H.M.S. Gabriel (1915)
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| H.M.S. Gabriel (1915) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | G.21 (Sep 1915) F.00 (Jan 1917) F.91 (Sep 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Cammell Laird[2] |
| Ordered: | Nov, 1914[3] |
| Launched: | 23 Dec, 1915[4] |
| Sold: | 9 May, 1921[5] |
H.M.S. Gabriel was one of seven Lightfoot class flotilla leaders built for the Royal Navy.
Service
Gabriel joined the Grand Fleet's Thirteenth Destroyer Flotilla as a flotilla leader in June, 1916.[6]
In July, 1918, she joined the Twentieth Destroyer Flotilla as the leader of its Slow Division, operating out of the Humber.[7] By war's end, Gabriel was equipped to carry an indeterminate number of "M" sinker mines.[8]
She was reduced to C. & M. Party at Devonport, 15 October, 1919.[9]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Apsley D. M. Cherry, 22 May, 1916[10][11] – 8 July, 1917[12] (and to assist on staff of Captain Superintendent of T.B.Ds.)
- Commander Geoffrey Mackworth, 8 July, 1917[13][14] – June, 1918[15]
- Commander Hugh D. Colville, 14 June, 1918[16] – 9 January, 1920[17]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 69.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 69.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 69.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 69.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 69.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (June, 1916). p. 12.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (June, 1918). p. 15.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, Mining Appendix, 1917-18. Plate 7.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 777.
- ↑ Cherry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/220. f. 251.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 394o.
- ↑ Cherry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/220. f. 251.
- ↑ Mackworth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/53. f. 53.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 393x.
- ↑ Mackworth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/53. f. 53.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 797.
- ↑ Colville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/231. f. 235.
Bibliography
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