th Escort Group was Convoy HX 83, which ''Wild Swan'' joined on 4 November.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kindell|first=Don|title=Naval Events, October 1940 (Part 2 of 2): Tuesday 15th – Thursday 31st|work= British and Other Navies in World War 2 Day-by-Day|publisher=Naval-History.net |date=7 April 2012|url= http://www.naval-history.net/xDKWW2-4010-23OCT02.htm|access-date=22 May 2016}}</ref> On the night of 4/5 November, the German U-boat {{GS|U-99|1940|2}}, commanded by [[Otto Kretschmer]], fresh from sinking the [[Armed Merchant Cruiser]]s {{Ship|SS|Laurentic|1927|2}} and {{Ship|SS|Patroclus|1923|2}}, attacked the convoy, firing torpedoes from outside the convoy, with the torpedoes passing between ''Wild Swan'' and the destroyer {{HMS|Beagle|H30|2}}, patrolling on the East side of the Convoy, and sinking the tanker {{MV|Scottish Maiden||2}}. Neither ''Wild Swan'' or ''Beagle'' spotted ''U-99'', and despite seeing an explosion, did not realise that the attack had come from their side of the convoy. The crews of ''Wild Swan'' and ''Beagle'', both new to North Atlantic convoy operations, were criticised for keeping a poor lookout.<ref name="Blairv1 p208-9">Blair 2000, pp. 208–209.</ref><ref name="Wild p112,4">Smith 1985, pp. 112, 114.</ref>

On 23 December, ''Wild Swan'' was departing Liverpool in company with the destroyer {{HMS|Warwick|D25|2}} when ''Warwick'' set off an [[acoustic mine]], and was badly damaged, with the engine room flooded and the ship settling low in the water. ''Wild Swan'' towed ''Warwick'' back to Liverpool, allowing the damaged ship to be repaired.<ref name="Wild p122-3">Smith 1985, pp. 122–123.</ref> On 9 January ''Wild Swan'' was detached from Convoy OB 270 to search for the survivors of the cargo ship {{Ship|SS|Clytoneus}} which had been sunk by a German [[Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor]] long-range bomber the previous day. ''Wild Swan'' and the Armed Merchant Cruiser {{HMS|Esperance Bay|F67|2}} rescued the survivors later that same day. Despite being short of fuel, ''Wild Swan'' was then ordered to search for the steamer {{Ship|SS|Bassano}}, which had been torpedoed and sunk by {{GS|U-105|1940|2}}, with ''Wild Swan'' and ''Esperance Bay'' rescuing ''Bassano''{{'}}s survivors.<ref name="Wild p125-0">Smith 1985, pp. 125–130.</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Kindell|first=Don|title=Naval Events, January 1941, Part 1 of 2): Wednesday 1st – Tuesday 14th|work= British and Other Navies in World War 2 Day-by-Day|publisher=Naval-History.net |date=7 April 2012|url= http://www.naval-history.net/xDKWW2-4101-28JAN01.htm|access-date=24 May 2016}}</ref> On 29 January, ''Wild Swan'' was returning to Liverpool when she encountered the steamer {{Ship|SS|Westmoreland|1916|6}}, which had struck a mine earlier that day and had been abandoned by her crew. The steamer remained afloat, and ''Wild Swan'' recovered ''Westmoreland''{{'}}s crew, put them back aboard the steamer and assisted in the recovery of the stricken vessel, with ''Wild Swan''{{'}}s crew later being awarded £600 for [[Law of salvage|taking part in the salvage]] of the ship.<ref name="Wild p131-2">Smith 1985, pp. 131–132.</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Kindell|first=Don|title=Naval Events, January 1941, Part 2 of 2): Wednesday 15st – Friday 31st|work= British and Other Navies in World War 2 Day-by-Day|publisher=Naval-History.net |date=7 April 2012|url= http://www.naval-history.net/xDKWW2-4101-28JAN02.htm|access-date=26 May 2016}}</ref>

