H.M.S. Aberdare (1918)
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| H.M.S. Aberdare (1918) | |
|---|---|
| Admiralty Pendant Number: | 3450[1] |
| Pendant Number: | T.0# (Nov 1919)[2] |
| Builder: | Ailsa Shipbuilding Company[3] |
| Ordered: | mid 1917[4] |
| Launched: | 29 Apr, 1918[5] |
| Sold: | 13 Mar, 1947[6] |
H.M.S. Aberdare was one of one hundred and fourteen Hunt Class minesweepers completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Aberdare paid off at Malta 26 November, 1919.[7]
Paid off to a C. & M. Party (likely at Malta) and completed to reserve complement on 22 November, 1924.[8]
Aberdare was re-commissioned with Reserve Complement at Malta on 26 September, 1929.[9]
She was paid off into Reserve at Singapore on 4 April, 1937.[10]
Captains
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command John M. Booth, 17 September, 1918[11][12] – 15 August, 1919[13]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command William B. A. Angus, 2 July, 1919[14] – 17 February, 1920[15]
- Commander (retired) Alfred W. Sprott, 24 September, 1939[16] – 13 March, 1940[17]
- Lieutenant in Command Frank M. Berncastle, October, 1939[18] – 13 March, 1940[19]
- Lieutenant-Commander (emergency) George Nelson, 13 March, 1940[20] – 22 August, 1941[21]
- Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. Lionel E. Foster, 22 August, 1941[22] – 3 December, 1941[23]
- Temporary Acting Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. William H. Brittain, 3 December, 1941[24] – 4 October, 1942[25]
- Commander, R.N.Z.N.V.R. Ralph Newman, 4 October, 1942[26] – late 1944[27]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 112.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. "#" denotes Numeral pendant here. p. 112.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 98.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 98.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 112.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 112.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 214.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 214.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 213.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 213.
- ↑ Booth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/41/214. f. 113.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1919). p. 722.
- ↑ Booth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/41/214. f. 113.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 721.
- ↑ Angus Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/38/313. f. 162.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
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