H.M.S. Wheatland
L.122
1941
(Neptun 1167)
- Class: Hunt II Class - 29 escort destroyers of 1940-42
- Displacement: 1,050 tons light / 1,43 tons full load
- Dimensions: 264.25 (pp) 282.5 (oa) x 31.5 x 7.75 ft.
- Machinery: 2-shaft geared turbines, S.H.P. 19,000 = 25 knots
- Armament: 6-4in AA (3x2), 4-2pdr AA (1x4), 2-20mm AA (2x1) guns
- Complement: 164
- Builder: Yarrow, Scotstoun
- Laid Down: 30 May 1940
- Launched: 7 Jun 1941
- Completed: 3 Nov 1941
- Service: 1 Nov 1944, sank former Italian torpedo boat TA-20 and two escorts between Fiume and Zara, in company with Avon Vale. Scrapped 1959 Bo'ness.
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