H.M.S. Primrose (1915)
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| H.M.S. Primrose (1915) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | M.96 (Feb, 1915) T.29 (Sep, 1915) T.75 (Jan, 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | William Simons & Company[2] |
| Ordered: | Jan, 1915[3] |
| Launched: | 29 Jun, 1915[4] |
| Sold: | Apr, 1923[5] |
H.M.S. Primrose was one of twenty-four Acacia Class sweeping sloops completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Captains
- Commander Douglas W. O'B. Forsyth, July 1915[6] – 26 April, 1916[7] (and temporarily as S.N.O., First Sloop Flotilla)
- Commander Duncan W. Roe, 21 March, 1916 – 15 January, 1917 (temporary)
- Commander William H. Darwall, 21 May, 1916[8] – 26 May, 1919[9]
- Lieutenant in Command Joseph Horsfield, 7 June, 1919[10] – 15 December, 1919 (and for command of group of sloops)
Darwall may have taken command in January, 1917.[Inference]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 93. The M pendants were changed to M (international) on 24 Apr 1915.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 94.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 94.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 94.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 94.
- ↑ Forsyth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/246. f. 250.
- ↑ Forsyth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/246. f. 250.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1919). p. 885.
- ↑ Darwall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/97. f. 97.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1920). p. 845.
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