ISBN: | 978-5-5119-8832-0 |
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! HMS Woodpecker (U08) was a modified, 1,300 ton Royal Navy Black Swan-class sloop that fought during World War II. The ship was built by William Denny Brothers of Dumbarton, Scotland. She was launched on 29 June 1942, and commissioned 14 December the same year.