Appendix Two of Britannia’s Dragon provides a list of adoptions of warships by Welsh communities during World War II, as they were known to me at the time of completing the book. I knew that my list was very unlikely to be comprehensive, hence my comment that I would publish any additions or corrections notified to me on my website. This statement has been overtaken by events, namely my decision to launch this site, which is where all such amendments will now be posted. I’ve also been corresponding with Peter Schofield, a volunteer with the Imperial War Museum, who has been carrying out extensive research on Warship Weeks. He has provided me with both a list of corrections to the listing I provide in the book and with his Excel files of known adoptions. Peter has generously agreed to allow me to publish the latter on this site, with that for South Wales appearing below, and I am very grateful to him for allowing this invaluable information to come into the public domain in this way. The table below gives the name of the community, the name and type of ship that was adopted, the dates of the community’s ‘Warship Week’ if known, and the total amount raised if known. Additional information from those with local knowledge of what happened in particular communities would be very welcome!

Corrections to Appendix 2 of Britannia’s Dragon

• Cwmbran adopted HMS Turquoise and not MTB 79; this vessel was adopted by Blaenavon
• Gwendraeth Valley adopted MGB 51
• HMS Gardenia is repeated (Cowbridge and Llangan); the vessel was adopted by Cowbridge
• Radnorshire adopted HMS Scorpion which was ex HMS Sentinel, both destroyers
• Lladridnod Wells UD did not adopt the submarine HMS Sentinel as the town was part of the Radnorshire effort
• Pembroke adopted HMS Nubian,
• HMS Coventry (adopted by Coventry) lost 14 Sept 1942 and then adopted HMS Argonaut, therefore not adopted by Pembrokeshire south

List of Adoptions in South Wales