H.M.S. Gretna (1918)
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| H.M.S. Gretna (1918) | |
|---|---|
| Admiralty Pendant Number: | 3431[1] |
| Pendant Number: | T.8C (Sep 1918) T.38 (Nov 1919)[2] |
| Builder: | Joseph T. Eltringham & Company[3] |
| Ordered: | mid 1917[4] |
| Launched: | 11 Apr, 1918[5] |
| Sold: | 3 Oct, 1928[6] |
H.M.S. Gretna was one of one hundred and fourteen Hunt Class minesweepers completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Paid off to a C. & M. Party on 22 October, 1919.[7]
In January, 1921, she was at Harwich, one of forty-one paid off minesweepers there.[8]
In early 1926, she was in the Reserve Fleet at the Nore.[9]
As the Central Reserve of Minesweepers at Sheerness was being merged into the general Fleet Reserve at the Nore in February 1928, it was deemed necessary to trim the fat. Gretna was one of ten obsolete minesweepers ordered to be placed on the for sale list, adding to a group of nine previously set for disposal.[10]
Captains
- Commander Charles C. Bell, 28 June, 1918 – 18 February, 1919
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command David M. Clarke, 18 February, 1919[11][12] – 9 August, 1919[13]
- Acting Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. Martin Smith, 9 August, 1919[14][15]
- Lieutenant-Commander John N. Knox, 10 July, 1924[16] (temporary, for Reserve Fleet Exercises)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 113.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. "C" denotes Code pendant here. p. 113.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 113.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 98.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 113.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 113.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 242.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 707a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 243.
- ↑ "Obsolete Minesweepers." The Times (London, England), Friday, February 3, 1928, Issue 44807, p.7.
- ↑ Clarke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/132. f. 132.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1919). p. 805.
- ↑ Clarke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/132. f. 132.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 805.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Aug 14, 1919; pg. 16; Issue 42178.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Friday, Jun 20, 1924; pg. 5; Issue 43683.
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