| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Admiralty Modified W |
| Pennant | D 66 |
| Built by | J.S. White & Co. (Cowes, U.K.) |
| Ordered | Apr 1918 |
| Laid down | 19 Aug 1918 |
| Launched | 16 Apr 1919 |
| Commissioned | 23 Dec 1919 |
| End service | |
| History | HMS Wivern is not listed as active unit in the October 1945 Navy List Sold to be broken up for scrap on 18 February 1947. |
Commands listed for HMS Wivern (D 66)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Walter Evershed, RN | 31 Jul 1939 | 17 Jan 1940 | |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. William Charles Bushell, RN | 17 Jan 1940 | May 1940 | |
| 3 | Lt. John Wychard Harbottle, RN | May 1940 | 26 Jun 1940 | |
| 4 | Lt.Cdr. Michael Donston Capel Meyrick, RN | 26 Jun 1940 | early 1943 | |
| 5 | Lt. John Malcolm Hay, RN | early 1943 | ca. mid 43 | |
| 6 | Lt. Charles Courtney Anderson, RN | 26 Jun 1944 | mid 1945 | |
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Noteable events involving Wivern include:
22 Feb 1943
HMS Wivern was damaged by exploding depth charges from the sinking Canadian corvette HMCS Weyburn.
14 Mar 1945
German U-boat U-714 was sunk in the North Sea near the Firth of Forth, in position 55°57'N, 01°57'W, by depth charges from the South African frigate HMSAS Natal and the British destroyer HMS Wivern. (see map)
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