| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Admiralty V & W |
| Pennant | D 29 |
| Built by | William Beardmore & Co. (Dalmuir, Scotland) |
| Ordered | 30 Jun 1916 |
| Laid down | 16 May 1917 |
| Launched | 16 Mar 1918 |
| Commissioned | 27 Apr 1918 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Reconstruction to Long Range Escort at the Green and Silley Weir shipyard, London was finished in June 1942. Sold to be broken up for scrap on 4 March 1947. |
Commands listed for HMS Vanessa (D 29)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. John Henry Plumer, RN | 31 Jul 1939 | 12 Feb 1940 | |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Eric Alonzo Stocker, RN | 12 Feb 1940 | 7 Jan 1941 | |
| 3 | Lt. John Humphrey Albert Stucley, RN | 7 Jan 1941 | ??? | |
| 4 | Lt. Charles Edward Sheen, RN | 31 Mar 1942 | 21 Feb 1944 | |
| 5 | Lt. Barry John Anderson, RN | 21 Feb 1944 | 4 Oct 1944 | |
| 6 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Arthur St. George Walton, RNVR | 4 Oct 1944 | Jan 1945 ? | |
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Noteable events involving Vanessa include:
16 Mar 1918
HMS Vannessa was launched by Mrs. Frederick Elvy.
13 Jul 1940
Shortly after leaving Dover, escorting a convoy HMS Vanessa (Lt.Cdr. E.A. Stocker, DSC, RN) was damaged by near misses during a German air attack. Vanessa's propellers were damaged and put out of action by a bomb exploding 6 yards astern. Vanessa was towed to Sheerness by HMS Griffin (Lt.Cdr. J. Lee-Barber, RN). Repairs to Vanessa were completed on 4 November 1940.
19 Jun 1941
HMS Vanessa is damaged by a German aircraft while on patrol in the North Sea. She suffered a direct hit amidships, blowing up boilers, and the forefunnel was blasted overboard. 9 ratings are killed and 2 died of wounds with 15 of the crew being wounded. The damaged destroyer collided with anti-submarine trawler HMS Turquoise. Vanessa was towed to Yarmouth by destroyer HMS Vesper. Repairs were carried out at London, until mid-April 1942.
26 Dec 1942
The German submarine U-357 was sunk in the North Atlantic north-west of Ireland, in position 57º10'N, 15º40'W by the British destroyers HMS Hesperus (Cdr. D.G.F.W. MacIntyre, DSO, RN) and HMS Vanessa (Lt. C.E. Sheen, RN). U-357 was forced to the surface by depth charges and was rammed by HMS Hesperus. (see map)
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