| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Admiralty V & W |
| Pennant | D 36 |
| Built by | Yarrow Shipbuilders Ltd. (Scotstoun, Scotland) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | Jul 1916 |
| Launched | 3 Nov 1917 |
| Commissioned | 29 Dec 1917 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Sold to be broken up for scrap on 4 March 1947. Commanding Officers: Lt.Cdr. Frank Reginald Woodbine Parish, RN Lt.Cdr. Peter Alison Ross Withers, RN HMS Vivacious was in Dockyard Control during repairs Lt.Cdr. Robert Alexander, DSO, RN Lt. Frederick Dennisson Cole, RN Lt. Barry John Anderson, RN HMS Vivacious is not listed as active unit in the July 1945 Navy list |
Commands listed for HMS Vivacious (D 36)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Cdr. Cecil Ramsden Langworthy Parry, RN | 31 Jul 1939 | 27 Sep 1939 | |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Frank Reginald Woodbine Parish, RN | 27 Sep 1939 | 19 Jun 1940 | |
| 3 | Lt.Cdr. Peter Alison Ross Withers, RN | 19 Jun 1940 | 14 Jan 1941 | |
| 4 | Lt.Cdr. Robert Alexander, RN | 11 Jul 1941 | Sep 1943 | |
| 5 | Lt. Frederick Dennisson Cole, RN | Sep 1943 | 13 Oct 1944 | |
| 6 | Lt. Barry John Anderson, RN | 13 Oct 1944 | Apr 1945 ? | |
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Noteable events involving Vivacious 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.