| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Admiralty V & W |
| Pennant | D 41 |
| Built by | Doxford Shipyard (Sunderland, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | May, 1917 |
| Launched | 12 Feb, 1918 |
| Commissioned | 7 Aug, 1918 |
| Lost | 6 Jan, 1945 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Heavily damaged by a mine off Flushing, the Netherlands in position 52º33'N, 03º06'E. 2 of the crew were killed. She was taken back to Kent where she was declared a constructive total loss not worth repairing.
Sold to be broken up for scrap on 8 February 1945. Commanding Officers: Lt.Cdr. Harold Godfrey Bowerman, RN HMS Walpole was in Dockyard Control during repairs Lt.Cdr. John Henry Eaden, RN Lt. Arthur Shubrook Pomeroy, RN A/Lt.Cdr. George Clement Crowley, DSC, RN |
| Noteable events involving Walpole include: 30 Oct, 1939 The Bronte was torpedoed and damaged on 27 October 1939 by the German submarine U-34 180 nautical miles west of Lands End in position 49º30'N, 12º15'W. (see map) 8 Mar, 1940 13 May, 1940 27 Jul, 1940 |