H.M.S. Cotswold (1916)
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| H.M.S. Cotswold (1916) | |
|---|---|
| Admiralty Pendant Number: | 487[1] |
| Pendant Number: | T.C3 (Jun 1918)[2] |
| Builder: | Bow, McLachlan & Company[3] |
| Ordered: | mid 1916[4] |
| Launched: | 28 Nov, 1916[5] |
| Commissioned: | 1917[6] |
| Sold: | early 1923[7] |
H.M.S. Cotswold was one of one hundred and fourteen Hunt Class minesweepers completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
On 22 August, 1918, Cotswold collided with the trawler William Ivey and drifter Ruler of the Sea. Her Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Archibald Home Douglas was cautioned, but no further action was taken.[8]
In January, 1921, she was at Harwich, one of forty-one paid off minesweepers there.[9]
Captains
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Rudolph L. Wikner, 24 February, 1917[10] – 4 April, 1918[11] (invalided for a time from April 1917)
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Archibald H. Douglas, 21 May, 1918[12] – 1 April, 1919[13]
- Acting Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. Alexander D. Thomson, 12 August, 1919[14] – 31 October, 1919[15]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 112.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. "C" denotes Code 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.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 98.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 98.
- ↑ Douglas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/41/30. f. 15.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 707a.
- ↑ Wikner Service Record The National Archives. ADM 240/37/536. f. 272.
- ↑ Wikner Service Record The National Archives. ADM 240/37/536. f. 272.
- ↑ Douglas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/41/30. f. 15.
- ↑ Douglas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/41/30. f. 15.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Aug 14, 1919; pg. 16; Issue 42178.
- ↑ Thomson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/60/48. f. 49.
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