| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | W |
| Pennant | R 48 |
| Built by | Vickers Armstrong (Barrow-in-Furness, U.K.) |
| Ordered | Dec 1941 |
| Laid down | 23 Sep 1942 |
| Launched | 30 Dec 1943 |
| Commissioned | 14 Jul 1944 |
| End service | |
| History | Reconstructed as Type 15 frigate during 1951-1952. Sold to South Africa on 29 November 1956 being renamed Vrystaat. Paid off into reserve in 1963. Expended as a submarine target on 14 April 1976. |
Commands listed for HMS Wrangler (R 48)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Derek William Austin, RN | 10 Apr 1944 | 26 Mar 1945 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Edgar George Warren, RN | 26 Mar 1945 | 21 Oct 1946 |
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