| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Admiralty Modified W |
| Pennant | D 76 |
| Built by | J.S. White & Co. (Cowes, U.K.) |
| Ordered | Jan 1918 |
| Laid down | 27 Sep 1918 |
| Launched | 16 Jan 1919 |
| Commissioned | 10 Oct 1919 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Sold to Metal Idustries for breaking up on 20 March 1947. On the 29th April 1947, whilst under tow to the breakers yard at Charlestown, near Rosyth, Scotland, she broke the tow and was wrecked. The wreck can be dived and lies on the south side of South Shields pier. As you turn south at the pier end turn immediately west. Travelling west alongside the pier you will see some concrete blocks, one of these has what looks like a monkey's face on it, anchor about 10m off this rock. Depth is about 7m. Watch out for fishing line and strong currents. Commanding Officers: Lt.Cdr. Jack Barrington Palmer, RN Lt. William Edward Cranston Fairchild, RN Lt. Richard Horncastle, RN Lt.Cdr. Marcus Henry Reginald Crighton, RN Lt.Cdr. Robert Basil Stewart Tennant, RN HMS Witherington is not listed as an active unit in the October 1944 Navy List |
Commands listed for HMS Witherington (D 76)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Geoffrey Cecil Fryer, RN | 31 Jul 1939 | 4 Dec 1939 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Jack Barrington Palmer, RN | 4 Dec 1939 | Apr 1941 |
| 3 | Lt. William Edward Cranston Fairchild, RN | Apr 1941 | 23 Oct 1941 |
| 4 | Lt. Richard Horncastle, RN | 23 Oct 1941 | 2 Oct 1942 |
| 5 | Lt.Cdr. Marcus Henry Reginald Crichton, RN | 2 Oct 1942 | 19 May 1943 |
| 6 | Lt.Cdr. Robert Basil Stewart Tennant, RN | 19 May 1943 | ??? |
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Noteable events involving Witherington include:
23 Mar 1942
HMS Witherington (Lt. R. Horncastle, RN) picks up 47 survivors from the British tanker British Prudence that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-754 north-east of Halifax in position 45º28'N, 56º13'W.
28 Jul 1942
HMS Witherington picks up 12 survivors from the American fishing vessel Ebb that was sunk by gunfire from the German submarine U-754 45 nautical miles south-east of Cape Sable, Nova Scotia, Canada in position 43º18'N, 63º50'W.
2 Nov 1943
The German submarine U-340 was sunk at 0430hrs on 2 November 1943 near Tangier, in position 35º33'N, 06º37'W, by depth charges from the British sloop HMS Fleetwood (Cdr. W.B. Piggott, DSC, RD, RNR) and the British destroyers HMS Active (Lt.Cdr. P.G. Merriman, DSC, RN) and HMS Witherington (Lt.Cdr. R.B.S. Tennant, RN) and by depth charges from a British Wellington aircraft (Sqdn. 179/R). (see map)