In May 1941, "Wivern", "Wild Swan", and the destroyer deployed to Portsmouth. A wyvern or wivern is a two-legged dragon often represented in heraldry. The team was named WIVERN and toured throughout England and France. In 1880 "Wivern" was dispatched to Hong Kong. Completed in October 1865, "Wivern" was assigned to the Channel Fleet until 1868.