| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Admiralty Modified W |
| Pennant | D 71 |
| Built by | William Denny & Brothers (Dumbarton, Scotland) |
| Ordered | Jan 1918 |
| Laid down | 16 Apr 1918 |
| Launched | 17 Apr 1919 |
| Commissioned | 7 Nov 1919 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Reconstruction to Long Range Escort finished in January 1943. HMS Volunteer is not listed as active unit in the July 1945 Navy List Sold to be broken up for scrap on 4 March 1947. |
Commands listed for HMS Volunteer (D 71)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Hugh Gartside-Tippinge, RN | 31 Jul 1939 | 30 Dec 1939 | |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Norman Lanyon, RN | 30 Dec 1939 | ??? | |
| 3 | Lt.Cdr. Norman Lanyon, RN | 25 Jul 1941 | 12 Jan 1942 | |
| 4 | Lt. Arthur Shubrook Pomeroy, RN | 12 Jan 1942 | ??? | |
| 5 | Lt.Cdr. Gordon John Luther, RN | 3 Dec 1942 | 3 Feb 1944 | |
| 6 | Lt.Cdr. James Edward Rickards Wilford, RNR | 3 Feb 1944 | ??? | |
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Noteable events involving Volunteer include:
7 Jun 1940
The British merchant Frances Massey is torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-48 14 nautical miles north-west of Tory Island. The sole survivor, the master, was picked up by the British destroyer HMS Volunteer (Lt.Cdr. N. Lanyon, RN).
27 Mar 1942
On 27 March 1942 the German submarine U-587 was sunk in position 47º21'N, 21º39'W by depth charges by the British escort destroyers HMS Grove (Lt.Cdr. J.W. Rylands, RN) and HMS Aldenham (Lt. H.A. Stuart-Menteth, RN) and the British destoyers HMS Volunteer (Lt. A.S. Pomeroy, RN) and HMS Leamington (Lt.Cdr. H.G. Bowerman, RN) of the 2nd Escort Group, escorting the troop convoy WS-17. The u-boat was found after a HF/DF fix by the British destroyer HMS Keppel (Cdr. J.E. Broome, RN). (see map)
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