| 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 | |
| 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 | 13 Dec 1943 | |
| 7 | Lt.Cdr. John Douglas Hayes, DSO, RN | 13 Dec 1943 | 20 Mar 1944 | |
| 8 | Lt. Harry Edgecombe, RN | 30 May 1944 | mid 1944 | |
| 9 | T/Lt. Walter James Parker, RNR | mid 1944 | 15 Jul 1945 | |
| 10 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Kennedy Blair Sylvester Brown, OBE, RNVR | 15 Jul 1945 | late 1945 | |
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Noteable events involving Vansittart include:
1 Jul 1940
German U-boat U-102 was sunk in the North Atlantic south-west of Ireland, in position 48°33'N, 10°26'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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