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|builder=[[Swan Hunter]]{{Conways1906|p. 81}} | |builder=[[Swan Hunter]]{{Conways1906|p. 81}} | ||
|pend=G.79 (1916)<br>G.76 (Jan 1917)<br>G.81 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 69}} | |pend=G.79 (1916)<br>G.76 (Jan 1917)<br>G.81 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 69}} | ||
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She re-commissioned with reduced Complement on 15 October, 1919.{{NLJan21|p. 851}} | She re-commissioned with reduced Complement on 15 October, 1919.{{NLJan21|p. 851}} | ||
Following an earlier round of a flotilla leader and seventeen destroyers, ''Radstock'' was named as one of an additional fifteen destroyers to be scrapped in the fiscal year starting 1 April, 1926.{{ToL|More Destroyers to be Scrapped|Tuesday, September 22, 1925, Issue 44073, p.7}} | |||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
Dates of appointment are provided when known. | Dates of appointment are provided when known. | ||
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Radstock''"> | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Radstock''"> | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Richard Matthew King|nick=Richard M. King|appt=25 August, 1916{{NLNov17|p. 397''g''}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Richard Matthew King|nick=Richard M. King|appt=25 August, 1916{{NLNov17|p. 397''g''}}<ref>King Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48.|D7603989}} f. 489.</ref>|end=6 May, 1918<ref>King Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48.|D7603989}} f. 489.</ref>|precBy=New Command}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Richard Matthew King|nick=Richard M. King|appt= | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Richard Matthew King|nick=Richard M. King|appt=June, 1918<ref>King Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48.|D7603989}} f. 489.</ref>|end=11 February, 1919<ref>King Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48.|D7603989}} f. 489.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{ | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Hamilton Edward Snepp|nick=Hamilton E. Snepp|appt=11 February, 1919<ref>Snepp Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/144/553.|D8123388}} f. 553.</ref>{{NLJul19|p. 889}}|end=August, 1919<ref>Snepp Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/144/553.|D8123388}} f. 553.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Horace Walker|nick=Horace Walker|appt=1 October, 1919{{NLDec20|p. 851}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Horace Walker|nick=Horace Walker|appt=1 October, 1919<ref>Walker Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/254.| D7604351}} f. 137.</ref>{{NLDec20|p. 851}}|end=3 October, 1921<ref>Walker Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/254.| D7604351}} f. 137.</ref>}} | ||
{{ | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Edward Theobald Walsh Church|nick=Edward T. W. Church|appt=3 October, 1921|end=15 March, 1922}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Ronald Langton-Jones|nick=Ronald Langton-Jones|appt=5 September, 1922{{NLJan23|p. 797}}|end=18 June, 1923<ref>Langton-Jones Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/96/237.|}} f. 283.</ref>|note=ship at Rosyth for detached service}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Robert Alexander Cassidi|nick=Robert A. Cassidi|appt=10 July, 1924{{NavAppts|Friday, Jun 20, 1924; pg. 5; Issue 43683}}|end=c. 20 August, 1924{{INF}}|note=temporary, for Reserve Fleet Exercises}} | |||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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{{WP| | {{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Radstock_(1916)}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:27, 12 November 2021
| H.M.S. Radstock (1916) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | G.79 (1916) G.76 (Jan 1917) G.81 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Swan Hunter[2] |
| Ordered: | May 1915 (6th Order)[3][4] |
| Launched: | 3 Jun, 1916[5] |
| Completed: | Sep, 1916[6] |
| Sold: | 29 Apr, 1927[7] |
H.M.S. Radstock was one of 62 destroyers of the "R" class.
Service
Radstock was assigned to the new Fifteenth Destroyer Flotilla in September, 1916, though the fighting strength was initially just she and flotilla leader Parker![8]
She re-commissioned with reduced Complement on 15 October, 1919.[9]
Following an earlier round of a flotilla leader and seventeen destroyers, Radstock was named as one of an additional fifteen destroyers to be scrapped in the fiscal year starting 1 April, 1926.[10]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Richard M. King, 25 August, 1916[11][12] – 6 May, 1918[13]
- Commander Richard M. King, June, 1918[14] – 11 February, 1919[15]
- Lieutenant in Command Hamilton E. Snepp, 11 February, 1919[16][17] – August, 1919[18]
- Lieutenant-Commander Horace Walker, 1 October, 1919[19][20] – 3 October, 1921[21]
- Lieutenant-Commander Edward T. W. Church, 3 October, 1921 – 15 March, 1922
- Lieutenant-Commander Ronald Langton-Jones, 5 September, 1922[22] – 18 June, 1923[23] (ship at Rosyth for detached service)
- Lieutenant-Commander Robert A. Cassidi, 10 July, 1924[24] – c. 20 August, 1924[Inference] (temporary, for Reserve Fleet Exercises)
Alterations
In 1916, she trialed a Wise Pressure Telegraphy System Type B for torpedo control.[25]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 69.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 81.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 81.
- ↑ March. British Destroyers. p. 184.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 81.
- ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 310.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 69.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (September, 1916). p. 12.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 851.
- ↑ "More Destroyers to be Scrapped." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, September 22, 1925, Issue 44073, p.7.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 397g.
- ↑ King Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 489.
- ↑ King Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 489.
- ↑ King Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 489.
- ↑ King Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 489.
- ↑ Snepp Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/553. f. 553.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1919). p. 889.
- ↑ Snepp Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/553. f. 553.
- ↑ Walker Service Record. The National Archives. D7604351 ADM 196/49/254. f. 137.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 851.
- ↑ Walker Service Record. The National Archives. D7604351 ADM 196/49/254. f. 137.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 797.
- ↑ Langton-Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/237. f. 283.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Friday, Jun 20, 1924; pg. 5; Issue 43683.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1916. p. 30.
Bibliography
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