| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | W |
| Pennant | R 78 |
| Built by | Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. (Govan, Scotland) |
| Ordered | Dec 1941 |
| Laid down | 25 Oct 1942 |
| Launched | 2 Sep 1943 |
| Commissioned | 11 May 1944 |
| End service | |
| History | Sold to South Africa on 29 March 1950 being renamed Jan Van Riebeeck. |
Commands listed for HMS Wessex (ii) (R 78)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Richard Horncastle, RN | 27 Mar 1944 | Nov 1945 |
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Notable events involving Wessex (ii) include:
25 Mar 1980
She was paid off into reserve in 1975. Expended as missile target on 25 March, 1980. (1)
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