| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | D |
| Pennant | H 16 |
| Built by | Thornycroft (Southampton, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 18 Jun 1931 |
| Launched | 7 Apr 1932 |
| Commissioned | 25 Nov 1932 |
| Lost | 18 Feb 1940 |
| Loss position | 58.40N, 01.35W (See a map) |
| History | On 18 February 1940 HMS Daring (Cdr. Sydney Alan Cooper, RN) was torpedoed and sunk about 40 nautical miles east of the Pentland Firth in position 58º40'N, 01º35'W by the German submarine U-23. HMS Daring was escorting convoy HN-12 from Bergen to Methil. There were only 5 survivors, 157 men were lost. Commanding Officer: Hit by U-boat |
Commands listed for HMS Daring (H 16)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. Sydney Alan Cooper, RN | 7 Jul 1939 | 18 Feb 1940 (+) |
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