| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | T |
| Pennant | R 89 |
| Built by | William Denny & Brothers (Dumbarton, Scotland) |
| Ordered | 13 Mar 1941 |
| Laid down | 25 Nov 1941 |
| Launched | 22 Mar 1943 |
| Commissioned | 18 Oct 1943 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Scrapped at Dalmuir in November 1965. |
Commands listed for HMS Termagent (R 89)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. John Percival Scatchard, DSC, RN | 9 Aug 1943 | Sep 1945 |
| 2 | A/Lt.Cdr. David Creagh Beatty, DSC, RN | Sep 1945 | early 1946 |
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Noteable events involving Termagent include:
21 May 1944
The German submarine U-453 was sunk in the Ionian Sea north-east of Cape Spartivento, in position 38º13'N, 16º30'E, by depth charges from the British destroyers HMS Termagent (Lt.Cdr. J.P. Scatchard, DSC, RN) and HMS Tenacious (Lt.Cdr. D.F. Townsend, RN) and the British escort destroyer HMS Liddesdale (Lt. C.J. Bateman, RN). (see map)
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