| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Admiralty V & W |
| Pennant | D 53 |
| Built by | Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. (Govan, Scotland) |
| Ordered | 30 Jun 1916 |
| Laid down | 2 Feb 1917 |
| Launched | 29 Oct 1917 |
| Commissioned | 19 Dec 1917 |
| Lost | 19 Oct 1940 |
| Loss position | 51° 33'N, 1° 10'E |
| History | HMS Venetia (Lt.Cdr. Desmond Lisburn Curtis Craig, RN) was mined and sunk about 12 nautical miles north-east of Margate, Kent, England in position 51º33'N, 01º10'E. |
Commands listed for HMS Venetia (D 53)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. John William Musgrave Eaton, RN | 31 Jul 1939 | 13 Oct 1939 |
| 2 | Cdr. Guy Robert Pilcher, RN | 13 Oct 1939 | 20 Nov 1939 |
| 3 | Lt. John Henry Eaden, RN | 20 Nov 1939 | 27 Mar 1940 |
| 4 | Lt.Cdr. Bernulf Henry de Clegg Mellor, RN | 27 Mar 1940 | 25 May 1940 |
| 5 | Lt.Cdr. Desmond Lisburn Curtis Craig, RN | 25 May 1940 | 19 Oct 1940 (+) |
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