H.M.S. Bee (1915)
From The Dreadnought Project
Jump to navigationJump to search
| H.M.S. Bee (1915) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | P.99 (Jan 1916) P.07 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Ailsa Shipbuilding Company[2] |
| Ordered: | Feb, 1915[3] |
| Launched: | 8 Dec, 1915[4] |
| Commissioned: | 16 Mar, 1916[5] |
| Sold: | 1939[6] |
H.M.S. Bee was one of twelve gunboats of the "Insect" class. She served on the China Station.
Service
Bee commissioned on 16 March, 1916.[7] In early 1929, she was bearing the Rear-Admiral and Senior Naval Officer, Yangtse, H. J. Tweedie.
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant-Commander Andrew Johnstone, 30 January, 1916[8] – 5 December, 1917[Inference]
- Commander George F. A. Mulock, 5 December, 1917[9] – 20 March, 1920[10]
- Lieutenant-Commander Cosmo B. Hastings, 6 January, 1920[11][12] – 11 May, 1920[13]
- Commander Gerald L. Hodson, 27 July, 1920[14] – 9 September, 1921
- Captain Ralph Eliot, 1 September, 1921[15][16] (and as Chief Staff Officer to Rear-Admiral Crawford Maclachlan)
- Commander John H. K. Clegg, 8 August, 1923[17] – 1925 (and as Chief Staff Officer to Rear-Admiral Anderson)
- Commander John B. Hughes, 24 August, 1925[18] (and as Chief Staff Officer to Rear-Admiral Cameron)
- Commander Colin A. G. Hutchison, 26 August, 1927 – 21 October, 1929 (and as Chief Staff Officer to Rear-Admiral Tweedie)
- Captain Piers K. Kekewich, 23 August, 1929[19] – 10 November, 1931[20] (and as Flag Captain and C.S.O. to R/A C. K. MacLean)
- Captain Henry H. Bousfield, 4 September, 1931[21] – October, 1933 (and as Flag Captain and Chief Staff Officer to Rear-Admiral and S.N.O., Yangtse)
- Captain Charles A. A. Larcom, 1 September, 1933[22][23] – 12 August, 1935[24] (and as Chief Staff Officer to Rear-Admiral and S.N.O., Yangtze)
- Captain Charles E. Hotham, 12 August, 1935 – 2 October, 1937 (and as Chief Staff Officer to Rear-Admiral and S.N.O., Yangtse)
- Captain George E. M. O'Donnell, 30 July, 1937[25] – 13 April, 1938[26] (and as Flag Captain and Chief Staff Officer to R/A & Senior Naval Officer, Yangtze)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 106.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 106.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 106.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 106.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 731.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 106.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 218.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 391q.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 738.
- ↑ Ship's Log.
- ↑ Hastings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/116. f. 124.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1920). p. 737.
- ↑ Hastings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/116. f. 124.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 731.
- ↑ Eliot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/15. f. 15.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 725.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 217.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 217.
- ↑ Kekewich Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/340. f. 343.
- ↑ Kekewich Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/340. f. 343.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 216.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 217.
- ↑ Larcom Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/53/41. f. 40.
- ↑ Larcom Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/53/41. f. 40.
- ↑ O'Donnell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/56. f. 14.
- ↑ O'Donnell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/56. f. 14.
Bibliography
| Insect Class Gunboat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aphis | Bee | Cicala | Cockchafer | Cricket | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Glowworm | Gnat | Ladybird | Mantis | Moth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scarab | Tarantula | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| <– | Fly Class | Small Fry (UK) | "P" Class | –> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| <– | Fly Class | Gunboats (UK) | H.M.S. Peterel | –> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
