H.M.S. Tarantula (1915)
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| H.M.S. Tarantula (1915) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | P.6A (Jan 1916) P.A8 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Wood, Skinner & Company[2] |
| Ordered: | February, 1915[3] |
| Launched: | 18 Dec, 1915[4] |
| Commissioned: | 1 Jun, 1916[5] |
| Expended: | 1 May, 1946[6] |
| Fate: | as target off Ceylon |
H.M.S. Tarantula was one of twelve gunboats of the "Insect" class.
Service
She was commissioned on 1 June, 1916.[7]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Henry G. Sherbrooke, 28 January, 1916[8] – 3 December, 1917
- Lieutenant-Commander Christopher J. F. Eddis, 11 August, 1916[9] – September, 1916[10] (temporary, during Sherbrooke's illness)
- Lieutenant-Commander Harold F. B. Handley, 2 December, 1917 – 22 January, 1918
- Lieutenant-Commander (emergency) Frank N. Stagg, 14 March, 1918 – 18 December, 1918
- Lieutenant-Commander George S. Brown, 18 December, 1918[11][12] – 7 May, 1920[13]
- Commander Edward B. Cloete, 17 May, 1920[14] – January, 1922[15] (and as Senior Officer, West River)
- Commander Cecil J. Crocker, 20 January, 1922[16] – August, 1923 (and as Senior Officer, West River)
- Commander Malcolm R. J. Maxwell-Scott, 14 September, 1923[17][18] – September, 1925[19] (and as Senior Officer, West River)
- Commander (I, Sp.) John U. P. Fitzgerald, 4 August, 1925[20] (and as Senior Officer, West River)
- Commander Marshal L. Clarke, 1 August, 1927 – 13 September, 1929 (and as Senior Officer, West River)
- Commander Edye K. Boddam-Whetham, 27 July, 1929[21][22] – November, 1931[23]
- Captain Kenneth H. L. MacKenzie, 2 October, 1931[24] – November, 1932[25] (and as Senior Officer, West River)
- Captain William G. Benn, 16 September, 1932[26][27] – late 1932[28] (and as Senior Officer, West River)
- Captain Arthur R. Halfhide, 14 September, 1934[29] – 15 October, 1936 (and as Senior Officer, West River)
- Captain William K. D. Dowding, 15 October, 1936 – 20 August, 1937
- Lieutenant-Commander John S. Dalison, – 7 January, 1937[30] (hope this is the right Dalison)
- Captain Angus E. M. B. Cunninghame Graham, 7 January, 1937[31] – 8 March, 1938[32]
- Captain Henry R. P. Floyd, 8 June, 1938 – 28 November, 1939 (and as Senior Officer, West River)
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.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 870.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 106.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 278.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 398c.
- ↑ Eddis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/98. f. ?.
- ↑ Eddis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/98. f. ?.
- ↑ Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/15. f. 367.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 914.
- ↑ Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/15. f. 367.
- ↑ Cloete Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91. f. 181.
- ↑ Cloete Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91. f. 181.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 818.
- ↑ Maxwell-Scott Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/49/49. f. 25.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 273.
- ↑ Maxwell-Scott Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/49/49. f. 25.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 273.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 273.
- ↑ Boddam-Whetham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/272. ff. 225, 306.
- ↑ Boddam-Whetham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/272. ff. 225, 306.
- ↑ Mackenzie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/175. f. .
- ↑ MacKenzie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/175. f. 532.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 279.
- ↑ Benn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/66. f. 424.
- ↑ Benn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/66. f. 424.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 278.
- ↑ Cunninghame Graham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/46. f. 46.
- ↑ Cunninghame Graham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/46. f. 46.
- ↑ Cunninghame Graham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/46. f. 46.
Bibliography
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