| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Admiralty V & W |
| Pennant | D 72 |
| Built by | John Brown Shipbuilding & Engineering Company Ltd. (Clydebank, Scotland) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 30 Aug 1918 |
| Launched | 26 Aug 1919 |
| Commissioned | 13 Nov 1919 |
| Lost | 26 Sep 1942 |
| Loss position | 54.34N, 25.44W (See a map) |
| History | On 26 September 1942 HMS Veteran (Lt.Cdr Trevor Henry Garwood, RN) was torpedoed and sunk by U-404 in position 54º34'N, 25º44'W while escorting convoy RB-1. When torpedoed she was rescuing survivors of the American passenger ship New York. She was lost with all hands together with rescued survivors from the American passenger ships Boston and New York. The convoy was attacked by three wolf packs totalling 17 U-boats. Commanding Officers: Cdr. John Egerton Broome, RN Cdr. Walter Thomas Couchman, RN Cdr. William Edward James Eames, RN Lt.Cdr Trevor Henry Garwood, RN Hit by U-boat |
Commands listed for HMS Veteran (D 72)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Cdr. John Egerton Broome, RN | 11 Oct 1939 | 4 Dec 1940 | |
| 2 | Cdr. Walter Thomas Couchman, RN | 4 Dec 1940 | 6 Jul 1941 | |
| 3 | Cdr. William Edward James Eames, RN | 6 Jul 1941 | ??? | |
| 4 | Lt.Cdr. Trevor Henry Garwood, RN | ??? | 26 Sep 1942 (+) | |
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Noteable events involving Veteran include:
4 Apr 1941
The British merchant Harbledown is torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-94 south-south-west of Iceland in position 58º24'N, 23º20'W. HMS Veteran (Cdr. W.T. Couchman, OBE, RN) later picks up 25 survivors.
1 May 1941
HMS Veteran (Cdr. W.T. Couchman, OBE, RN) picks up 83 survivors from the British passenger ship Nerissa that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-552 south-east of Rockall in position 55º57'N, 10º08'W.
10 Jun 1941
HMS Veteran (Cdr. W.T. Couchman, OBE, RN) picks up 29 survivors from the British merchant Ainderby that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-552 130 nautical miles west by north of Bloody Foreland in position 55º30'N, 12º10'W.
11 Sep 1941
The German submarine U-207 was sunk in the Straits of Denmark south-east of Angmassalik, Greenland, in position 63º59'N, 34º48'W, by depth charges from the British destroyers HMS Leamington (Lt.Cdr. H.G. Bowerman, RN) and HMS Veteran (Cdr. W.E.J. Eames, RN). (see map)
3 Jul 1942
HMS Veteran took over the attack on U-215 from the British ASW Trawler HMS Le Tiger with depth charges and Hedgehog. U-215 was sunk but credited to Le Tiger.