H.M.S. Ormonde (1918)
| H.M.S. Ormonde (1918) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | N.A0 (Sep, 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Blyth Shipbuilding[2] |
| Launched: | 8 Jun, 1918[3] |
| Sold: | 6 Aug, 1937[4] |
H.M.S. Ormonde was one of twenty-two 24 Class sweeping sloops completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Ormonde arrived at Devonport on 7 February, 1923.[5] She completed fitting out as a surveying ship on 17 November, 1923. She was next to venture to the North American Station to relieve the Mutine.[6]
She was commissioned at Devonport on 3 March, 1924.[7]
The ship was re-commissioned at Devonport on 7 February, 1927.[8]
Ormonde was re-commissioned at Devonport on 3 September, 1929 for work as a surveying vessel.[9]
She re-commissioned at Devonport on 16 October, 1931.[10]
Ths ship was re-commissioned at Plymouth on 26 September, 1933.[11]
Ormonde was transferred to Dockyard Control at Devonport on 28 October, 1936[12] for sale on 6 August 1937.
Captains
- Lieutenant in Command Herbert C. Mayo, 30 August, 1918[13] – 26 September, 1919
- Captain Henry P. Douglas, 16 January, 1924 – 25 June, 1924
- Commander Charles H. Knowles, 25 June, 1924[14] – June, 1926
- Lieutenant-Commander Arthur G. N. Wyatt, 10 August, 1926 – 8 February, 1927 (and in charge of survey vice Knowles)
- Commander William V. Rice, 8 February, 1927[15][16] – 7 October, 1929
- Commander Arthur G. N. Wyatt, 7 October, 1929[17] – 15 October, 1931 (and in charge of survey)
- Lieutenant-Commander in Command Douglas H. Fryer, 15 October, 1931[18]
- Commander Archibald Day, 21 August, 1933[19] – 4 September, 1935
- Commander Archibald Day, 14 July, 1936 – September, 1936 (and in charge of survey)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 97.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 97.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 97.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 97.
- ↑ "Movements of Ships." The Times (London, England), 9 Feb. 1923, p. 18.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 17 Nov. 1923, p. 20.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 256.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 257.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 256.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 257.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 258.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 258.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1919). p. 856.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 257.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Jan 26, 1927; pg. 8; Issue 44489.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 257.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 256.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 257.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 258.
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