| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Admiralty Modified W |
| Pennant | D 64 |
| Built by | William Beardmore & Co. (Dalmuir, Scotland) |
| Ordered | Jan 1918 |
| Laid down | 1 Jul 1918 |
| Launched | 17 Apr 1919 |
| Commissioned | 5 Nov 1919 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Reconstruction to Long Range Escort finished in June 1943. Sold to be broken up for scrap on 25 February 1946. |
Commands listed for HMS Vansittart (D 64)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Richard George Kirby Knowling, RN | 31 Jul 1939 | 1 Oct 1939 | |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Sir Michael Culme-Seymour, RN | 1 Oct 1939 | 6 Nov 1939 | |
| 3 | Lt.Cdr. William Charles Bushell, RN | 6 Nov 1939 | 17 Jan 1940 | |
| 4 | Lt.Cdr. Walter Evershed, RN | 17 Jan 1940 | 30 Aug 1940 | |
| 5 | Lt.Cdr. Richard Lindsay Stephen Gaisford, RN | 30 Aug 1940 | 28 Apr 1942 | |
| 6 | Lt.Cdr. Thomas Johnston, RN | 28 Apr 1942 | Oct 1943 | |
| 7 | Lt.Cdr. John Douglas Hayes, DSO, RN | 13 Dec 1943 | 20 Mar 1944 | |
| 8 | Lt. Harry Edgecombe, RN | 30 May 1944 | ??? | |
| 9 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Kennedy Blair Sylvester Brown, OBE, RNVR | 15 Jul 1945 | Oct 1945 ? | |
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Noteable events involving Vansittart include:
1 Jul 1940
The German submarine U-102 was sunk in the North Atlantic south-west of Ireland, in position 48º33'N, 10º26'E, by depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Vansittart (Lt.Cdr. R.G. Knowling, RN).
HMS Vansittart also picks up 26 survivors from the British merchant Clearton that was U-102's last victim. (see map)
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