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{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Arthur Kenneth Gibson|nick=Arthur K. Gibson|appt=2 December, 1918<ref>Gibson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/157.|D7576718}} ff. 513, 241.</ref>|end=December, 1918<ref>Gibson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/157.|D7576718}} ff. 513, 241.</ref>|note=to transfer to {{UK-Plover}} "when convenient"}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Arthur Kenneth Gibson|nick=Arthur K. Gibson|appt=2 December, 1918<ref>Gibson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/157.|D7576718}} ff. 513, 241.</ref>|end=December, 1918<ref>Gibson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/157.|D7576718}} ff. 513, 241.</ref>|note=to transfer to {{UK-Plover}} "when convenient"}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Henry Percy Boxer|nick=Henry P. Boxer|appt=7 December, 1918{{NLFeb19|p. 911}}|end=25 January, 1919<ref>Boxer Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/83|}} f. 214.</ref>|precBy=New Command}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Henry Percy Boxer|nick=Henry P. Boxer|appt=7 December, 1918{{NLFeb19|p. 911}}|end=25 January, 1919<ref>Boxer Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/83|}} f. 214.</ref>|precBy=New Command}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Charles Hugo Knox-Little|nick=Charles H. Knox-Little|appt=25 January, 1919<ref>Knox-Little Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/119.|D7604874}} f. 127.</ref>{{NLDec20|p. 866}}|end=1921<ref> | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Charles Hugo Knox-Little|nick=Charles H. Knox-Little|appt=25 January, 1919<ref>Knox-Little Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/119.|D7604874}} f. 127.</ref>{{NLDec20|p. 866}}|end=after 30 June, 1921<ref>"Naval Promotions." | ||
''The Times'' (London, England), Friday, Jul 01, 1921; pg. 12; Issue 42761.</ref>}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Henry Armstrong Binmore|nick=Henry A. Binmore|appt=15 July, 1921<ref>Binmore Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/202.|D7604957}} f. 214.</ref>{{NLJan23|p. 814}}|end=16 March, 1923<ref>Binmore Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/202.|D7604957}} f. 214.</ref>|note=dismissed the ship and reprimanded for stranding her}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Henry Armstrong Binmore|nick=Henry A. Binmore|appt=15 July, 1921<ref>Binmore Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/202.|D7604957}} f. 214.</ref>{{NLJan23|p. 814}}|end=16 March, 1923<ref>Binmore Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/202.|D7604957}} f. 214.</ref>|note=dismissed the ship and reprimanded for stranding her}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Donal Scott McGrath|nick=Donal S. McGrath|appt=March, 1923<ref>McGrath Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/53/96.|D7605507}} f. 95.</ref>|end=October, 1923<ref>McGrath Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/53/96.|D7605507}} f. 95.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Donal Scott McGrath|nick=Donal S. McGrath|appt=March, 1923<ref>McGrath Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/53/96.|D7605507}} f. 95.</ref>|end=October, 1923<ref>McGrath Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/53/96.|D7605507}} f. 95.</ref>}} | ||
Revision as of 13:13, 25 May 2018
| H.M.S. Sportive (1918) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | G.48 (Jan 1919)[1] |
| Builder: | Swan Hunter[2] |
| Ordered: | Jun, 1917 (2nd Order)[3] |
| Launched: | 19 Sep, 1918[4] |
| Completed: | Dec, 1918[5] |
| Sold: | |
H.M.S. Sportive was one of sixty-seven "S" class destroyers built for the Royal Navy as the Great War was ending.
Service
Sportive arrived in Alexandria on 9 October 1919.[6]
Sportive arrived in Alexandria on 25 October 1919.[7] She left Malta for the Black Sea on 27 December,[8] passing through Constantinople on the 29th in company with {{UK-Marlborough}], Speedy and Tobago.[9]
The ship arrived again at Constantinople on 13 February, 1920,[10] leaving on the 15th for Mersina.[11]
Sportive recommissioned at Malta on 17 June, 1920.[12]
She reduced to Reserve Complement on 5 June, 1924.[13]
Godfrey Ratcliffe Chambers took command of Sportive for passage to Rosyth in early 1928. Once there, she went into Maintenance Reserve on 30 March, 1928.[14] She would remain in this disposition until being sold in 1936.
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant in Command Arthur K. Gibson, 2 December, 1918[15] – December, 1918[16] (to transfer to Plover "when convenient")
- Lieutenant-Commander Henry P. Boxer, 7 December, 1918[17] – 25 January, 1919[18]
- Commander Charles H. Knox-Little, 25 January, 1919[19][20] – after 30 June, 1921[21]
- Lieutenant-Commander Henry A. Binmore, 15 July, 1921[22][23] – 16 March, 1923[24] (dismissed the ship and reprimanded for stranding her)
- Lieutenant-Commander Donal S. McGrath, March, 1923[25] – October, 1923[26]
- Lieutenant-Commander Lewes G. Gardner, October, 1923[27] – 29 November, 1923[28]
- Lieutenant-Commander Godfrey R. Chambers, 28 February, 1928[29] – 16 August, 1928[30] (for passage to Rosyth)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 75.
- ↑ 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. 75.
- ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 311.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Oct 14, 1919; pg. 18; Issue 42230.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Oct 29, 1919; pg. 6; Issue 42243.
- ↑ Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Dec 30, 1919; pg. 19; Issue 42294.
- ↑ Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Jan 07, 1920; pg. 6; Issue 42301.
- ↑ "Movements of Ships." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Feb 17, 1920; pg. 4; Issue 42336.
- ↑ "Movements of Ships." The Times (London, England), Monday, Feb 23, 1920; pg. 24; Issue 42341.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 867.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 271.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 270.
- ↑ Gibson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/157. ff. 513, 241.
- ↑ Gibson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/157. ff. 513, 241.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 911.
- ↑ Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
- ↑ Knox-Little Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/119. f. 127.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 866.
- ↑ "Naval Promotions." The Times (London, England), Friday, Jul 01, 1921; pg. 12; Issue 42761.
- ↑ Binmore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/202. f. 214.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 814.
- ↑ Binmore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/202. f. 214.
- ↑ McGrath Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/96. f. 95.
- ↑ McGrath Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/96. f. 95.
- ↑ Gardner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/60. f. 66.
- ↑ Gardner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/60. f. 66.
- ↑ Chambers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/224. f. 236.
- ↑ Chambers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/224. f. 236.
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