H.M.S. Vanessa (1918)

H.M.S. Vanessa (1918)
Pendant Number:	G.18 (Jun 1918)
Builder:	William Beardmore & Company
Launched:	16 Mar, 1918
Completed:	27 Apr, 1918
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H.M.S. Vanessa was one of twenty-five "V" class destroyers completed for the Royal Navy in 1917-18.

Service

In May 1918, Vanessa joined the Eleventh Destroyer Flotilla, operating with the Grand Fleet.

Vanessa re-commissioned on 3 October, 1918.

She was re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 15 September, 1924 for service with the Second Destroyer Flotilla in the Atlantic Fleet.

Re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 27 May, 1927 for service with the Second Destroyer Flotilla, which was now in the Mediterranean.

Re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 3 December, 1929 for continued service in the Mediterranean with 2 D.F..

In June of 1933, her bell was one of about 100 surplus bells announced as being for sale at prices ranging from £1 to £10. Preference would be given to those offers from men with a special consideration in the bell in question.

Transferred to Dockyard Control at Sheerness on 11 May, 1934.

Transferred to the Reserve Fleet at The Nore on 18 December, 1934.

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

• Commander Gerald C. Harrison, 10 April, 1918 – 25 January, 1919
• Commander Edward O. Broadley, 28 September, 1918 – 1 February, 1920
• Commander Henry M. Coombs, 1 February, 1920 – 18 January, 1921
• Lieutenant-Commander Norman A. G. Ohlenschlager, 25 November, 1921 – 15 December, 1922
• Lieutenant-Commander Joseph H. L. Yorke, 15 December, 1922 – December, 1923
• Lieutenant-Commander Norman A. G. Ohlenschlager, 8 January, 1924 – 13 July, 1926
• Lieutenant-Commander Gordon F. Hannay, 1 May, 1926 – May, 1928
• Lieutenant-Commander Bernard A. W. Warburton-Lee, 9 April, 1928 – July, 1930
• Lieutenant-Commander Cyril F. Tower, 12 June, 1930 – 2 May, 1932
• Lieutenant-Commander James G. W. Deneys, 28 September, 1938 – 17 October, 1938
• Lieutenant-Commander John H. Plumer, 31 July, 1939 – 12 February, 1940
• Lieutenant-Commander Eric A. Stocker, 12 February, 1940 – 7 January, 1941
• Lieutenant in Command John H. A. Stucley, 7 January, 1941 – late 1941
• Lieutenant in Command Charles E. Sheen, 31 March, 1942 – 21 February, 1944
• Lieutenant in Command Barry J. Anderson, 21 February, 1944 – 4 October, 1944
• Temporary Acting Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. Arthur St. G. Walton, 4 October, 1944 – January, 1945^{[Fact Check]}

See Also

• Wikipedia