H.M.S. Dragon (1917)
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| H.M.S. Dragon (1917) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 19 (Sep 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company[2] |
| Laid down: | Jan, 1917[3] |
| Launched: | 29 Dec, 1917[4] |
| Commissioned: | 10 Aug, 1918[5] |
| Scuttled: | 8 Jul, 1944[6] |
Service
Re-commissioned at Chatham on 8 May, 1923 for service with the First Cruiser Squadron in the Mediterranean.[7]
Re-commissioned at Chatham on 2 February, 1926 for service with the First Cruiser Squadron on the China Station.[8]
Paid off into Dockyard Control on 20 December, 1928.[9]
She was commissioned at Chatham on 18 March, 1930 for service on the America and West Indies Station.[10]
Re-commissioned at Chatham on 8 September, 1932 to continue in the same assignment.[11]
On 13 August 1934, Dragon collided with and sank the moored oil bunkering steamer, Maplebranch while navigating in the harbour of Montreal. Captain Wake-Walker was found liable for the accident in a civil hearing despite his protestations that he was manoeuvring to avoid a third vessel.[12]
Dragon was re-commissioned at Chatham on 15 August, 1935 and was assigned to the Reserve Fleet at The Nore.[13]
In 1938, her bell was among a number of ships' bells the Royal Navy offered for sale to officers and others interested. It commanded a price of between £3-£10 plus packing and shipping. Interested parties were to apply to win one at its stated price, stating any special attachment or claim they had to the item(s) applied for.[14]
Fire Control
Dragon was fitted with a director in October, 1918.[15]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Argentine H. Alington, 6 August, 1918[16][17] – March, 1919[18]
- Captain Francis Arthur Marten, March, 1919[19] – 25 March, 1920[20]
- Captain Otto H. Hawke-Genn, 25 March, 1920[21] – 15 June, 1921
- Captain Cecil V. Usborne, 15 June, 1921[22] – 15 August, 1922[23]
- Captain Bernard W. M. Fairbairn, 15 August, 1922[24] – 14 October, 1924
- Captain Isham W. Gibson, 14 October, 1924[25] – 21 October, 1926
- Captain Percy R. Stevens, 3 October, 1926[26] – February, 1928
- Captain William E. C. Tait, 9 February, 1928 – 7 January, 1929
- Captain Louis H. B. Bevan, 1 January, 1930[27] – 23 August, 1930[28] (invalided, soon to die in Valparaiso)
- Captain Ernest J. Spooner, 2 October, 1930[29] – September, 1932
- Captain W. Frederic Wake-Walker, 8 September, 1932[30] – August, 1935
- Captain Frederick R. M. Johnson, 15 August, 1935[31][32] – 15 July, 1937[33]
- Commander Allan J. Wavish, 16 July, 1937[34] – 17 January, 1938[35]
- Lieutenant-Commander Michael A. O. Biddulph, January, 1938[Inference] – 24 January, 1938[36]
- Commander Percy F. P. Wood, 24 January, 1938[37] – 22 April, 1938[38] (vice Biddulph)
- Commander Charles E. S. Farrant, 22 April, 1938[39] – 19 September, 1938[40]
- Commander Edward S. F. Fegen, 19 September, 1938[41]
- Captain Geoffrey J. A. Miles, – 14 October, 1938[42]
- Commander Edward S. F. Fegen, 14 October, 1938[43] – 9 February, 1939[44]
- Lieutenant-Commander William B. Walker, 9 February, 1939 – July 1939[Inference] (became X.O. afterward)
- Captain Ronald G. Bowes-Lyon, 31 July, 1939[45][46] – 27 August, 1940[47]
- Captain Robert J. Shaw, 27 August, 1940[48] – 26 May, 1942[49]
- Acting Captain George V. B. Faulkner, 26 May, 1942[50] – 26 July, 1942[51]
- Captain Philip F. Glover, 26 July, 1942[52] – 15 January, 1943[53] (vice Faulkner)
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. 762.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 62.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 234.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 233.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 233.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 233.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 233.
- ↑ Wake-Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/76. 187.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 232.
- ↑ "Ships' Bells for Sale." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Dec 17, 1938; pg. 19; Issue 48180.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. pp. 11-12.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 779.
- ↑ Alington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/336. f. 336.
- ↑ Alington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/336. f. 336.
- ↑ Marten Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/90/85. f. 85.
- ↑ Marten Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/90/85. f. 85.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 762.
- ↑ Usborne Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/115. f. 118.
- ↑ Usborne Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/115. f. 118.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 234.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 233.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1928). p. 233.
- ↑ Bevan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/118. f. 121.
- ↑ Bevan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/118. f. 121.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 233.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 233.
- ↑ Johnson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/108. f. 108.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 233.
- ↑ Johnson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/108. f. 108.
- ↑ Wavish Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/139. f. 170.
- ↑ Wavish Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/139. f. 170.
- ↑ Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/186. f. 188.
- ↑ Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/186. f. 188.
- ↑ Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/186. f. 188.
- ↑ Farrant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/41. f. 41.
- ↑ Farrant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/41. f. 41.
- ↑ Fegen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/8. f. 8.
- ↑ Fegen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/8. f. 8.
- ↑ Fegen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/8. f. 8.
- ↑ Fegen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/8. f. 8.
- ↑ Bowes-Lyon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/174. f. 174.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
- ↑ 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.
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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