H.M.S. Whitshed (1919)
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| H.M.S. Whitshed (1919) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | F.A7 (Jul 1919)[1] |
| Builder: | Swan Hunter[2] |
| Ordered: | Apr, 1918 (2nd Order)[3] |
| Launched: | 31 Jan, 1919[4] |
| Completed: | 11 Jul, 1918[5] |
| Commissioned: | 29 May, 1919[6] |
| Sold: | 18 Feb, 1947[7] |
H.M.S. Whitshed was one of fifteen destroyers of the Modified "W" class.
Service
Whitshed was commissioned on 29 May, 1919.[8]
She was re-commissioned at Chatham on 8 October, 1923 to serve with the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla in the Mediterranean.[9]
Re-commissioned at Chatham on 30 April, 1926 to rejoin the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla in the Mediterranean.[10]
Whitshed was re-commissioned on 21 August, 1928 for service with the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla in the Mediterranean.[11]
Paid off into Dockyard Control at Sheerness on 23 April, 1931[12] until being commissioned at Portsmouth on 11 December, 1931.[13]
She re-commissioned at Hong Kong on 2 April, 1934 for service with the Eighth Destroyer Flotilla on the China Station.
By October 1935, she was with First Destroyer Flotilla in the Mediterranean.[14]
Commissioned on 15 September, 1936 for work with the Portsmouth Local Destroyer Flotilla.[15]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant-Commander Henry A. Binmore, 15 May, 1919[16][17] – May, 1921[18]
- Lieutenant-Commander George A. Scott, May, 1921[19]
- Lieutenant-Commander Walter F. Smithwick, 5 January, 1923 – October, 1923
- Lieutenant-Commander Edward T. W. Church, September, 1923[20] – 1924
- Lieutenant-Commander John E. Phayre, July, 1924[21][22] – 1 April, 1926[23]
- Lieutenant-Commander Lionel V. Lloyd, 1 April, 1926[24][25] – May, 1928[26]
- Lieutenant-Commander John R. N. Taylor, 10 April, 1928[27] – 1930[28]
- Lieutenant-Commander Theodore F. A. Voysey, March, 1930[29] – 5 May, 1930[30]
- Lieutenant-Commander Richard F. Jolly, c. May, 1930[31][Inference] – 27 April, 1931[32]
- Commander William P. Stocker, c. late April, 1930[33] – 23 August, 1930[34]
- Commander Henry J. Johnstone, 23 August, 1930[35] – 10 April, 1931[36] (vice Stocker, left to Brazen upon her commissioning)
- Lieutenant-Commander Geoffrey C. Fryer, 12 November, 1931[37] – 30 November, 1931[38] (for trials)
- Commander Allan M. Williams, 30 November, 1931[39][40]
- Commander Richard S. Lovatt, 2 April, 1934[41] – late 1934[42] (transfer out to Dainty)
- Commander Mervyn S. Thomas, 17 December, 1934[43] – 9 December, 1936[44]
- Lieutenant-Commander James H. Swain, 15 September, 1936[45]
- Commander Edward R. Conder, 15 November, 1939[46] – September, 1940[47]
- Lieutenant-Commander William A. Juniper, 29 November, 1940[48] – 9 July, 1942[49]
- Lieutenant-Commander Arthur A. F. Talbot, 9 July, 1942[50] – 14 July, 1943[51]
- Lieutenant in Command Tom P. Baillie-Grohman, 14 July, 1943[52] – 12 September, 1944[53]
- Lieutenant in Command Robert G. Woodward, 12 September, 1944[54] – mid 1945[55]
Jolly looks a little iffy here.
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.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 899.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 76.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 899.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 288.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 289.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 289.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 289.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 292.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 292.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 292.
- ↑ Binmore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/202. f. 214.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 899.
- ↑ Binmore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/202. f. 214.
- ↑ Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 289.
- ↑ Phayre Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/47. f. 47.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 288.
- ↑ Phayre Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/47. f. 47.
- ↑ Lloyd Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/147. f. 147.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 289.
- ↑ Lloyd Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/147. f. 147.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 289.
- ↑ Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/67. f. 67.
- ↑ Voysey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/177. f. 179.
- ↑ Voysey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/177. f. 179.
- ↑ Jolly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/122. f. 122.
- ↑ Jolly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/122. f. 122.
- ↑ Stocker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/126. f. 125.
- ↑ Stocker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/126. f. 125.
- ↑ Johnstone Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/103. f. 103.
- ↑ Johnstone Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/103. f. 103.
- ↑ Fryer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/29. f. 29.
- ↑ Fryer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/29. f. 29.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 292.
- ↑ Williams Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/128/100. f. ?.
- ↑ Lovatt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/37. f. 37.
- ↑ Lovatt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/37. f. 37.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 292.
- ↑ Thomas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/124/201. f. 200.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 292.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
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