H.M.S. Vanity (1918)
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| H.M.S. Vanity (1918) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | G.37 (Jun 1918) G.19 (Sep 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | William Beardmore & Company[2] |
| Launched: | 3 May, 1918[3] |
| Completed: | 21 Jun, 1918[4] |
| Sold: | |
H.M.S. Vanity was one of twenty-five "V" class destroyers completed for the Royal Navy in 1917-18.
Service
Vanity re-commissioned on 10 April, 1918.[5]
Vanity joined the Eleventh Destroyer Flotilla upon completion in July, 1918.[6]
She remained active with the Eleventh until it was disbanded in March, 1919, at which point she was allocated along with the Eleventh's other "V"s and "W"s to the new First Destroyer Flotilla.[7]
She was re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 4 December, 1923 for service in the Ninth Destroyer Flotilla in the Atlantic Fleet.[8]
She was re-commissioned with Reserve Crew on 23 November, 1925.[9]
Vanity paid off into Rosyth Maintenance Reserve on 10 October, 1928.[10]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Henry C. Rawlings, 8 May, 1918[11] – August, 1918[12]
- Commander Henry C. Rawlings, 24 October, 1918[13][14] – 10 September, 1920[15]
- Commander Reginald T. Amedroz, 10 September, 1920[16][17] – 17 August, 1922[18]
- Commander Reginald V. Holt, 17 August, 1922[19] – November, 1922[20]
- Lieutenant-Commander Henry A. Simpson, 16 November, 1922[21] – 1 October, 1923
- Lieutenant-Commander Ralph Kerr, 9 October, 1923[22][23] – 29 July, 1925[24]
- Lieutenant-Commander Valentine Searles-Wood, 11 July, 1925[25] – 23 November, 1925[26]
- Commander Herbert J. Buchanan, 18 June, 1940[27] – 24 February, 1941[28]
- Lieutenant in Command Isaac W. T. Beloe, 24 February, 1941[29] – 17 June, 1941[30]
- Lieutenant in Command William B. R. Morrison, 17 June, 1941[31] – 1 June, 1943[32]
- Lieutenant-Commander Marcus H. R. Crichton, 1 June, 1943[33] – 14 February, 1944[34]
- Lieutenant in Command Douglas R. Wheeler, 14 February, 1944[35] – mid 1945[36]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 72.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 83.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 83.
- ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 312.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 879b.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (July, 1918). p. 12.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (March, 1919). p. 11.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 279.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 278.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 282.
- ↑ Rawlings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/96. f. 500.
- ↑ Rawlings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/96. f. 500.
- ↑ Rawlings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/96. f. 500.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1920). p. 879b.
- ↑ Rawlings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/96. f. 500.
- ↑ Amedroz Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/105. f. 310.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 879b.
- ↑ Amedroz Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/105. f. 310.
- ↑ 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. (January, 1923). p. 827.
- ↑ Kerr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/137. f. 136.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 279.
- ↑ Kerr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/137. f. 136.
- ↑ Searles-Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/145/317. f. 315.
- ↑ Searles-Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/145/317. f. 315.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
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