H.M.S. Anchusa (1917)
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| H.M.S. Anchusa (1917) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | T.01 (Jan, 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Armstrong, Whitworth & Company[2] |
| Ordered: | Jan, 1917[3] |
| Launched: | 21 Apr, 1917[4] |
| Sunk: | 16 Jul, 1918[5] |
| Fate: | by U.54 |
H.M.S. Anchusa was one of twenty-eight Anchusa Class convoy sloops completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
On 13 December 1917, Anchusa was involved in a collision with the destroyer Mandate.[6]
Anchusa was sunk by U 54 shortly after she commenced operations with the Second Sloop Flotilla out of Buncrana.
Captains
- Commander (retired) Charles W. N. McCulloch, May, 1917[7] – 17 October, 1917[8]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Henry N. Chamberlain, 17 October, 1917[9][10] – 16 July, 1918[11][12] (died when vessel lost under his command)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 96.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 96.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 96.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 96.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 96.
- ↑ Henniker-Heaton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/148. f. 353.
- ↑ McCulloch Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/137/61. f. 61.
- ↑ McCulloch Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/137/61. f. 61.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 391i.
- ↑ Chamberlain Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/57/41. f. 41.
- ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 515.
- ↑ Chamberlain Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/57/41. f. 41.
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