H.M.S. Vampire (1917)

H.M.S. Vampire (1917)
Pendant Number:	F.0A (1917) G.70 (Jan 1918) G.50 (Apr 1918)^[1]
Builder:	J. Samuel White^[2]
Launched:	21 May, 1917^[3]
Commissioned:	11 Sep, 1917^[4]
Sunk:	9 Apr, 1942^[5]^[6]
Fate:	Japanese air attack

H.M.S. Vampire was one of five flotilla leaders of the "V" class.

Service

Vampire was commissioned on 11 September, 1917.^[7]

She re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 6 June, 1924 for service with the Fifth Destroyer Flotilla in the Mediterranean.^[8]

Commissioned on 20 April, 1927 for service with the First Destroyer Flotilla in the Mediterranean.^[9]

Re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 11 June, 1929.^[10]

The ship was transferred to the Royal Australian Navy on 11 October 1933, becoming H.M.A.S. Vampire.

She paid off into Reserve at Sydney on 10 October, 1934.^[11]

Vampire was commissioned in "C" Class Reserve at Westernport on 14 July, 1936.^[12]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

Commander Frederick E. K. Strong, 31 August, 1917^[13] – 26 September, 1917^[14]
Commander Clarence W. E. Trelawny, 26 September, 1917^[15]^[16] – late September, 1917^[17]
Captain Harry R. Godfrey, 2 October, 1917^[18] – 11 February, 1919^[19] (and as Captain (D), Fourteenth Destroyer Flotilla)
Commander Claud F. Allsup, 11 February, 1919^[20] – 7 July, 1919^[21]
Commander Charles G. Ramsey, 7 July, 1919^[22]^[23] – 4 May, 1921^[24]
Commander George H. Knowles, 4 May, 1921^[25] – 7 January, 1922^[26]
Commander Henry de B. Tupper, 7 January, 1922 – 16 November, 1922
Commander Reginald V. Holt, 16 November, 1922^[27] – June, 1923^[28]
Captain Reginald V. Holt, September, 1923^[29]^[30] – August, 1925^[31]
Lieutenant-Commander Stephen Barry, January, 1925^[32] – 8 February, 1925^[33] (temporary)
Commander Lionel G. Dawson, 14 July, 1925^[34]^[35]^[36] – January, 1927^[37]
Commander Edward G. G. Hastings, 6 October, 1927^[38] – May, 1929^[39]
Captain Edward de F. Renouf, 11 January, 1929^[40] – 16 June, 1930^[41]
Captain William H. Gell, 25 May, 1930^[42] – 6 September, 1931^[Inference]
Captain Cecil S. Sandford, 6 September, 1931^[43] – January, 1932^[44]
Lieutenant-Commander Frank C. Husband-Clutton, 25 September, 1933^[45] – 22 February, 1934^[46] (temporary)
Lieutenant-Commander John A. Walsh, 12 November, 1938^[47] – 26 September, 1940^[48]
Captain Hector Macd. L. Waller, 26 September, 1940^[49] – 27 December, 1940^[50]
Lieutenant-Commander John A. Walsh, 27 December, 1940^[51] – 16 October, 1941^[52]
Commander William T. A. Moran, 16 October, 1941^[53] – 9 APril, 1942^[54] (died when ship lost under his command)

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.
↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 879b.
↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 72.
↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 72.
↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 879b.
↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 279.
↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 278.
↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 277.
↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 298.
↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 298.
↑ Strong Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 38.
↑ Strong Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 38.
↑ Trelawny Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/32. f. 32.
↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 396gg.
↑ Trelawny Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/32. f. 32.
↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 923a.
↑ Godfrey Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/235. f. 235.
↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 11 Feb. 1919, p. 4.
↑ Allsup Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/169. f. 170.
↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 879b.
↑ Ramsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 327.
↑ Ramsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 327.
↑ Knowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/52. f. 257.
↑ Knowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/52. f. 257.
↑ Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.
↑ Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.
↑ Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.
↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 278.
↑ Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.
↑ Barry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/37. f. 37.
↑ Barry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/37. f. 37.
↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 279.
↑ Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.
↑ 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. (February, 1929). p. 278.
↑ Hastings Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/51/147. f. 150.
↑ Renouf Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/51/254. f. 268.
↑ Renouf Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/51/254. f. 268.
↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 277.
↑ Sandford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/319. f. ?.
↑ Sandford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/319. f. ?.
↑ Husband-Clutton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/126. f. 126.
↑ Husband-Clutton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/126. f. 126.
↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.

Bibliography

"V" Class Flotilla Leader

Vampire

Valentine

Valhalla

Valorous

Valkyrie

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Parker Class

Destroyer Leaders (UK)

Shakespeare Class

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[1] Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 72.

[2] Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 72.

[3] Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 72.

[4] The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 879b.

[5] Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 72.

[6] Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 72.

[7] The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 879b.

[8] The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 279.

[9] The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 278.

[10] The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 277.

[11] The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 298.

[12] The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 298.

[13] Strong Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 38.

[14] Strong Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 38.

[15] Trelawny Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/32. f. 32.

[16] The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 396gg.

[17] Trelawny Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/32. f. 32.

[18] The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 923a.

[19] Godfrey Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/235. f. 235.

[20] "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 11 Feb. 1919, p. 4.

[21] Allsup Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/169. f. 170.

[22] The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 879b.

[23] Ramsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 327.

[24] Ramsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 327.

[25] Knowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/52. f. 257.

[26] Knowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/52. f. 257.

[27] Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.

[28] Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.

[29] Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.

[30] The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 278.

[31] Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.

[32] Barry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/37. f. 37.

[33] Barry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/37. f. 37.

[34] The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 279.

[35] Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.

[36] Dawson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 208.

[37] Dawson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 208.

[38] The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 278.

[39] Hastings Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/51/147. f. 150.

[40] Renouf Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/51/254. f. 268.

[41] Renouf Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/51/254. f. 268.

[42] The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 277.

[43] Sandford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/319. f. ?.

[44] Sandford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/319. f. ?.

[45] Husband-Clutton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/126. f. 126.

[46] Husband-Clutton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/126. f. 126.

[47] Uboat.net page on the ship.

[48] Uboat.net page on the ship.

[49] Uboat.net page on the ship.

[50] Uboat.net page on the ship.

[51] Uboat.net page on the ship.

[52] Uboat.net page on the ship.

[53] Uboat.net page on the ship.

[54] Uboat.net page on the ship.

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