| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | O |
| Pennant | G 80 |
| Built by | Thornycroft (Southampton, U.K.) |
| Ordered | 3 Sep 1939 |
| Laid down | 28 Mar 1940 |
| Launched | 21 Feb 1942 |
| Commissioned | 14 Aug 1942 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Scrapped at Milford Haven on 25 November 1955. Commanding Officers: Cdr. John Lee-Barber, DSO, RN Cdr. Robert Edward Dudley Ryder, VC, RN Cdr. Colin William McMullen, DSC, RN |
Commands listed for HMS Opportune (G 80)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. Manley Lawrence Power, OBE, RN | 9 Jun 1942 | 26 Sep 1942 |
| 2 | Cdr. John Lee-Barber, DSO, RN | 26 Sep 1942 | 14 Aug 1944 |
| 3 | Cdr. Robert Edward Dudley Ryder, VC, RN | 14 Aug 1944 | 4 Sep 1945 |
| 4 | Cdr. Colin William McMullen, RN | 4 Sep 1945 | Nov 1945 |
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Noteable events involving Opportune include:
12 May 1943
The German submarine U-456 was almost certainly sunk in an diving accident on 12 May, 1943 in the North Atlantic, in position 46º39'N, 26º54'W, while facing the British destroyer HMS Opportune (Cdr. J. Lee-Barber, DSO, RN) after being badly damaged by a Fido homing torpedo from a British Liberator aircraft (Sqdn 86/B). (see map)