H.M.S. Spiraea (1917)
From The Dreadnought Project
| H.M.S. Spiraea (1917) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | T.81 (Jan, 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | William Simons & Company[2] |
| Ordered: | Jan, 1917[3] |
| Launched: | 1 Nov, 1917[4] |
| Sold: | 6 Sep, 1922[5] |
Service
In October 1917 she was assigned to be a convoy sloop in the Mediterranean.[6]
Spiraea served as part of the Ninth Sloop Flotilla from mid-1918 until the formation was disbanded in December, 1918. She and Heliotrope left to become two of six sloops on the Black Sea and Marmora Division.[7]
Captains
- Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. Kenneth Boothroyd, 18 September, 1918[8][9] – 15 February, 1919[10]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command (temporary) Robert F. Walker, 16 January, 1919[11] – 10 June, 1919[12]
- Commander R.N.R. William C. Tarrant, c. June 1919[13] – 11 September, 1919[14]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 96.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 96.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 96.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 96.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 96.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (October, 1917). p. 21 and succeeding Supplements.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (January, 1919). p. 22.
- ↑ Boothroyd Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/104. f. 104.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 910.
- ↑ Boothroyd Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/104. f. 104.
- ↑ Walker Service Record, in our PDF for Archibald Home Douglas. The National Archives. ADM 240/41/30. f. 15.
- ↑ Walker Service Record, in our PDF for Archibald Home Douglas. The National Archives. ADM 240/41/30. f. 15.
- ↑ Tarrant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/53/102. f. 102.
- ↑ Tarrant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/53/102. f. 102.
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