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==Service== | ==Service== | ||
''Snapdragon'' was re-commissioned at Devonport on 12 May, 1924. By March, 1925 she was operating with the Atlantic Fleet, attached to the {{UK-BCS}}.{{NLApr25|p. 270}} | |||
Re-commissioned at Devonport on 13 November, 1926.{{NLFeb29|p. 270}} | |||
''Snapdragon'' was re-commissioned at Devonport on 30 April, 1929 and attached to the {{UK-BCS}}.{{NLJul31|p. 270}} She re-commissioned at Devonport on 28 August, 1931.{{NLJan33|p. 273}} | |||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Snapdragon''" nat=UK> | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Snapdragon''" nat="UK"> | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}} (retired)|name=Austin Charles Ackland|nick=Austin C. Ackland|appt=24 January, 1916<ref>Ackland Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47/174.|D7603881}} f. 379.</ref>{{NLOct16|p. 398''b''}}|end=22 March, 1917<ref>Ackland Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47/174.|D7603881}} f. 379.</ref>|precBy=New Command}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Myles Aldington Blomfield|nick=Myles A. Blomfield|appt=22 March, 1917{{NLAug17|p. 397''z''}}|end=10 October, 1917}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Humphrey Willie Best|nick=Humphrey W. Best|appt=11 October, 1917{{NLDec18|p. 908}}|end=1 December, 1920}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Charles Geoffrey Coleridge Sumner|nick=Charles G. C. Sumner|appt=1 December, 1920<ref>Sumner Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/137.|D7604041}} f. 541.</ref>{{NLJan21|p. 865}}|end=1 December, 1922<ref>Sumner Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/137.|D7604041}} f. 541.</ref>}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Andrew Johnstone|nick=Andrew Johnstone|appt=1 December, 1922{{NLJul24|p. 270}}|end=2 December, 1924}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Alan George Despard Twigg|nick=Alan G. D. Twigg|appt=2 December, 1924{{NLApr25|p. 270}}<ref>Twigg Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.}} f. 130?</ref>|end=19 July, 1926<ref>Twigg Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.}} f. 130?</ref>}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Desmond FitzHarry Dolphin|nick=Desmond F. Dolphin|appt=19 July, 1926{{NLJul27|p. 267}}|end=25 July, 1928}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Charles Gage Stuart|nick=Charles G. Stuart|appt=25 July, 1928<ref>Stuart Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/3.|D7604758}} f. 3.</ref>|end=5 January, 1929<ref>Stuart Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/3.|D7604758}} f. 3.</ref>}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Guy Onslow Lydekker|nick=Guy O. Lydekker|appt=11 January, 1929{{NLFeb29|p. 270}}|end=3 January, 1931}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Alfred William John Finlayson|nick=Alfred W. J. Finlayson|appt=3 January, 1931<ref>Finlayson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/214.|}} f. 215.</ref>{{NLJul31|p. 270}}|ass=3 January, 1931<ref>Finlayson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/214.|}} f. 215.</ref>|end=26 July, 1932<ref>Finlayson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/214.|}} f. 215.</ref>}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Harold Edward Morse|nick=Harold E. Morse|appt=12 July, 1932|ass=26 July, 1932{{NLJan33|p. 273}}|end=11 April, 1934}} | |||
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | ||
Latest revision as of 13:14, 30 June 2021
H.M.S. Snapdragon (1915) | |
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Pendant Number: | T.71 (Jan, 1916) T.79 (Jan, 1918)[1] |
Builder: | Ropner & Sons[2] |
Ordered: | Jul, 1915[3] |
Launched: | 21 Dec, 1915[4] |
Sold: | 4 May, 1934[5] |
H.M.S. Snapdragon was one of thirty-six Arabis Class sweeping sloops completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Snapdragon was re-commissioned at Devonport on 12 May, 1924. By March, 1925 she was operating with the Atlantic Fleet, attached to the Battle Cruiser Squadron.[6]
Re-commissioned at Devonport on 13 November, 1926.[7]
Snapdragon was re-commissioned at Devonport on 30 April, 1929 and attached to the Battle Cruiser Squadron.[8] She re-commissioned at Devonport on 28 August, 1931.[9]
Captains
- Lieutenant-Commander (retired) Austin C. Ackland, 24 January, 1916[10][11] – 22 March, 1917[12]
- Lieutenant-Commander Myles A. Blomfield, 22 March, 1917[13] – 10 October, 1917
- Commander Humphrey W. Best, 11 October, 1917[14] – 1 December, 1920
- Commander Charles G. C. Sumner, 1 December, 1920[15][16] – 1 December, 1922[17]
- Commander Andrew Johnstone, 1 December, 1922[18] – 2 December, 1924
- Commander Alan G. D. Twigg, 2 December, 1924[19][20] – 19 July, 1926[21]
- Commander Desmond F. Dolphin, 19 July, 1926[22] – 25 July, 1928
- Captain Charles G. Stuart, 25 July, 1928[23] – 5 January, 1929[24]
- Commander Guy O. Lydekker, 11 January, 1929[25] – 3 January, 1931
- Lieutenant-Commander Alfred W. J. Finlayson, 3 January, 1931[26][27] – 26 July, 1932[28]
- Captain Harold E. Morse, 12 July, 1932 – 11 April, 1934
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 95.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 95.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 95.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 95.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 95.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 270.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 270.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 270.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 273.
- ↑ Ackland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/174. f. 379.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 398b.
- ↑ Ackland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/174. f. 379.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 397z.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 908.
- ↑ Sumner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/137. f. 541.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 865.
- ↑ Sumner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/137. f. 541.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 270.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 270.
- ↑ Twigg Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 130?
- ↑ Twigg Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 130?
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 267.
- ↑ Stuart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/3. f. 3.
- ↑ Stuart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/3. f. 3.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 270.
- ↑ Finlayson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/214. f. 215.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 270.
- ↑ Finlayson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/214. f. 215.
Bibliography