H.M.S. Walrus (1917)
| H.M.S. Walrus (1917) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | G.17 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company[2] |
| Ordered: | December, 1916[3] |
| Launched: | 27 Dec, 1917[4] |
| Completed: | 8 Mar, 1918[5] |
| Commissioned: | 5 Feb, 1918[6] |
| Stranded: | 12 Feb, 1938[7] |
| Fate: | Sold & scrapped[8] |
H.M.S. Walrus was one of twenty-one "W" class destroyers completed for the Royal Navy in 1917-18.
Service
Walrus was commissioned on 5 February, 1918.[9]
She was re-commissioned at Devonport on 6 June, 1924 to serve with the Fifth Destroyer Flotilla in the Mediterranean.[10]
She was to arrive at Sheerness from the Mediterranean on 8 November 1926 for a re-tubing refit.[11]
Walrus was re-commissioned under the command of Robert Alexander Cassidi at the Nore on 5 April, 1927 to serve with the First Destroyer Flotilla in the Mediterranean.[12]
She was re-commissioned at Devonport on 11 June, 1929 for continued service with the First Destroyer Flotilla in the Mediterranean.[13]
The ship was re-commissioned in Reserve on 30 November, 1932 and was assigned to the Maintenance Reserve at Rosyth.[14]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant-Commander David B. Nicol, 28 January, 1918[15] – 20 April, 1921[16]
- Lieutenant-Commander Francis Howard, 20 April, 1921[17] – 6 June, 1923
- Lieutenant-Commander John H. Jauncey, 6 June, 1923[18][19] – June, 1925[20]
- Lieutenant-Commander Robert A. Cassidi, 29 June, 1925[21] – 30 November, 1926[22]
- Lieutenant-Commander Robert A. Cassidi, 5 April, 1927[23] – July, 1927
- Lieutenant-Commander Donald K. Bain, July, 1927[24] – 7 September, 1928[25]
- Lieutenant-Commander Lionel V. Lloyd, 16 August, 1928[26][27] – 28 January, 1930[28]
- Lieutenant-Commander Guy N. Rolfe, c. January, 1930[29][30] – 1931[31]
- Lieutenant-Commander John L. Younghusband, c. July 1931[32] – 30 November, 1932[33]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 73.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 84.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 84.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 73.
- ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 312.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 897.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 73.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 73.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 897.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 287.
- ↑ "Flotilla Items." The Times (London, England), Monday, November 1, 1926, Issue 44417, p.24.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 286.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 286.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 290.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 897.
- ↑ Nicol Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/133. f. 144.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 841.
- ↑ Jauncey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/132. f. 488.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 287.
- ↑ Jauncey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/132. f. 488.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 287.
- ↑ Cassidi Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/51. f. ?. Year here MAY be 1925.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 286.
- ↑ Bain Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/119/25. f. 25.
- ↑ Bain Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/119/25. f. 25.
- ↑ Lloyd Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/147. f. 147.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 286.
- ↑ Lloyd Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/147. f. 147.
- ↑ Rolfe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/124/113. f. 113. Actual date of command appointment undated.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 286.
- ↑ Rolfe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/124/113. f. 113.
- ↑ Younghusband Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/76. f. 76.
- ↑ Younghusband Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/76. f. 76.
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