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HMS Vansittart was an Admiralty Modified W destroyerof the Royal Navy which saw service in the Second World War.

Career, accomplishments and loss

HMS Vansittart was built by William Beardmore & Co. She was launched on 17 April, 1919, and was commissioned on 5 November, 1919. Not much is known of her actual career, except the fact that she was responsible for the sinking of Unterseeboot 102 by the use of depth charges, on 1 July, 1940. As it happened, U 102 had just recently destroyed one of its only victims, the British merchant SS Clearton, in approximately the same general region. HMS Vansittart went on to save the surviviors of the Clearton, who numbered 26 people.

On [[25 February[[ 1946, HMS Vansittart was sold to be broken down into scrap.

During its career she went under one reconstruction, to serve as a long range escort. Such maintenance was completed in June of 1943.

References

http://www.uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/4272.html%7CU boat resource

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-'''HMS ''Vansittart''''' was a [[destroyer]], class [[V and W class destroyer|Admiralty Modified W]], that operated in the Royal Navy during and in the [[Second World War]].
+'''HMS ''Vansittart''''' was an [[V and W class destroyer|Admiralty Modified W]] [[destroyer]]of the [[Royal Navy]] which saw service in the [[Second World War]].
-She was launched on the 17 April, 1919, and was commissioned on the 5 November, 1919.
 == Career, accomplishments and loss ==
+HMS ''Vansittart'' was built by [[William Beardmore and Company|William Beardmore & Co]]. She was launched on [[17 April]], 1919, and was commissioned on [[5 November]], 1919.  Not much is known of her actual career, except the fact that she was responsible for the sinking of [[Unterseeboot 102 (1940)|Unterseeboot 102]] by the use of [[depth charges]], on [[1 July]], 1940.
-<!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:Gcmap.gif|thumb|200px|Approximate position of U 102, the ''Clearton'' and HMS ''Vansittart''.]] -->
+As it happened, U 102 had just recently destroyed one of its only victims, the British merchant [[SS Clearton|SS ''Clearton'']], in approximately the same general region. HMS ''Vansittart'' went on to save the surviviors of the ''Clearton'', who numbered 26 people.
-HMS ''Vansittart'' was built by [[William Beardmore and Company|William Beardmore & Co]]. Not much is known of its actual career history, except the fact that it was responsible for the sinking of [[Unterseeboot 102 (1940)|Unterseeboot 102]] by the use of [[depth charges]], on 1 July, 1940.
-As it happened, U 102 had just recently destroyed one of its only victims, the British merchant [[SS Clearton|''Clearton'']], in approximately the same general region. HMS ''Vansittart'' went on to save the surviviors of the ''Clearton'', who numbered 26 people. (See map provided)
-On the 25 February 1946, HMS ''Vansittart'' was sold to be broken down into scrap.
+On [[25 February[[ 1946, HMS ''Vansittart'' was sold to be broken down into scrap.
-During its career it went under one reconstruction, of its [[Long Range Escort]]. Such maintenance was completed in June of 1943.
+During its career she went under one reconstruction, to serve as a long range escort. Such maintenance was completed in June of 1943.
 == See also ==
 *[[List of U-boats]]
 == References ==