| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Escort destroyer |
| Class | Hunt (Type II) |
| Pennant | L 122 |
| Built by | Yarrow Shipbuilders Ltd. (Scotstoun, Scotland) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 30 May 1940 |
| Launched | 7 Jun 1941 |
| Commissioned | 3 Nov 1941 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Hulked in 1955. Commanding Officers: Lt. Hugh Askew Corbett, RN A/Lt.Cdr. Philip Archer-Shee, RN Lt. Robert Graham Woodward, RN |
Commands listed for HMS Wheatland (L 122)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. Ronald de Leighton Brooke, RN | 7 Oct 1941 | Sep 1943 |
| 2 | Lt. Hugh Askew Corbett, RN | Sep 1943 | 18 Dec 1944 |
| 3 | A/Lt.Cdr. Philip Archer-Shee, RNVR | 18 Dec 1944 | 14 Aug 1945 |
| 4 | Lt. Robert Graham Woodward, RN | 14 Aug 1945 | Oct 1945 ? |
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Noteable events involving Wheatland include:
17 Feb 1943
Around 2200 hours the Italian submarine Asteria (630 tons) was sunk off Bougie, Algeria by the British escort destroyers HMS Wheatland (Lt.Cdr. R. de L. Brooke, DSC, RN) and HMS Easton (Lt. C.W. Malins, RN).
23 Feb 1943
The German submarine U-443 was sunk in the Mediterranean near Algiers, in position 36º55'N, 02º25'E, by depth charges from the British escort destroyers HMS Bicester (Lt.Cdr. S.W.F. Bennetts, RN) and HMS Lamerton (Lt.Cdr. C.R. Purse, DSC, RN), HMS Wheatland (Lt.Cdr. R.deL. Brooke, DSC, RN). (see map)