H.M.S. Wallflower (1915)
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| H.M.S. Wallflower (1915) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | T.78 (Jan, 1916) T.89 (Jan, 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Irvine's Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company[2] |
| Ordered: | Jul, 1915[3] |
| Launched: | 8 Nov, 1915[4] |
| Sold: | 28 Aug, 1931[5] |
H.M.S. Wallflower was one of thirty-six Arabis Class sweeping sloops completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Wallflower was re-commissioned at Simonstown on 29 November, 1923 for operations on the Africa Station.
Still assigned to Africa, she completed to full complement on 31 May, 1926.[6]
Wallflower was re-commissioned at Simonstown on 29 October, 1928 for continuing operations on the Africa Station.[7]
Paid off into Dockyard Control at Chatham on 28 April, 1931.[8]
Captains
- Lieutenant-Commander (retired) Guy R. Livingstone, 31 January, 1916[9] – 3 November, 1917
- Lieutenant-Commander Francis C. Platt, 7 November, 1917[10] – 30 January, 1920
- Lieutenant-Commander Harold A. Knight, 15 April, 1921 – 28 September, 1921
- Commander Colin S. Inglis, 18 August, 1921[11] – mid 1923
- Commander (I Fr.) Richard L. Edwards, 15 June, 1923[12] – August, 1925
- Commander Robert L. Burnett, 15 July, 1925[13] – 22 August, 1927
- Commander Geoffry B. Smith, 1 July, 1927[14] – August, 1929
- Commander Leslie H. Ashmore, 1 July, 1929[15] – c. 1 March, 1931[Inference] (left to Cyclamen on transfer)
- Lieutenant-Commander John C. Annesley, c. 1 March, 1931[16] – 24 June, 1931[17] (transferred in from Cyclamen)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 95.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 95.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 95.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 95.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 95.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 286.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 286.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 286.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 399d.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 941.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 841.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 286.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 286.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 286.
- ↑ Ashmore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55. f. 99.
- ↑ Annesley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/134. f. 134.
- ↑ Annesley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/134. f. 134.
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