| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Admiralty V & W |
| Pennant | L 40 |
| Built by | Scotts Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. (Greenock, Scotland) |
| Ordered | 9 Dec 1916 |
| Laid down | Apr 1917 |
| Launched | 24 Feb 1918 |
| Commissioned | 18 Apr 1918 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Reconstruction to Fast Escort at Devonpost Dockyard was completed on 8 January 1940. Pennant was D 45 changed to L 40 upon completion of this reconstruction. HMS Westminster is not listed as active unit in the July 1945 Navy List Sold to be broken up for scrap on 4 March 1947. |
Commands listed for HMS Westminster (L 40)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Aymé Arthur Carrington Ouvry, RN | 20 Dec 1939 | 10 Aug 1942 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Harold Godfrey Bowerman, DSC, RN | 10 Aug 1942 | 17 Jan 1945 |
| 3 | Lt. John Edwin Dyer, DSC, RN | 17 Jan 1945 | Apr 1945 ? |
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