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Re-commissioned at Devonport on 30 April, 1935 for service with the {{UK-DF|5}} of the [[Home Fleet]].{{NLJul37|p. 236. Printed there as 1936, but seems it should be 1935}} | Re-commissioned at Devonport on 30 April, 1935 for service with the {{UK-DF|5}} of the [[Home Fleet]].{{NLJul37|p. 236. Printed there as 1936, but seems it should be 1935}} | ||
| − | Re-commissioned at | + | Re-commissioned at Devonport on 30 April, 1936 for service with {{UK-DF|7}} of the Home Fleet.{{NLMay39|p. 280}} |
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Echo''" nat=UK> | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Echo''" nat=UK> | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=John Walter Durnford|nick=John W. Durnford|appt=c. August, 1934<ref>Durnford Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/53/129.|D7605540}} f. 128.</ref>|end=|note=for trials, initially}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=John Walter Durnford|nick=John W. Durnford|appt=c. August, 1934<ref>Durnford Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/53/129.|D7605540}} f. 128.</ref>|end=|note=for trials, initially}} | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Hugh Merriman Barnes|nick=Hugh M. Barnes|appt=30 April, 1935{{NLJul37|p. 236}}|end=3 July, 1937}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Hugh Merriman Barnes|nick=Hugh M. Barnes|appt=30 April, 1935<ref>Barnes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/55/191.|}} f. 191.</ref>{{NLJul37|p. 236}}|end=5 December, 1935<ref>Barnes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/55/191.|}} f. 191.</ref>}} |
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Hugh Merriman Barnes|nick=Hugh M. Barnes|appt=16 January, 1936<ref>Barnes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/55/191.|}} f. 191.</ref>|end=3 July, 1937<ref>Barnes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/55/191.|}} f. 191.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommAU}}|name=Stanley Herbert King Spurgeon|nick=Stanley H. K. Spurgeon|appt=3 April, 1939{{NLMay39|p. 280}}|end=11 February, 1941{{UBAllyWarship|4375}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommAU}}|name=Stanley Herbert King Spurgeon|nick=Stanley H. K. Spurgeon|appt=3 April, 1939{{NLMay39|p. 280}}|end=11 February, 1941{{UBAllyWarship|4375}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Cecil Hugo de Boisvelle Newby|nick=Cecil H. de B. Newby|appt=11 February, 1941{{UBAllyWarship|4375}}|end=17 February, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|4375}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Cecil Hugo de Boisvelle Newby|nick=Cecil H. de B. Newby|appt=11 February, 1941{{UBAllyWarship|4375}}|end=17 February, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|4375}}}} | ||
Latest revision as of 14:46, 30 June 2021
| H.M.S. Echo (1934) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | H23 |
| Builder: | William Denny & Brothers |
| Launched: | 16 Feb, 1934[1] |
| Transferred: | 1944[2] |
| Fate: | to Greece |
H.M.S. Echo was one of eighteen "E" and "F" Class destroyers completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Lieutenant-Commander Leonard Chisholm Sinker was appointed to oversee her completion on 17 April, 1934.[3]
Re-commissioned at Devonport on 30 April, 1935 for service with the Fifth Destroyer Flotilla of the Home Fleet.[4]
Re-commissioned at Devonport on 30 April, 1936 for service with Seventh Destroyer Flotilla of the Home Fleet.[5]
Captains
- Commander John W. Durnford, c. August, 1934[6] (for trials, initially)
- Commander Hugh M. Barnes, 30 April, 1935[7][8] – 5 December, 1935[9]
- Commander Hugh M. Barnes, 16 January, 1936[10] – 3 July, 1937[11]
- Commander Stanley H. K. Spurgeon, 3 April, 1939[12] – 11 February, 1941[13]
- Lieutenant-Commander Cecil H. de B. Newby, 11 February, 1941[14] – 17 February, 1942[15]
- Lieutenant-Commander Norman Lanyon, 17 February, 1942[16] – 11 February, 1943[17]
- Lieutenant in Command Richard H. C. Wyld, 11 February, 1943[18] – early 1944[19]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 38.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 38.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 237.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 236. Printed there as 1936, but seems it should be 1935.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1939). p. 280.
- ↑ Durnford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/129. f. 128.
- ↑ Barnes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/191. f. 191.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 236.
- ↑ Barnes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/191. f. 191.
- ↑ Barnes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/191. f. 191.
- ↑ Barnes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/191. f. 191.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1939). p. 280.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
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