| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Town |
| Pennant | G 58 |
| Built by | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp., (Squantum, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 27 Aug 1918 |
| Launched | 7 May 1919 |
| Commissioned | 26 Nov 1940 |
| Lost | 27 Sep 1944 |
| Loss position | 56.29N, 00.57W |
| History | HMS Rockingham (Lt.Cdr. John Cecil Cooper, RNVR) struck a mine and sank in tow about 30 nautical miles south-east of Aberdeen in position 56º29'N, 00º57'W, while acting as target ship for aircraft training. |
| Former name | USS Swasey (DD 273) |
Commands listed for HMS Rockingham (G 58)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Cdr. Lancelot Milman Shadwell, RN | 26 Nov 1940 | 1 Mar 1941 | |
| 2 | Lt. Arthur Henry Tyndall Johns, RN | 1 Mar 1941 | mid 1942 | |
| 3 | Lt.Cdr. Norman Winder Duck, RD, RNR | 20 Aug 1942 | 7 Nov 1943 | |
| 4 | Lt. Anthony Richard Taudevin, DSC, RNVR | 7 Nov 1943 | Jun 1944 | |
| 5 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. John Cecil Cooper, RNVR | Jun 1944 | 27 Sep 1944 | |
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