| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | K |
| Pennant | F 91 |
| Built by | Yarrow Shipbuilders Ltd. (Scotstoun, Scotland) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 20 Oct 1937 |
| Launched | 19 Jan 1939 |
| Commissioned | 12 Dec 1939 |
| Lost | 11 May 1942 |
| History | HMS Kipling (Cdr. Aubrey St. Clair-Ford, DSO, RN) was bombed by German Ju 88 aircraft off Mersa Matruth in the eastern Mediterranean. |
Commands listed for HMS Kipling (F 91)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Aubrey St. Clair-Ford, RN | 15 Nov 1939 | 11 May 1942 |
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Noteable events involving Kipling include:
11 Oct 1940
The battleship HMS Revenge sails from Plymouth with the destroyers HMS Javelin, HMS Jupiter, HMS Kelvin, HMS Kipling, HMS Jackal, HMS Jaguar and HMS Kashmir to shell the French port of Cherbourg.
28 Dec 1941
German U-boat U-75 was sunk in the Mediterranean near Mersa Matruh, in position 31°50'N, 26°40'E, by depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Kipling (Cdr. A. St. Clair-Ford, RN). (see map)
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