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'''H.M.S. ''Greenwich''''' was purchased while under construction and completed by [[Swan Hunter]] as a depot ship.
'''H.M.S. ''Greenwich''''' was purchased while under construction and completed by [[Swan Hunter]] as a destroyer depot ship.


==Service==
==Service==
Upon commissioning in mid-1916, ''Greenwich'' went to Scapa Flow to serve the {{UK-DF|14}}.  She remained there through the end of the war, maintaining [["M" Class Destroyer (1914)|"M" class]] and later model destroyers.{{DittColl|p. 295}}
Upon commissioning in mid-1916, ''Greenwich'' went to Scapa Flow to serve the {{UK-DF|14}}.  She remained there through the end of the war, maintaining [["M" Class Destroyer (1914)|"M" class]] and later model destroyers.{{DittColl|p. 295}}
Re-commissioned on 15 September, 1924.{{NLApr25|p. 242}}


==Captains==
==Captains==
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Gilbert George Pearse Hewett|nick=Gilbert G. P. Hewett|appt=12 January, 1921{{NLJan21|p. 782}}|end=}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Gilbert George Pearse Hewett|nick=Gilbert G. P. Hewett|appt=12 January, 1921{{NLJan21|p. 782}}|end=}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Alexander Riall Wadham Woods|nick=Alexander R. W. Woods|appt=17 August, 1922{{NLJul24|p. 242}}|end=}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Alexander Riall Wadham Woods|nick=Alexander R. W. Woods|appt=17 August, 1922{{NLJul24|p. 242}}|end=}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Arthur Macaulay Lecky|nick=Arthur M. Lecky|appt=22 August, 1924<ref>Lecky Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46/54.|D7603561}}  f. 54.</ref>|end=12 April, 1926<ref>Lecky Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46/54.|D7603561}}  f. 54.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Arthur Macaulay Lecky|nick=Arthur M. Lecky|appt=22 August, 1924{{NLApr25|p. 242}}<ref>Lecky Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46/54.|D7603561}}  f. 54.</ref>|end=12 April, 1926<ref>Lecky Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46/54.|D7603561}}  f. 54.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Lewis Gonne Eyre Crabbe|nick=Lewis G. E. Crabbe|appt=16 August, 1927<ref>Crabbe Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46/168.|D7603675}} f. 169.</ref>|end=15 October, 1929<ref>Crabbe Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46/168.|D7603675}} f. 169.</ref>|note=and as Assistant Captain (D) Reserve Fleet, Rosyth and King's Harbour Master, Rosyth}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Lewis Gonne Eyre Crabbe|nick=Lewis G. E. Crabbe|appt=16 August, 1927<ref>Crabbe Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46/168.|D7603675}} f. 169.</ref>|end=15 October, 1929<ref>Crabbe Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46/168.|D7603675}} f. 169.</ref>|note=and as Assistant Captain (D) Reserve Fleet, Rosyth and King's Harbour Master, Rosyth}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Arthur Jermyn Landon|nick=Arthur J. Landon|appt=15 October, 1929<ref>Landon Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/35.|D7604134}} f. 18.</ref>|end=17 April, 1931<ref>Landon Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/35.|D7604134}} f. 18.</ref>|ass=15 October, 1929<ref>Landon Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/35.|D7604134}} f. 18.</ref>|note=and as Assistant Captain (D) Reserve Fleet, Rosyth and King's Harbour Master, Rosyth}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Arthur Jermyn Landon|nick=Arthur J. Landon|appt=15 October, 1929<ref>Landon Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/35.|D7604134}} f. 18.</ref>|end=17 April, 1931<ref>Landon Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/35.|D7604134}} f. 18.</ref>|ass=15 October, 1929<ref>Landon Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/35.|D7604134}} f. 18.</ref>|note=and as Assistant Captain (D) Reserve Fleet, Rosyth and King's Harbour Master, Rosyth}}
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==See Also==
==See Also==
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Revision as of 16:49, 7 July 2017

H.M.S. Greenwich (1915)
Pendant Number: CA (Jan, 1916)
C6 (Jan 1918)[1]
Builder: Dobson[2]
Launched: 5 Jul, 1915[3]
Commissioned: 10 Jun, 1916[4]
Sold: 11 Jul, 1946[5]

H.M.S. Greenwich was purchased while under construction and completed by Swan Hunter as a destroyer depot ship.

Service

Upon commissioning in mid-1916, Greenwich went to Scapa Flow to serve the Fourteenth Destroyer Flotilla. She remained there through the end of the war, maintaining "M" class and later model destroyers.[6]

Re-commissioned on 15 September, 1924.[7]

Captains

Dates of appointment given.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 295.
  2. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 295.
  3. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 295.
  4. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 782.
  5. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 295.
  6. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 295.
  7. The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 242.
  8. Godfrey Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/235. f. 235.
  9. The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 394s.
  10. Godfrey Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/235. f. 235.
  11. Rowley-Conwy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/83. ff. 83, 232.
  12. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 394c.
  13. Rowley-Conwy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/83. ff. 83, 232.
  14. Kiddle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/250. f. 250.
  15. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 804.
  16. Kiddle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/250. f. 250.
  17. The Navy List. (December, 1919). p. 781.
  18. Archdale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/90. f. 187.
  19. Archdale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/90. f. 187.
  20. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 782.
  21. The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 242.
  22. The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 242.
  23. Lecky Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/54. f. 54.
  24. Lecky Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/54. f. 54.
  25. Crabbe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/168. f. 169.
  26. Crabbe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/168. f. 169.
  27. Landon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/35. f. 18.
  28. Landon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/35. f. 18.
  29. Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
  30. Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
  31. Legge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/170. f. 574.
  32. Legge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/170. f. 574.
  33. Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/73. f. 79.
  34. Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/73. f. 79.
  35. Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
  36. Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.

Bibliography

  • Chesneau, Robert; Kolesnik, Eugene (editors) (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).