H.M.S. Warwick (1917)
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| H.M.S. Warwick (1917) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | H.38 (Apr 1918) none (Sep 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Hawthorn Leslie & Company[2] |
| Ordered: | December, 1916[3] |
| Launched: | 28 Dec, 1917[4] |
| Completed: | 18 Mar, 1918[5] |
| Torpedoed: | 20 Feb, 1944[6] |
| Fate: | by U-413[7] |
H.M.S. Warwick was one of twenty-one "W" class destroyers completed for the Royal Navy in 1917-18.
Service
Warwick immediately joined the Dover Patrol's Sixth Destroyer Flotilla upon commissioning in March, 1918.[8] Recommissioned on 1 December, 1920.[9]
She was re-commissioned 3 May, 1923 to serve with the First Destroyer Flotilla as part of the Atlantic Fleet.[10]
Re-commissioned at Devonport on 9 January, 1926 for service with the Fifth Destroyer Flotilla in the Atlantic.[11]
Warwick was re-commissioned at Devonport on 4 September, 1928 for continued service with the Fifth Destroyer Flotilla in the Atlantic.[12]
Reduced to Reserve at the Nore on 30 March, 1931.[13]
She commissioned at Chatham on 1 January, 1932.[14]
She re-commissioned on 11 January, 1933 for service with the Fifth Destroyer Flotilla of the Home Fleet.[15]
Transferred to Reserve Fleet at Devonport on 25 October, 1934.[16]
Reduced to Reserve at Devonport on 24 February, 1936.[17]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant in Command John M. Porter, 2 February, 1918[18] – March, 1918[19]
- Commander Victor L. A. Campbell, March, 1918[20] – 18 June, 1918[21]
- Commander Arthur M. Lecky, 12 January, 1919[22][23] – 1 December, 1920[24]
- Commander Lawrence D'O. Bignell, 1 December, 1920[25][26] – May, 1921[27]
- Commander Arthur M. Lecky, June, 1921[28] – January, 1923[29]
- Commander Frederic A. H. Russel, 15 January, 1923[30][31] – 1 September, 1925[32]
- Commander William E. B. Magee, 1 September, 1925[33][34] – 20 October, 1927[35]
- Commander Algernon U. Willis, 20 October, 1927[36] – 1 August, 1929[37] (and as Flag Captain to V/A Frederic C. Dreyer on transfer of flag)
- Captain John F. B. Carslake, 1 August, 1930[38] – 8 November, 1930[39]
- Lieutenant-Commander Arthur D. B. James, c. September, 1930[40] – 8 November, 1930[Inference] (temporary, transferred in from Vivien)
- Commander Edmund G. N. Rushbrooke, 8 November, 1930 – 13 January, 1931
- Captain Douglas A. Budgen, 7 January, 1931[41]
- Lieutenant-Commander John Drinkwater, 26 November, 1931 – 31 May, 1932 (for trials)
- Lieutenant-Commander Richard G. Stewart, 4 December, 1931 (temporary)
- Lieutenant-Commander Geoffrey B. O'B. Harding, 18 December, 1930[42] – January, 1933
- Commander John W. Durnford, 11 January, 1933[43][44] – 30 July, 1934[45]
- Lieutenant-Commander Miles A. G. Child, 14 July, 1939[46] – 14 January, 1942[47]
- Commander R.N.R. York McL. Cleeves, 14 January, 1942[48] – 30 October, 1943[49]
- Commander R.N.V.R. Denys A. Rayner, 30 October, 1943[50] – 20 January, 1944[51]
The conflict between Carslake and James is noted.
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. 313.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 73.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 73.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (March, 1918). p. 14.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 898.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 287.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 287.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 287.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 287.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 291.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 291.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 291.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 291.
- ↑ Porter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/292. f. 307.
- ↑ Porter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/292. f. 307.
- ↑ Campbell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/151. f. 184.
- ↑ Campbell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/151. f. 184.
- ↑ Lecky Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/54. f. 54.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1919). p. 898.
- ↑ Lecky Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/54. f. 54.
- ↑ Bignell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/117. f. 521.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 898.
- ↑ Bignell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/117. f. 521.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 842.
- ↑ Lecky Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/54. f. 54.
- ↑ Russel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/75. f. 40.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 288.
- ↑ Russel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/75. f. 40.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 287.
- ↑ Magee Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/251. f. 521.
- ↑ Magee Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/251. f. 521.
- ↑ Willis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52. f. 460.
- ↑ Willis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52. f. 460.
- ↑ Carslake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/161. f. 519.
- ↑ Carslake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/161. f. 519.
- ↑ James Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/111. f. 111.
- ↑ Budgen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/267. f. 637.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 291.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 291.
- ↑ Durnford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/129. f. 128.
- ↑ Durnford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/129. f. 128.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
- ↑ 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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