| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Bangor |
| Pennant | J 121 |
| Built by | George Philip & Sons Ltd. (Dartmouth, UK) : B.T.H. |
| Ordered | 9 Sep 1939 |
| Laid down | 24 Jul 1940 |
| Launched | 29 May 1941 |
| Commissioned | 14 Nov 1941 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Sold 18 August 1948. |
Commands listed for HMS Whitehaven (J 121)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. (retired) Claude Plumer, RN | 1 Nov 1941 | 21 Jan 1942 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. (retired) George Walter Alexander Thomas Irvine, RNR | 10 Feb 1942 | Mar 1944 |
| 3 | Lt. William Eric Halbert, RNR | Mar 1944 | 28 Jul 1944 |
| 4 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Wilfred John Haughton, DSC, RNVR | 28 Jul 1944 | Oct 1945 ? |
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