| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | O |
| Pennant | G 98 |
| Built by | Thornycroft (Southampton, U.K.) |
| Ordered | 3 Sep 1939 |
| Laid down | 20 May 1940 |
| Launched | 2 Apr 1942 |
| Commissioned | 17 Oct 1942 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Scrapped in June 1965. Commanding Officers: Lt.Cdr. John Michael Hodges, DSO, RN Lt.Cdr. John Ronald Gower, RN |
Commands listed for HMS Orwell (G 98)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Nigel Hubert George Austen, DSO, RN | 18 Aug 1942 | Jan 1943 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. John Michael Hodges, DSO, RN | Jan 1943 | 15 Jul 1944 |
| 3 | Lt.Cdr. John Ronald Gower, RN | 15 Jul 1944 | 16 Oct 1945 |
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Noteable events involving Orwell include:
12 Jan 1945
The British heavy cruiser HMS Norfolk (Capt. J.G.Y. Loveband, RN with Rear-Admiral R.R. McGrigor, CB, DSO, RN aboard) and the light cruiser HMS Bellona (Capt. C.F.W. Norris, DSO, RN) escorted by the destroyers HMS Onslow (Capt. H.W.S. Browning, OBE, RN), HMS Orwell (Lt.Cdr. J.R. Gower, DSC, RN) and HMS Onslaught (Cdr. the Hon. A. Pleydell-Bouverie, RN) attack a German convoy of Egersund, Norway. Two German merchants, the Bahia Camarones (8551 GRT) and the Charlotte (4404 GRT) and the minelayer M 273 were sunk.
20 Mar 1945
HMS Orwell (Lt.Cdr. J.R. Gower, DSC, RN) picks up 65 survivors (of which one died aboard the destroyer) from the American merchant Horace Bushnell that was torpedoed and damaged by the German submarine U-995 about 25 nautical miles east of North Kilden Light in position 69º23'N, 35º17'E.