H.M.S. Sportive (1918)

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H.M.S. Sportive (1918)
Pendant Number: G.48 (Jan 1919)[1]
Builder: Swan Hunter[2]
Ordered: Jun, 1917 (2nd Order)[3]
Launched: 19 Sep, 1918[4]
Completed: Dec, 1918[5]
Sold:

H.M.S. Sportive was one of sixty-seven "S" class destroyers built for the Royal Navy as the Great War was ending.

Service

Sportive arrived in Alexandria on 9 October 1919.[6]

Sportive arrived in Alexandria on 25 October 1919.[7] She left Malta for the Black Sea on 27 December,[8] passing through Constantinople on the 29th in company with Marlborough, Speedy and Tobago.[9]

The ship arrived again at Constantinople on 13 February, 1920,[10] leaving on the 15th for Mersina.[11]

Sportive recommissioned at Malta on 17 June, 1920.[12]

Sportive arrived at Sheerness with Mackay, Swallow and Splendid on 31 October, 1923.[13]

She reduced to Reserve Complement on 5 June, 1924.[14]

Godfrey Ratcliffe Chambers took command of Sportive for passage to Rosyth in early 1928. Once there, she went into Maintenance Reserve on 30 March, 1928.[15] She would remain in this disposition until being sold in 1936.

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 75.
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 85.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 85.
  4. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 75.
  5. Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 311.
  6. "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Oct 14, 1919; pg. 18; Issue 42230.
  7. "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Oct 29, 1919; pg. 6; Issue 42243.
  8. Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Dec 30, 1919; pg. 19; Issue 42294.
  9. Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Jan 07, 1920; pg. 6; Issue 42301.
  10. "Movements of Ships." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Feb 17, 1920; pg. 4; Issue 42336.
  11. "Movements of Ships." The Times (London, England), Monday, Feb 23, 1920; pg. 24; Issue 42341.
  12. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 867.
  13. "Movements of Ships." The Times (London, England), 3 Nov. 1923, p. 4.
  14. The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 271.
  15. The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 270.
  16. Gibson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/157. ff. 513, 241.
  17. Gibson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/157. ff. 513, 241.
  18. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 911.
  19. Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
  20. Knox-Little Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/119. f. 127.
  21. The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 866.
  22. "Naval Promotions." The Times (London, England), Friday, Jul 01, 1921; pg. 12; Issue 42761.
  23. Binmore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/202. f. 214.
  24. The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 814.
  25. Binmore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/202. f. 214.
  26. McGrath Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/96. f. 95.
  27. McGrath Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/96. f. 95.
  28. Gardner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/60. f. 66.
  29. Gardner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/60. f. 66.
  30. Simpson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/280. f. 151.
  31. Chambers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/224. f. 236.
  32. Chambers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/224. f. 236.

Bibliography


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