HMS Whelp
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One ship of the Royal Navy has borne the name HMS Whelp, while another was planned. Another twelve have borne the name Lion's Whelp:
- HMS Whelp was to have been a modified W-class destroyer, ordered but cancelled in 1919.
- HMS Whelp (R37) was a W-class destroyer launched in 1943. She was sold to the South African Navy in 1953 and was renamed SAS Simon van der Stel. She underwent a limited conversion to a frigate in 1963, and was sold in 1976.
