H.M.S. Whitley (1918)
| H.M.S. Whitley (1918) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | F.20 (Nov 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | William Doxford & Sons[2] |
| Ordered: | December, 1916[3] |
| Launched: | 13 Apr, 1918[4] |
| Completed: | 11 Oct, 1918[5] |
| Commissioned: | 23 Sep, 1918[6] |
| Bombed: | 19 May, 1940[7] |
| Fate: | beached off Belgium[8] |
H.M.S. Whitley was one of twenty-one "W" class destroyers completed for the Royal Navy in 1917-18.
Service
Whitley was commissioned on 23 September, 1918.[9]
She was re-commissioned at Chatham on 4 December, 1923 to serve with the Ninth Destroyer Flotilla as part of the Atlantic Fleet.[10]
She was re-commissioned with Reserve Crew on 23 November, 1925.[11]
Commissioned at Portsmouth on 14 December, 1928 for service with the Fifth Destroyer Flotilla in the Atlantic.[12]
Re-commissioned at Chatham on 8 May, 1929 for service with the First Destroyer Flotilla in the Mediterranean.[13]
She reduced to Reserve at the Nore on 30 June, 1932.[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]
Paid into Maintenance Reserve at Royth on 28 October, 1933.[16]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Jack E. A. Mocatta, 6 September, 1918[17] – 13 October, 1919
- Lieutenant-Commander Ernald G. H. Master, 13 October, 1919[18][19] – 15 December, 1921[20]
- Lieutenant-Commander Edward S. F. Fegen, 15 December, 1921[21] – September, 1922[22]
- Lieutenant-Commander Robin E. Jeffreys, 25 August, 1922[23] – 1 January, 1923
- Lieutenant-Commander Herbert M. Hughes, 1 January, 1923[24][25] – 22 November, 1925[26]
- Lieutenant-Commander Walter N. T. Beckett, 14 December, 1928[27] – March, 1929[28]
- Commander Colin S. Thomson, March, 1929[29] – 19 April, 1929[30]
- Commander Edmund G. N. Rushbrooke, 20 April, 1929 – c. May, 1929
- Lieutenant-Commander Donald C. Morrison, 8 May, 1929[31] – January, 1931[32]
- Lieutenant-Commander Bernard S. Davies, late December, 1930[33]
- Commander Humphrey M. Robson, 23 May, 1932[34] – 10 September, 1932
- Lieutenant-Commander John Bostock, c. August, 1933 – 28 October, 1933
- Lieutenant-Commander Eric H. Dyke, 24 June, 1939[35] – 11 December, 1939[36]
- Lieutenant-Commander Robert A. Cassidi, 26 November, 1939 – 11 December, 1939[37] (while Hart Dyke is sick)
- Lieutenant-Commander Guy N. Rolfe, 11 December, 1939[38] – 27 May, 1940[39]
A Lt. Cdr. "H. E. Randall" was appointed in command of Tormentor on 29 October, 1927 and was then to transfer to Whitley, but I am unable to identify him.[40]
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.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 899.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 73.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 73.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 899.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). 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.
- ↑ "Warships' Bells." The Times (London, England), 12 June 1933, p. 11.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 292.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1919). p. 943.
- ↑ Master Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/316. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 899.
- ↑ Master Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/316. f. ?.
- ↑ Fegen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/8. f. 8.
- ↑ Fegen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/8. f. 8.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Aug 22, 1922; pg. 14; Issue 43116. Given here as "E. E. Jeffreys".
- ↑ Hughes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/195. f. 563.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 289.
- ↑ Hughes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/195. f. 563. This date is possibly read incorrectly.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 288.
- ↑ Beckett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/100. f. 100.
- ↑ Thomson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/76. f. 432.
- ↑ Thomson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/76. f. 432.
- ↑ Morrison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/109. f. 109.
- ↑ Morrison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/109. f. 109.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 288.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, June 7, 1932, Issue 46153, p.20.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Rolfe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/124/113. f. ?.
- ↑ Rolfe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/124/113. f. ?.
- ↑ Rolfe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/124/113. f. ?.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Nov 02, 1927; pg. 21; Issue 44728.
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