H.M.S. Danae (1918)
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| H.M.S. Danae (1918) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 32 (Jul 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Armstrong, Whitworth & Company[2] |
| Laid down: | 11 Dec, 1916[3] |
| Launched: | 26 Jan, 1918[4] |
| Commissioned: | 18 Jun, 1918[5] |
| Sold: | Jan, 1948[6] |
| Fate: | Broken up |
Service
Danae was fitted with a director upon her commissioning in June, 1918.[7]
She re-commissoned at Chatham on 5 January, 1923 for service with the First Cruiser Squadron in the Mediterranean.[8]
Re-commissioned at Chatham on 10 September, 1925 for service with the First Cruiser Squadron, this time on the China Station.[9]
Re-commissioned at Chatham on 17 April, 1928 for service with the First Cruiser Squadron in the Mediterranean.[10]
Danae was re-commissioned at Devonport on 6 August, 1930 under the command of Eric Ritchie Bent for service with the Eighth Cruiser Squadron on the America and West Indies Station,[11] remaining so employed until at least early 1933.[12]
In June of 1933, her bell was one of about 100 surplus bells announced as being for sale at prices ranging from £1 to £10. Preference would be given to those offers from men with a special consideration in the bell in question.[13]
Commissioned at Portsmouth on 25 August, 1936.[14]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Thomas E. Wardle, 13 June, 1918[15][16] – March, 1920[17]
- Captain Frederick C. Fisher, 20 April, 1920[18] – 21 April, 1922
- Captain George K. Chetwode, 21 April, 1922[19] – 28 April, 1923
- Captain Francis M. Austin, 28 August, 1923[20] – March, 1925[21] (invalided out)
- Captain Bertram H. Ramsay, 8 March, 1925[22] – March, 1927
- Captain Lachlan D. I. MacKinnon, 28 January, 1927[23] – April, 1928[24]
- Captain William B. Mackenzie, 17 April, 1928[25] – 1 July, 1929
- Captain Eric R. Bent, 6 August, 1930[26][27] – February, 1932[28]
- Captain Arthur L. St. G. Lyster, January, 1932 – 19 June, 1932 (invalided with an ulcer)
- Captain Charles H. Knox-Little, 1 July, 1932[29][30] – 30 December, 1935[31]
- Lieutenant-Commander Kenneth M. Fardell, 29 November, 1935[32] – 17 February, 1936[33][34] (temporary)
- Commander Cecil R. McCrum, 17 February, 1936[35] – 3 June, 1936[36] (vice Fardell)
- Captain William P. Carne, 3 June, 1936[37] – 17 August, 1936[38] (vice McCrum)
- Captain Loben E. H. Maund, 17 August, 1936[39] – 14 March, 1938
- Lieutenant-Commander James G. W. Deneys, 8 May, 1938[40] – 28 September, 1938[41]
- Lieutenant-Commander James G. W. Deneys, 20 October, 1938[42] – 28 October, 1938[43]
- Captain Alfred C. Collinson, 31 July, 1939[44][45] – 18 December, 1939[46]
- Captain Francis J. Butler, 18 December, 1939[47] – 7 February, 1940[48]
- Captain Alfred C. Collinson, 7 February, 1940[49] – 27 November, 1940[50]
- Captain Francis J. Butler, 27 November, 1940[51] – 3 May, 1942[52]
- Captain Matthew S. Slattery, 3 May, 1942[53] – 2 June, 1942[54]
- Captain Harold F. Nalder, 2 June, 1942[55][56] – 24 August, 1942[57]
- Lieutenant-Commander Duncan H. Harper, 24 August, 1942[58] – 15 October, 1942[59]
- Acting Commander Noel C. M. Findlay, 15 October, 1942[60] – 8 June, 1943[61]
- Captain John R. S. Haines, 8 June, 1943[62] – 7 August, 1944[63]
- Acting Captain (retired) Stephen Barry, 7 August, 1944[64] – 4 October, 1944[65]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 50.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 62.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 62.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 62.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 756.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 62.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. pp. 11-12.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 230.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 230.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 230.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 229.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 229.
- ↑ "Warships' Bells." The Times (London, England), 12 June 1933, p. 11.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 228.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 773.
- ↑ Wardle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 245.
- ↑ Wardle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 245.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 756.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 746.
- ↑ Austin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 78.
- ↑ Austin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 78.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 230.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 230.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 230.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 229.
- ↑ Bent Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51. f. 260.
- ↑ Bent Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51. f. 260.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 229.
- ↑ Knox-Little Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/119. f. 127.
- ↑ Knox-Little Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/119. f. 127.
- ↑ Fardell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55. f. 88.
- ↑ McCrum Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/54/116. f. 116.
- ↑ Fardell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55. f. 88.
- ↑ McCrum Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/54/116. f. 116.
- ↑ McCrum Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/54/116. f. 116.
- ↑ Carne Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/121/13. f. 13.
- ↑ Carne Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/121/13. f. 13.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 228.
- ↑ Deneys Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/79. f. 79.
- ↑ Deneys Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/79. f. 79.
- ↑ Deneys Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/79. f. 79.
- ↑ Deneys Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/79. f. 79.
- ↑ Collinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/153. f. 153.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Nalder Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/40. f. 40.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Nalder Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/40. f. 40.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
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Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- Gray, Randal (editor) (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
- Admiralty, Gunnery Branch (1918). Handbook of Captain F. C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables, 1918. C.B. 1456. Copy No. 10 at Admiralty Library, Portsmouth, United Kingdom.
- Admiralty, Technical History Section (1919). The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in H.M. Ships. Vol. 3, Part 23. C.B. 1515 (23) now O.U. 6171/14. At The National Archives. ADM 275/19.
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