| 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 | |
| Laid down | May 1917 |
| Launched | 15 Dec 1917 |
| Commissioned | 15 Mar 1918 |
| Lost | 5 Jul 1940 |
| Loss position | 50.17N, 08.48W (See a map) |
| 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. Commanding Officers: Lt.Cdr. John Malcolm Rodgers, RN Hit by U-boat |
Commands listed for HMS Whirlwind (i) (D 30)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. 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 50º07'N, 10º36'W. HMS Walpole takes on board the 42 crewmembers of the Bronte.
The Bronte was torpedoed and damaged on 27 October 1939 by the German submarine U-34 180 nautical miles west of Lands End in position 49º30'N, 12º15'W. (see map)