H.M.S. Fowey (1930)
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| H.M.S. Fowey (1930) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | L15, later U15 |
| Builder: | Devonport Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Launched: | 4 Nov, 1930[2] |
| Sold: | 1946[3] |
H.M.S. Fowey was one of eight Shoreham Class sloops completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Fowey was launched in a private ceremony on 4 November 1930. The wife of Colonel E. Treffry of Place, Fowey, performed the naming ceremony.[4]
Fowey was re-commissioned at Colombo on 16 July, 1932.[5]
Re-commissioned on 1 November 1934 for service in the Persian Gulf.[6]
Re-commissioned on 17 November, 1936.[7]
Captains
- Commander Neville D. B. Taylor, 9 September, 1931[8] – 31 October, 1931[9]
- Commander Gerald D. Yates, 31 October, 1931[10] – June, 1932[11] (temporary)
- Commander Sir Philip W. Bowyer-Smyth, 14 June, 1932[12] – 18 August, 1934[13]
- Commander Edmund H. N. Harvey, 28 July, 1934[14] – 11 August, 1936[Inference]
- Commander Markham H. Evelegh, 11 August, 1936[15] – 6 August, 1938
- Commander Henry B. Ellison, 18 July, 1938[16] – 6 August, 1940[17]
- Lieutenant-Commander Robert M. Aubrey, 6 August, 1940[18] – 30 November, 1942[19]
- Commander (retired) Lewis B. A. Majendie, 30 November, 1942[20] – 22 March, 1943[21]
- Lieutenant-Commander Ian M. Carss, 22 March, 1943[22] – 17 May, 1943[23]
- Commander (retired) Lewis B. A. Majendie, 17 May, 1943[24] – 2 November, 1943[25]
- Acting Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. George E. Newey, 2 November, 1943[26] – 7 November, 1945[27]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 56.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 56.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 56.
- ↑ "Launch of the Fowey." The Times (London, England), 4 Nov. 1930, p. 7.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 239.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 241.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 240.
- ↑ "New Sloop Fowey." The Times (London, England), 29 Aug. 1931, p. 3.
- ↑ Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/218. f. 577.
- ↑ Yates Service Record. The National Archives. 196/55/169. f. 169.
- ↑ Yates Service Record. The National Archives. 196/55/169. f. 169.
- ↑ Bowyer-Smyth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/63. f. 65.
- ↑ Bowyer-Smyth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/63. f. 65.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 241.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 240.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
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