''Wild Swan'' continued escort operations in the North Atlantic until March 1941, when she underwent a much-needed refit at the [[Royal Albert Dock, London|Royal Albert Dock]] in London. The ship's machinery was overhauled extensively, and Type 286 surface search radar fitted. The dockyard was heavily bombed on 19 April and ''Wild Swan'' was slightly damaged by German bombs, with near misses causing leaking oil tanks<ref name="navhist"/><ref name="Wild p134-8">Smith 1985, pp. 134–138.</ref>

===Africa and Gibraltar===
After completing her refit on 26 April, ''Wild Swan'' joined the 1st Destroyer Flotilla based at [[HMNB Portsmouth|Portsmouth]]. A shortage of escorts off West Africa resulted in ''Wild Swan'' being ordered to transfer to [[Freetown]], [[Sierra Leone]]. Before she was due to sail for Africa, the sinking of the British battlecruiser {{HMS|Hood|51|2}} by the {{Ship|German Battleship|Bismarck||2|up=yes}} in the [[Battle of the Denmark Strait]], resulted in ''Wild Swan'', together with {{HMS|Wivern|D66|2}} and {{HMS|Vansittart|D64|2}} being ordered to stand by at Plymouth, ready to be sent to intercept the German Battleship or to escort the battleships {{HMS|Rodney|29|2}} and {{HMS|King George V|41|2}} (there was a chance that fuel shortages could force the Battleships' destroyer escort to turn back, leaving them unprotected against submarine attack). [[Last battle of the battleship Bismarck|''Bismarck'' was sunk]] on the night of 26/27 May without the need for the three elderly destroyers to intervene, but late on 27 May, the three destroyers were instead ordered to go to the aid of the [[Ocean boarding vessel]] {{HMS|Registan||2}}, which had been set on fire by German bombers off [[Cape Cornwall]], near [[Land's End]]. ''Wild Swan'' picked up twenty survivors from ''Registan'', although four of them died.<ref name="Wild p141-4">Smith 1985, pp. 141–144.</ref> The three destroyers joined the escort to the Cape-bound convoy WS-8X on 1 June 1941, being detached from the convoy on 3 June and reaching Gibraltar on 6 June.<ref name="Wild p145">Smith 1985, p. 145.</ref> The three destroyers took part in escort duties during the rendezvous of the aircraft carriers {{HMS|Victorious|R38|2}} and {{HMS|Ark Royal|91|2}} prior to [[Malta Convoys#June .E2.80.93 Operation Tracer|Operation Tracer]], but ''Wild Swan'' returned to Gibraltar on 10 June. The three destroyers set out for West Africa on 13 June, sailing for Freetown via [[Banjul|Bathurst]], and arriving at Freetown on 18 June.<ref name="Wild p145-6">Smith 1985, pp. 145–146.</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Kindell |first=Don |title=Naval Events, June 1941, Part 1 of 2): Sunday 1st – Saturday 14th|work= British and Other Navies in World War 2 Day-by-Day|publisher=Naval-History.net |date=8 April 2012|url= http://www.naval-history.net/xDKWW2-4106-33JUN01.htm|access-date=29 May 2016}}</ref>

''Wild Swan'' carried out escort operations from Freetown through the rest of June and July, but by then the pressure off West Africa had reduced, and ''Wild Swan'' was ordered to Gibraltar, reaching there on 10 August.<ref name="navhist"/><ref name="Wild p150">Smith 1985, p. 150.</ref> The ship soon began a regular pattern of escorting the Gibraltar to Britain HG convoys as far as fuel would last, this beginning with Convoy HG 70, where the strong escort managed to repel a series of attacks by enemy submarines, so that the only loss was one freighter sunk by bombing.<ref name="Wild p150-1">Smith 1985, pp. 150–151.</ref><ref name="blairv1 p336-7">Blair 2000, pp. 336–337.</ref>

