| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Admiralty V & W |
| Pennant | D 30 |
| Built by | Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardson Ltd. (Wallsend-on-Tyne, U.K.): Wallsend |
| Ordered | 9 Dec 1916 |
| Laid down | May 1917 |
| Launched | 15 Dec 1917 |
| Commissioned | 15 Mar 1918 |
| Lost | 5 Jul 1940 |
| Loss position | 50.17N, 08.48W |
| History | On 5 July 1940 HMS Whirlwind (Lt.Cdr. John Malcolm Rodgers, RN) was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-34 about 120 nautical miles west of Lands End, south-west England in position 50º17'N, 08º48'W. The U-boat reported that one torpedo hit underneath the bridge that broke off the forepart that sank immediately while the rest of the ship stayed afloat for some time. Hit by U-boat |
| U-boat Attack | See our U-boat attack entry for the HMS Whirlwind (i) |
Commands listed for HMS Whirlwind (i) (D 30)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. (retired) Michael Wentworth Ewart-Wentworth, RN | 15 Jun 1939 | 10 Oct 1939 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. John Malcolm Rodgers, RN | 10 Oct 1939 | 5 Jul 1940 |
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Noteable events involving Whirlwind (i) include:
30 Oct 1939
HMS Walpole (Lt.Cdr. A.F. Burnell-Nugent, RN) and HMS Whirlwind (Lt.Cdr. M.B. Ewart-Wentworth, RN) scuttle the British merchant Bronte with gunfire in position 50°07'N, 10°36'W. HMS Walpole takes on board the 42 crewmembers of the Bronte.
The Bronte was torpedoed and damaged on 27 October 1939 by German U-boat U-34 180 nautical miles west of Lands End in position 49°30'N, 12°15'W. (see map)
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