| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | T |
| Pennant | R 11 |
| Built by | John Brown Shipbuilding & Engineering Company Ltd. (Clydebank, Scotland) |
| Ordered | 13 Mar 1941 |
| Laid down | 16 Nov 1941 |
| Launched | 9 Nov 1942 |
| Commissioned | 2 Apr 1943 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Scrapped at Dalmuir in October 1965. |
Commands listed for HMS Tumult (R 11)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Norman Lanyon, RN | 23 Feb 1943 | 15 Nov 1944 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Arthur Shubrook Pomeroy, DSC, RN | 15 Nov 1944 | Mid 1946 |
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Noteable events involving Tumult include:
29 Nov 1943
The German submarine U-86 was sunk east of the Azores, in position 40º52'N, 18º54'W, by depth charges from the British destroyers HMS Tumult (Lt.Cdr. N. Lanyon, RN) and HMS Rocket (Lt.Cdr. H.B. Ackworth, OBE, RN). (see map)
30 Mar 1944
The German submarine U-223 was sunk in the Mediterranean north of Palermo, in position 38º48'N, 14º10'E, by depth charges from the British destroyers HMS Laforey (Capt. H.T. Armstrong, DSO, DSC and Bar, RN) and HMS Tumult (Lt.Cdr. N. Lanyon, RN) and the British escort destroyers HMS Hambledon (Lt. L.G. Toone, RN) and HMS Blencathra (Lt.Cdr. E.G. Warren, RN). (see map)
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