| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Admiralty V & W |
| Pennant | D 41 |
| Built by | Doxford Shipyard (Sunderland, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | May 1917 |
| Launched | 12 Feb 1918 |
| Commissioned | 7 Aug 1918 |
| Lost | 6 Jan 1945 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Heavily damaged by a mine off Flushing, the Netherlands in position 52º33'N, 03º06'E. 2 of the crew were killed. She was taken back to Kent where she was declared a constructive total loss not worth repairing. Sold to be broken up for scrap on 8 February 1945. Commanding Officers: Lt.Cdr. Harold Godfrey Bowerman, RN HMS Walpole was in Dockyard Control during repairs Lt.Cdr. John Henry Eaden, RN Lt. Arthur Shubrook Pomeroy, RN Lt. George Clement Crowley, DSC, RN |
Commands listed for HMS Walpole (D 41)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Anthony Frank Burnell-Nugent, RN | 9 Jan 1939 | 21 Nov 1939 | |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Harold Godfrey Bowerman, RN | 21 Dec 1939 | ??? | |
| 3 | Lt.Cdr. John Henry Eaden, DSC, RN | 14 Mar 1941 | Aug 1942 | |
| 4 | Lt. Arthur Shubrook Pomeroy, RN | Aug 1942 | Sep 1943 | |
| 5 | Lt. George Clement Crowley, DSC, RN | Sep 1943 | Jan 1945 ? | |
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Noteable events involving Walpole 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)
8 Mar 1940
HMS Walpole (Lt.Cdr. H.G. Bowerman, RN) picks up 78 survivors from the British merchant Counsellor that was sunk 6 nautical miles bering 280 from Liverpool Bar Lightship in position 53º38'N, 03º23'W after hitting a mine laid on 6 January 1940 by the German submarine U-30
13 May 1940
HMS Walpole (Lt.Cdr. H.G. Bowerman, RN) evacuated from IJmuiden, Holland leading members of the Netherlands bank and industrial diamonds.
27 Jul 1940
HMS Walpole (Lt.Cdr. H.G. Bowerman, RN) was damaged by bombs from German aircraft while escorting a convoy off Dover.