| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Admiralty Modified W |
| Pennant | D 66 |
| Built by | J.S. White & Co. (Cowes, U.K.) |
| Ordered | Apr 1918 |
| Laid down | 19 Aug 1918 |
| Launched | 16 Apr 1919 |
| Commissioned | 23 Dec 1919 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | HMS Wivern is not listed as active unit in the October 1945 Navy List Sold to be broken up for scrap on 18 February 1947. |
Commands listed for HMS Wivern (D 66)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Walter Evershed, RN | 31 Jul 1939 | 17 Jan 1940 | |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. William Charles Bushell, RN | 17 Jan 1940 | May 1940 | |
| 3 | Lt. John Wychard Harbottle, RN | May 1940 | 26 Jun 1940 | |
| 4 | Lt.Cdr. Michael Donston Capel Meyrick, RN | 26 Jun 1940 | ??? | |
| 5 | Lt. John Malcolm Hay, RN | ??? | ??? | |
| 6 | Lt. Charles Courtney Anderson, RN | 26 Jun 1944 | ??? | |
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Noteable events involving Wivern include:
22 Feb 1943
HMS Wivern was damaged by exploding depth charges from the sinking Canadian corvette HMCS Weyburn.
14 Mar 1945
The German submarine U-714 was sunk in the North Sea near the Firth of Forth, in position 55º57'N, 01º57'W, by depth charges from the South African frigate HMSAS Natal and the British destroyer HMS Wivern. (see map)
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