H.M.S. Wrestler (1918)
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| H.M.S. Wrestler (1918) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | G.31 (Jun 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Swan Hunter[2] |
| Ordered: | December, 1916[3] |
| Launched: | 25 Feb, 1918[4] |
| Completed: | 15 May, 1918[5] |
| Sold: | 20 Jul, 1944[6] |
H.M.S. Wrestler was one of twenty-one "W" class destroyers completed for the Royal Navy in 1917-18.
Service
Sometime, likely in 1918, Wrestler collided with the battleship Conqueror. The destroyer's captain, Cdr. Edward McConnell Wyndham Lawrie was faulted for not having been on deck at the time of a course change.
Wrestler re-commissioned on 1 December, 1920.[7]
She re-commissioned with reduced crew on 18 May, 1922 under command of Lieutenant-Commander Kenneth H. Grant.[8]
She stayed under reduced crew until at least early 1929.[9]
She was commissioned for trials at Chatham on 29 October, 1930.[10]
Wrestler was commissioned at Portsmouth on 17 November, 1936 for service in the Portsmouth Local Destroyer Flotilla.[11]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Edward McC. W. Lawrie, 16 April, 1918[12][13] – 12 February, 1920[14] (and for service on Staff of Captain Superintendent for T.B.Ds.)
- Lieutenant-Commander Vernon Hammersley-Heenan, 12 February, 1920[15][16] – 2 January, 1922[17]
- Lieutenant-Commander Kenneth H. Grant, 18 May, 1922[18] – 17 April, 1923
- Lieutenant-Commander Peter McClelland, 10 April, 1923[19][20] – 19 August, 1924[21]
- Lieutenant-Commander Donald C. Brock, 19 August, 1924[22] – 4 March, 1925[23]
- Lieutenant-Commander Reginald W. Lawrence, 2 March, 1925[24] – April, 1927
- Lieutenant-Commander Cyril J. H. Hill, 30 April, 1928[25][26] – 11 November, 1929[27]
- Lieutenant-Commander Ian R. H. Black, 11 November, 1929[28] – c. April, 1930[29]
- Lieutenant-Commander Ian R. H. Black, September, 1930[30] – 4 October, 1930[31] (transferred in from Wakeful)
- Lieutenant-Commander Michael W. Ewart-Wentworth, 24 October, 1930[32] – 1931
- Lieutenant-Commander Godfrey N. Brewer, 22 September, 1931
- Lieutenant-Commander Dudley B. Dowling, 14 November, 1932[33]
- Lieutenant-Commander Noel R. Courthope-Munroe, 12 September, 1933[34]
- Lieutenant-Commander Philip C. Ransome, 1 May, 1935[35] – c. 22 February, 1936
- Lieutenant-Commander (A I Fr) Henry G. D. de Chair, November, 1936[36]
- Commander John H. Macnair, 1939[37] – 1939 (to assume command upon commissioning; it is uncertain if this occurred)
- Lieutenant-Commander Edmund N. V. Currey, 21 August, 1939[38] – October 1940[39]
- Lieutenant in Command Eric L. Jones, October 1940[40] – 7 December, 1941[41]
- Lieutenant in Command Reginald W. B. Lacon, 7 December, 1941[42] – mid 1944[43]
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.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 902-945.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 846-898.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 291.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 294.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 294.
- ↑ Lawrie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/38. f. 441.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1920). p. 902-945.
- ↑ Lawrie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/38. f. 441.
- ↑ Hammersley-Heenan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/289. ff. 303, 304.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 902-945.
- ↑ Hammersley-Heenan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/289. ff. 303, 304.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 846-898.
- ↑ McClelland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/51. f. 51.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 291.
- ↑ McClelland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/51. f. 51.
- ↑ Brock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/174. f. 173.
- ↑ Brock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/174. f. 173.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 291.
- ↑ Hill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/153. f. 152.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 291.
- ↑ Hill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/153. f. 152.
- ↑ Black Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/147/564. f. ?.
- ↑ Black Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/147/564. f. ?.
- ↑ Black Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/147/564. f. ?.
- ↑ Black Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/147/564. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 291.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 294.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 294.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 294.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 294.
- ↑ Macnair Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/62. f. 62.
- ↑ 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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