H.M.S. Valhalla (1917)
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| H.M.S. Valhalla (1917) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | F.9A (1917) G.25 (Jan 1918) G.45 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Cammell Laird[2] |
| Launched: | 22 May, 1917[3] |
| Sold: | 17 Dec, 1931[4] |
H.M.S. Valhalla was one of five "V" class flotilla leaders.
Service
Recommissioned at Devonport on 5 January, 1920.[5]
Re-commissioned at Port Edgar on 27 September, 1923.[6]
In early 1925, she was operating with the Sixth Destroyer Flotilla under the command of Lionel George Dawson.[7]
Re-commissioned at Devonport on 2 May, 1926 for service with the Sixth Destroyer Flotilla in the Atlantic Fleet.[8]
Valhalla arrived at Sheerness on 20 January[9] and was reduced to Reserve at Chatham on 27 January, 1931.[10] On 25 May, it was reported that she was to be one of ten destroyers from various reserves to be scrapped in the present year.[11]
By 9 February 1932, her remains had been towed from Sheerness to be broken up.[12]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Theodore E. J. Bigg, 12 July, 1917[13][14] – 16 July, 1918[15]
- Commander Dashwood F. Moir, 16 July, 1918[16][17] – 6 May, 1919[18]
- Commander Reginald T. Amedroz, 6 May, 1919[19] – 27 September, 1919[20]
- Lieutenant-Commander Cosmo M. Graham, 27 September, 1919[21][22] – 4 May, 1921[23]
- Commander Charles G. Ramsey, 4 May, 1921[24] – 25 April, 1922[25]
- Lieutenant-Commander Cyril J. H. Hill, 25 July, 1922[26] – 30 August, 1922[27]
- Commander Henry I. M. L. Scott, 30 August, 1922[28][29] – 2 July, 1923[30]
- Commander Lionel G. Dawson, 26 June, 1923[31] – September, 1923[32] (temporary)
- Commander Eric Q. Carter, 1923[33] – 19 April, 1924[34] (temporary, on exchange of Sixth and Seventh Destroyer Flotillas)
- Commander Lionel G. Dawson, 11 April, 1924[35][36] – 14 July, 1925[37]
- Commander John M. Porter, 7 July, 1925[38][39] – 27 July, 1927[40]
- Commander Arthur E. H. Wright, 27 July, 1927[41] – 22 April, 1929[42]
- Commander Frederic C. Bradley, December, 1928[43][44] – 26 April, 1929[45]
- Captain John G. Crace, 26 April, 1929[46] – 24 April, 1930[47]
- Captain Douglas A. Budgen, 5 January, 1931[48] – 7 January, 1931[49]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 72.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 72.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 72.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 72.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 879.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). pp. 277-8.
- ↑ Dawson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 208.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 276.
- ↑ "Movements of Ships." The Times (London, England), Thursday, January 22, 1931, Issue 45727, p.5.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 276.
- ↑ "Destroyers for Scrapping." The Times (London, England), Monday, May 25, 1931, Issue 45831, p.16.
- ↑ "Last of the Valhalla." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, February 9, 1932, Issue 46052, p.18.
- ↑ Bigg Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/9. f. 10.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 398p.
- ↑ Bigg Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/9. f. 10.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 923.
- ↑ Moir Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/232. f. 236.
- ↑ Moir Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/232. f. 236.
- ↑ Amedroz Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/105. f. 310.
- ↑ Amedroz Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/105. f. 310.
- ↑ Graham Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/331. f. 345.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 879.
- ↑ Graham Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/331. f. 345.
- ↑ Ramsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 327.
- ↑ Ramsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 327.
- ↑ Hill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/153. f. 152.
- ↑ Hill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/153. f. 152.
- ↑ Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/82. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 825.
- ↑ Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/82. f. ?.
- ↑ Dawson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 208.
- ↑ Dawson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 208.
- ↑ Carter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/172. f. 576.
- ↑ Carter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/172. f. 576.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 277.
- ↑ Dawson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 208.
- ↑ Dawson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 208.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 277.
- ↑ Porter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/292. f. 307.
- ↑ Porter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/292. f. 307.
- ↑ Wright Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/170. ff. ?, 177.
- ↑ Wright Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/170. ff. ?, 177.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 276.
- ↑ Bradley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/60. f. 418.
- ↑ Bradley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/60. f. 418.
- ↑ Crace Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51. f. 61.
- ↑ Crace Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51. f. 61.
- ↑ Budgen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/267. f. 637.
- ↑ Budgen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/267. f. 637.
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