Allied Warships
HMS Viceroy (L 21)
Destroyer of the Admiralty V & W class
HMS Viceroy as seen during the war.
Photograph with thanks to Geoffrey Tarrant whose father Alfred Tarrant served aboard HMS Viceroy during the war.
| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Admiralty V & W |
| Pennant | L 21 |
| Built by | Thornycroft (Southampton, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 15 Dec 1916 |
| Launched | 17 Nov 1917 |
| Commissioned | 18 Jan 1918 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Reconstruction to Fast Escort completed on 10 January 1941. Pennant number was D 91 changed to L 21 upon completion of this reconstruction. Scrapped in June 1948. Commanding Officers: Lt.Cdr. David Percy Trentham, RN Lt. Thomas Frederick Hallifax, RN Lt. John Errol Manners, RN HMS Viceroy is not listed as active unit in the October 1945 Navy List |
Commands listed for HMS Viceroy (L 21)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. David Percy Trentham, RN | Dec 1940 | 3 Jul 1942 |
| 2 | Lt. Thomas Frederick Hallifax, RN | 3 Jul 1942 | Dec 1943 |
| 3 | Lt. John Errol Manners, RN | Dec 1943 | Jul 1945 ? |
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Noteable events involving Viceroy include:
Photograph of the crew of HMS Viceroy. Photograph with thanks to Geoffrey Tarrant whose father Alfred Tarrant served aboard HMS Viceroy during the war.
16 Apr 1945
The German submarine U-1274 was sunk in the North Sea north of Newcastle, in position 55º36'N, 01º24'W, by depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Viceroy (A/Lt.Cdr. J.E. Manners, RN).
This letter was written by Winston Churchill to the First Sea Lord.
(see map)