HMS "Aldenham" (pennant number L22) was an escort destroyer of the Type III . The Royal Navy ordered its construction in July 1940. Upon completion in February 1942, she was deployed to convoy escort duty. "Aldenham" is one of the ships credited with the sinking of the on 27 March 1942. After circumnavigating Africa, she joined the Mediterranean Fleet, escorting convoys between Alexandria, Malta and Tobruk. She took part in the Allied invasion of Sicily, landings at Salerno and Anzio, the Dodecanese campaign and Operation Dragoon before being assigned to the Adriatic campaign.