H.M.S. Whitehall (1919)
| H.M.S. Whitehall (1919) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | D.94 (Jul 1924)[1] |
| Builder: | Swan Hunter[2] |
| Ordered: | Jan, 1918 (1st Order)[3] |
| Launched: | 11 Sep, 1919[4] |
| Completed: | 9 Sep, 1924[5] |
| Sold: | Oct, 1945[6] |
H.M.S. Whitehall was one of fifteen destroyers of the Modified "W" class.
Service
After launch, work on her was suspended, and she only entered service in mid-1924, being assigned to the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla in the Mediterranean.[7]
She was re-commissioned at Malta on 3 September, 1924.[8]
Re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 27 April, 1926 for service with the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla in the Mediterranean.[9]
Whitehall was re-commissioned on 21 August, 1928 for service with the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla in the Mediterranean.[10]
Re-commissioned in reserve at Portsmouth on 16 May, 1931.[11]
She commissioned at Devonport on 23 October, 1931 for service on the China Station with the Eighth Destroyer Flotilla.[12] She re-commissioned at Hong Kong on 26 April, 1933 to continue this service,[13] moving onward to the First Destroyer Flotilla in the Mediterranean by October, 1935.[14]
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.[15]
Whitehall was placed in Dockyard Control at Chatham on 20 October, 1936.[16]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant-Commander Henry E. Horan, 23 March, 1924[17] – 9 August, 1924[18]
- Lieutenant-Commander Frederick A. P. Foster, 9 August, 1924[19] – 1 April, 1926
- Lieutenant-Commander Samuel A. Brooks, 1 April, 1926[20]
- Lieutenant-Commander Robert H. D. Lane, 9 April, 1928[21] – 6 May, 1930[22]
- Lieutenant-Commander Alan MacG. Sheffield, c. 12 April, 1930[23] – 28 April, 1931
- Lieutenant-Commander Thomas B. Hill, 29 April, 1931[24] – 16 May, 1931[25]
- Lieutenant-Commander Frederick R. G. Maunsell, 2 October, 1931[26] – 25 September, 1933[27]
- Lieutenant-Commander Godfrey N. Brewer, 3 February, 1933[28] – 1934[29]
- Lieutenant-Commander John Bostock, 1 October, 1934 – late 1934 (for trials)
- Lieutenant-Commander John M. Rodgers, 17 December, 1934[30]
- Lieutenant-Commander John Bostock, 21 February, 1938[31][32] – 26 May, 1938[33]
- Commander Frederick J. C. Halahan, 25 April, 1938[34] – 26 September, 1938[35] (temporary, and for duty class I with submarines)
- Lieutenant-Commander Archibald B. Russell, 31 July, 1939[36] – early 1942[37]
- Lieutenant-Commander Robert S. Stafford, 7 July, 1942[38] – 8 October, 1942[39]
- Commander R.N.R. Charles L. de H. Bell, 8 October, 1942[40] – 1 November, 1943[41]
- Lieutenant-Commander Patrick J. Cowell, 1 November, 1943[42] – 21 October, 1944[43]
- Lieutenant in Command John Monroe, 21 October, 1944[44] – mid 1945[45]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 76.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p.85.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p.85.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 76.
- ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 313.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 76.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 288.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 288.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 288.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 288.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 288.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 292.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 292.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 292.
- ↑ "Warships' Bells." The Times (London, England), 12 June 1933, p. 11.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 292.
- ↑ Horan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/5. f. 5.
- ↑ Horan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/5. f. 5.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 288.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 288.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 288.
- ↑ Lane Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/94. f. 94.
- ↑ Sheffield Service Record ADM 196/120/38. "vice Lane"
- ↑ Hill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/102. f. 104.
- ↑ Hill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/102. f. 104.
- ↑ Maunsell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/124/110. f. 110.
- ↑ Maunsell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/124/110. f. 110.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 18 Jan. 1933, p. 15.
- ↑ "Royal Navy." The Times (London, England), 13 Apr. 1934, p. 26.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 292.
- ↑ Bostock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/119/91. f. 91.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 22 Feb. 1938, p. 20.
- ↑ Bostock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/119/91. f. 91.
- ↑ Halahan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/140. f. 140.
- ↑ Halahan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/140. f. 140.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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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