| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Admiralty V & W |
| Pennant | L 41 |
| Built by | Doxford Shipyard (Sunderland, U.K.) |
| Ordered | 30 Jun 1916 |
| Laid down | 11 Dec 1916 |
| Launched | 1 Sep 1917 |
| Commissioned | 14 Dec 1917 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Reconstruction to Fast Escort at Chatham Dockyard completed on 27 November 1939. Pennant number was D 52 changed to L 41 upon completion of this reconstruction. HMS Vega is not listed as active unit in the October 1945 Navy List Sold to be broken up for scrap on 4 March 1947. |
Commands listed for HMS Vega (L 41)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Cdr. Cyril Ivan Horton, RN | 19 Sep 1939 | 6 Nov 1940 | |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Robert Fergus Jenks, RN | 6 Nov 1940 | ??? | |
| 3 | Lt. Clement Francis Parker, RN | 15 Sep 1942 | 31 Mar 1943 | |
| 4 | Lt. Charles Gerald Forsberg, RN | 31 Mar 1943 | ||
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Noteable events involving Vega include:
27 May 1940
In the evening, the Polish destroyer Blyskawica recieved orders to meet with the British destroyers HMS Gallant and HMS Vivacious to enter the small port of La Panne (in the Dunkirk area) and evacuate part of RAF personnel. Unfortunely, she failed to find her partners and didn't complete the task. Instead of this, she was ordered to enter Dunkirk harbor together with the British destroyer HMS Vega and conduct a night reconnisance mission. The Admirality wanted to find out, if this harbor (partially blocked by wrecks) may be useful in Allied evacuation. Both destroyers were attacked by two German aircraft, but inspected the positions of wrecks. After that, Admiral Ramsey learned that navy vessels are able to conduct evacuation from Dunkirk and sent part of them there.
11 Nov 1940
HMS Vega (Lt.Cdr. R.F. Jenks, RN) was damaged when she hit a mine near Harwich (off Sunk Head). Repairs were only completed on 14 November 1942 !
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