Allied Warships

HMS Westminster (L 40)

Destroyer of the Admiralty V & W class

Navy	The Royal Navy
Type	Destroyer
Class	Admiralty V & W
Pennant	L 40
Built by	Scotts Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. (Greenock, Scotland)
Ordered
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. Sold to be broken up for scrap on 4 March 1947. Commanding Officers: HMS Westminster was in Dockyard control during reconstruction / refit Lt.Cdr. Aymé Arthur Carrington Ouvry, RN 20 December 1939 – 10 August 1942 DSC awarded on 6 February 1942 Lt.Cdr. Harold Godfrey Bowerman, DSC, RN 10 August 1942 – 17 January 1945 Lt. John Edwin Dyer, DSC and Bar, RN 17 January 1945 – still in command in April 1945 according to the Navy list HMS Westminster is not listed as active unit in the July 1945 Navy List

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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