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==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=George Hector Creswell|nick=George H. Creswell|appt=11 December, 1937{{NLMay39|p. 254}}|end=2 January, 1940|note=and as Captain (D), {{UK-DF|1}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Philip Louis Vian|nick=Philip Louis Vian|appt=1 January, 1940<ref>Vian Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/56/158.|}} f. 160.</ref>|end=18 January, 1940<ref>Vian Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/56/158.|}} f. 160.</ref>|note=and as Captain (D), {{UK-DF|4}}}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Philip Louis Vian|nick=Philip Louis Vian|appt=1 January, 1940<ref>Vian Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/56/158.|}} f. 160.</ref>|end=18 January, 1940<ref>Vian Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/56/158.|}} f. 160.</ref>|note=and as Captain (D), {{UK-DF|4}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Robert St. Vincent Sherbrooke|nick=Robert St. V. Sherbrooke|appt=18 January, 1940{{UBAllyWarship|4422}}|end=29 March, 1940{{UBAllyWarship|4422}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Philip Louis Vian|nick=Philip Louis Vian|appt=29 March, 1940<ref>Vian Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/56/158.|}} f. 160.</ref>|end=5 May, 1940<ref>Vian Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/56/158.|}} f. 160.</ref>|note=and as Captain (D), {{UK-DF|4}}}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Philip Louis Vian|nick=Philip Louis Vian|appt=29 March, 1940<ref>Vian Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/56/158.|}} f. 160.</ref>|end=5 May, 1940<ref>Vian Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/56/158.|}} f. 160.</ref>|note=and as Captain (D), {{UK-DF|4}}}} | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:28, 24 February 2021
H.M.S. Afridi (1937) | |
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Pendant Number: | F07[1] |
Builder: | Vickers-Armstrongs, Tyne[2] |
Laid down: | 9 Jun, 1936[3] |
Launched: | 8 Jun, 1937[4] |
Commissioned: | 3 May, 1938[5] |
Sunk: | 3 May, 1940[6] |
Fate: | to air attack |
H.M.S. Afridi was one of twenty-seven Tribal Class destroyers completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Captains
- Captain George H. Creswell, 11 December, 1937[7] – 2 January, 1940 (and as Captain (D), First Destroyer Flotilla)
- Captain Philip Louis Vian, 1 January, 1940[8] – 18 January, 1940[9] (and as Captain (D), Fourth Destroyer Flotilla)
- Commander Robert St. V. Sherbrooke, 18 January, 1940[10] – 29 March, 1940[11]
- Captain Philip Louis Vian, 29 March, 1940[12] – 5 May, 1940[13] (and as Captain (D), Fourth Destroyer Flotilla)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Wikipedia.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 40.
- ↑ Wikipedia.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 40.
- ↑ Wikipedia.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 40.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1939). p. 254.
- ↑ Vian Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/158. f. 160.
- ↑ Vian Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/158. f. 160.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Vian Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/158. f. 160.
- ↑ Vian Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/158. f. 160.
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