| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Admiralty V & W |
| Pennant | D 26 |
| Built by | John Brown Shipbuilding & Engineering Company Ltd. (Clydebank, Scotland) |
| Ordered | 9 Dec 1916 |
| Laid down | 17 Jan 1917 |
| Launched | 2 Dec 1917 |
| Commissioned | 26 Jan 1918 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Reconstruction to Long Range Escort finished in August 1943. Scrapped in July 1945. |
Commands listed for HMS Watchman (D 26)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Cdr. (retired) Vernon Hammersley-Heenan, RN | 17 Jun 1939 | Jan 1940 | |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Edward Campbell Lacy Day, RN | 5 Feb 1940 | 4 Jul 1942 | |
| 3 | Lt.Cdr. John Malcolm Rodgers, RN | 4 Jul 1942 | ??? | |
| 4 | Lt.Cdr. George Herbert Derik Williams, RN | Aug 1943 | 14 Mar 1944 | |
| 5 | Lt. Charles Edward Sheen, DSC, RN | 14 Mar 1944 | 27 May 1944 | |
| 6 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. John Richard Clarke, DSC, RNVR | 27 May 1944 | Jul 1945 ? | |
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Noteable events involving Watchman include:
7 Apr 1945
The German submarine U-1195 was sunk in the English Channel in position 50º33'17N, 00º56'09"W, by depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Watchman (T/A/Lt.Cdr. J.R. Clarke, DSC, RNVR). (see map)
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