==Loss==
On 16 June 1942, ''Wild Swan'' was in the [[Western Approaches]] as part of the escort for convoy HG84. She was detached for refuelling, and happened to be passing through a group of Spanish [[Fishing trawler|trawler]]s, when a squadron of 12 [[Nazi Germany|German]] [[Junkers Ju 88]] bombers mistook these vessels as the convoy and attacked them. ''Wild Swan'' replied vigorously, claiming six German aircraft shot down. She was, however, already seriously damaged by four near-misses, she lost steering control and collided with one of the Spanish trawlers, which sank almost immediately. She rescued 11 survivors from the trawler, but ''Wild Swan'' also sank (at {{coord|49|52|N|10|44|W}}). The British reported that three of the trawlers were also sunk by bombs.<ref name=navhist /><ref name="HMS Wild Swan D 62">{{cite web|last=Helgason |first=Guðmundur |url=http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/4699.html |title=HMS Wild Swan (D 62)|publisher= Uboat.net|access-date=21 May 2016}}</ref><ref>Hammerton, John Alexander (1942). ''The War illustrated''. Volume 6, Issues 131-155. The Amalgamated Press, p. 92</ref>

A searching RAF [[Short Sunderland]] flying boat found the group of small boats and dinghies the next day, and survivors of both vessels were subsequently rescued,<ref>Nesbit, R. C. The RAF in Camera 1939-1945 1998 pp67-68 photographs ISBN 0750915331</ref> but 31 British seamen died through [[Hypothermia|exposure]]. According to a Ministry of Defence historical document:{{citation needed|reason=none of the cites listed mention a MoD historical document|date=May 2016}} 17 June 1942 {{HMS|Vansittart|D64|6}} "Picked up 10 officers and 123 ratings, five of whom seriously injured, from ''Wild Swan'', (sunk after damaged by air attack and collision with Spanish trawler in Bay of Biscay) and 11 men from Spanish trawler." The survivors were landed at  Milford Haven.<ref name=navhist /><ref name="HMS Wild Swan D 62"/><ref>{{cite web| first=Don | last=Kindell | title=1st – 30th June 1942 – in date, ship/unit & name order|work=Casualty Lists of the Royal Navy and Dominion Navies, World War 2| publisher=Naval-History.net| url=http://www.naval-history.net/xDKCas1942-06JUN.htm | access-date=27 May 2015}}</ref>

The ''Wild Swan's'' commander, [[Claude Sclater]], was awarded the [[Distinguished Service Order]] for the action.<ref name=gen>{{cite web| title=Commander Claude Sclater DSO and bar, FRGS, MA| work=The Hallowes Genealogy | url=http://www.hallowesgenealogy.co.uk/aacaa1.htm| date=15 May 2012 | access-date=27 May 2015}}</ref>

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Module:Namespace detect/config (view source) (protected)
Module:Namespace detect/data (view source) (protected)
Module:Navbar (view source) (protected)
Module:Navbar/configuration (view source) (protected)
Module:Navbar/styles.css (view source) (protected)
Module:Navbox (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Navbox/configuration (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Navbox/styles.css (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Ns has subpages (view source) (protected)
Module:Other uses (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Pagetype (view source) (protected)
Module:Pagetype/config (view source) (protected)
Module:Pagetype/disambiguation (view source) (protected)
Module:Pagetype/rfd (view source) (protected)
Module:Pagetype/setindex (view source) (protected)
Module:Pagetype/softredirect (view source) (protected)
Module:SDcat (view source) (protected)
Module:String (view source) (protected)
Module:TableTools (view source) (protected)
Module:Template wrapper (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Unsubst (view source) (protected)
Module:WPMILHIST Infobox style (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:WPSHIPS utilities (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:WPSHIPS utilities/data (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Wikitext Parsing (view source) (protected)
Module:Yesno (view source) (protected)

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