H.M.S. Cockchafer (1915)
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| H.M.S. Cockchafer (1915) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | P.95 (Jan 1916) P.83 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Barclay Curle & Company[2] |
| Ordered: | 2 15[3] |
| Launched: | 16 Dec, 1915[4] |
| Sold: | 1949[5] |
| Fate: | at Singapore |
H.M.S. Cockchafer was one of 12 gunboats of the "Insect" class.
Service
She recommissioned at the Nore on 6 January, 1920.[6]
By the mid 1920s, she was in service on the Yangtse River, serving there until at least mid 1937.[7]
In August and September of 1926, she was involved in the Wanhsien Incident on the river, in which she sought to protect British-owned river steamers from capture.
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant-Commander Herbert M. Denny, 8 July, 1916[8][9] – 12 May, 1917[10]
- Acting Commander R.N.R. in Command Gordon L. Simner, 23 June, 1917[11][12] – 19 March, 1918[13]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Charles Hester, 16 March, 1918[14] – 28 May, 1919[15] (superseded, it seems, for being rather odious)
- Lieutenant-Commander Quintin B. Preston-Thomas, May, 1919 – November, 1919
- Lieutenant-Commander Aubrey C. Thursfield, 22 December, 1919[16][17] – January, 1922[18]
- Lieutenant-Commander Ivan W. Whitehorn, 12 December, 1923[19] – August, 1925
- Commander Salisbury H. Simpson, August, 1925[20] – 28 November, 1926[21] (and as S.N.O., Upper River)
- Lieutenant & Commander Leon S. Acheson, 20 July, 1925 – August, 1925
- Lieutenant & Commander Leon S. Acheson, October, 1925 – November, 1926
- Lieutenant-Commander William S. Bardwell, 16 October, 1926[22][23] – September, 1928[24]
- Commander Percival C. W. Manwaring, 20 August, 1928[25][26] – September, 1930[27]
- Commander Douglas Young-Jamieson, 20 August, 1930[28][29] – September, 1932[30]
- Commander John S. Hammill, 20 August, 1932[31][32] – January, 1934[33]
- Commander Jack T. Borrett, January, 1934[34] – 24 November, 1935[35]
- Commander Roderick L. Moore, 24 November, 1935[36] – 1 November, 1937[37]
- Lieutenant-Commander John A. Agnew, 25 December, 1938[38] – 16 April, 1940[39]
- Lieutenant-Commander Hugh F. Robertson-Aikman, 16 April, 1940[40] – 19 June, 1941[41]
- Lieutenant in Command Robert S. Blacker, 19 June, 1941[42] – mid 1943[43]
- Temporary Lieutenant R.N.V.R. Arthur W. Dow, mid 1943[44] – October, 1944[45]
- Lieutenant-Commander Edward B. Tancock, October, 1944[46] – January, 1945[47]
- Temporary Lieutenant R.N.V.R. Basil G. P. de Mattos, January, 1945[48] – 28 July, 1945[49]
- Lieutenant in Command Edward A. Tyrer, 28 July, 1945[50]
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.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 106.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 222.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 223.
- ↑ Denny Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/250. f. 284.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 393c.
- ↑ Denny Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/250. f. 284.
- ↑ Simner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/27. f. 27.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 392l.
- ↑ Simner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/27. f. 27.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p.758.
- ↑ Hester Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/235. f. 235.
- ↑ Thursfield Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/51/87. f. 93.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 746a.
- ↑ Thursfield Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/51/87. f. 93.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 226.
- ↑ Simpson Service Records. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 151.
- ↑ Simpson Service Records. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 151.
- ↑ Bardwell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/54/87. f. 87.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 225.
- ↑ Bardwell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/54/87. f. 87.
- ↑ Manwaring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/92. f. 93.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 225.
- ↑ Manwaring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/92. f. 93.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 224.
- ↑ Young-Jamieson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/44. f. 44.
- ↑ Young-Jamieson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/44. f. 44.
- ↑ Hammill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/4. f. 3.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 222.
- ↑ Hammill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/4. f. 3.
- ↑ Borrett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/154. f. 156.
- ↑ Borrett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/154. f. 156.
- ↑ Moore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/113. f. 13.
- ↑ Moore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/113. f. 13.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
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