H.M.S. Scarab (1915)
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| H.M.S. Scarab (1915) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | P.98 (Jan 1916) P.A2 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Wood, Skinner & Company[2] |
| Ordered: | 2 15[3] |
| Launched: | 7 Oct, 1915[4] |
| Broken up: | May, 1948[5] |
| Fate: | at Singapore |
H.M.S. Scarab was one of twelve "Insect" class gunboats of the Royal Navy. She spent much of her career stationed on the Yangtse River.
Service
She was re-commissioned on 6 December, 1915 and apparently operated continuously on the China Station until at least mid 1937.[6]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant-Commander Stephen Phillimore, 14 November, 1915[7][8] – August, 1918[9]
- Acting Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command John L. Croasdaile, 20 August, 1918 (temporary)
- Acting Lieutenant-Commander R.N.V.R. R. C. Primrose, May, 1917[10] – February, 1919[11][12]
- Lieutenant-Commander David Wardlaw-Ramsay, 18 February, 1919[13][14] – 11 April, 1921[15]
- Lieutenant-Commander Alexander G. B. Wilson, 14 January, 1921[16][17] – January, 1923
- Lieutenant-Commander Humphrey E. Archer, 27 January, 1923[18][19] – March, 1925[20]
- Lieutenant-Commander Noel H. Beaver, January, 1925[21] – 1926[Fact Check]
- Lieutenant-Commander Gerald E. Boultbee, 15 July, 1926[22] – February, 1928[23]
- Lieutenant-Commander Cedric Naylor, 9 January, 1928[24] – 25 July, 1930[Fact Check]
- Lieutenant-Commander Richard I. Clutterbuck, 3 May, 1930[25] – March, 1932[26] (vice Naylor)
- Lieutenant-Commander Harry T. Strawbridge, 1 February, 1932[27] – 24 July, 1933[Inference]
- Lieutenant-Commander Thomas Harland, 24 July, 1933[28]
- Lieutenant-Commander William C. Bushell, 6 September, 1935[29]
- Lieutenant-Commander Hugh F. Robertson-Aikman, 26 September, 1938[30] – 16 April, 1940[31]
- Lieutenant-Commander John A. Agnew, 30 April, 1940[32] – 22 October, 1940[33]
- Lieutenant R.N.V.R. in Command Patrick P. Shellard, 22 October, 1940[34] – late 1941[35]
- Lieutenant in Command Jack B. Cox, late 1941[36] – early 1943[37]
- Temporary Lieutenant R.N.Z.N.V.R. in Command Ewan Cameron, early 1943[38] – February, 1944[39]
- Temporary Lieutenant R.N.V.R. in Command Edward A. Hawkesworth, February, 1944[40] – January, 1945[41]
- Lieutenant R.N.V.R. in Command Douglas M. Watson, January, 1945[42] – 5 July, 1945[43]
- Acting Lieutenant-Commander Barry J. Anderson, 6 July, 1945[44] – November, 1945[45]
The exact interplay between the first 3-4 commanders should be clarified.
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 106.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 106.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 106.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 106.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 106.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 273.
- ↑ Phillimore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/208 f. 278.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 397v.
- ↑ Phillimore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/208 f. 278.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 904.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 904.
- ↑ Wardlaw-Ramsay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/320. f. 694.
- ↑ Wardlaw-Ramsay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/320. f. 694.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 861.
- ↑ Wardlaw-Ramsay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/320. f. 694.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Jan 18, 1921; pg. 8; Issue 42621.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 808.
- ↑ Archer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/216. f. 586.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 268.
- ↑ Archer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/216. f. 586.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 268.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 267.
- ↑ Boultbee Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/51. f. 51.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 267.
- ↑ Clutterbuck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/121. f. 121.
- ↑ Clutterbuck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/121. f. 121.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 271.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 273.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 273.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
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Bibliography
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