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In January, 1921, she was one of six paddle minesweepers allocated to the Central Reserve of Minesweepers, along with thirty-four twin screw minesweepers, all under C. & M. parties.{{NLJan21|p. 707}}
In January, 1921, she was one of six paddle minesweepers allocated to the Central Reserve of Minesweepers, along with thirty-four twin screw minesweepers, all under C. & M. parties.{{NLJan21|p. 707}}


She paid off to a C. & M. Party on 14 September, 1921.{{NLJan23|p. 725}}
She and {{UK-Camberley}} left Devonport on 26 August, 1921{{MoS|Monday, Aug 29, 1921; pg. 10; Issue 42811}} and paid off to a C. & M. Party on 14 September, 1921.{{NLJan23|p. 725}}


==Captains==
==Captains==
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{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=John Allen Shuter|nick=John A. Shuter|appt=12 June, 1916{{NLOct16|p. 392''g''}}|end=}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=John Allen Shuter|nick=John A. Shuter|appt=12 June, 1916{{NLOct16|p. 392''g''}}|end=14 March, 1917}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Claude Preston Hermon-Hodge|nick=Claude P. Hermon-Hodge|appt=14 March, 1917{{NLNov17|p. 391''m''}}|end=5 November, 1918|note=and for command of a division of paddle minesweepers}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Claude Preston Hermon-Hodge|nick=Claude P. Hermon-Hodge|appt=14 March, 1917{{NLNov17|p. 391''m''}}|end=5 November, 1918|note=and for command of a division of paddle minesweepers}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRNR}}|name=Arthur William Taylor|nick=Arthur W. Taylor|appt=28 October, 1918{{NLMar19|p. 735}}|end=1 March, 1919{{NLMar19|p. 735}}{{NLJun19|p. 730}}}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRNR}}|name=Arthur William Taylor|nick=Arthur W. Taylor|appt=28 October, 1918{{NLMar19|p. 735}}|end=1 March, 1919}}
{{Tenure|rank=Acting {{CommRNR}}|name=Richard Loftus Fortier|nick=Richard L. Fortier|appt=1 March, 1919{{NLJun19|p. 730}}|end=}}
{{Tenure|rank=Acting {{CommRNR}}|name=Richard Loftus Fortier|nick=Richard L. Fortier|appt=5 April, 1919<ref>Fortier Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 240/53/175.}} f. 175.</ref>|end=10 October, 1919<ref>Fortier Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 240/53/175.|}} f. 175.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Lawrence Raikes Higgins|nick=Lawrence R. Higgins|appt=21 July, 1921{{NavAppts|Monday, Jul 25, 1921; pg. 18; Issue 42781}}|end=14 September, 1921|note=temporary}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=John Willington Clarence Orby Shelton|nick=John W. C. O. Shelton|appt=10 July, 1924<ref>Shelton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/55/148.|}} f. 148.</ref>{{NavAppts|Friday, Jun 20, 1924; pg. 5; Issue 43683}}|end=21 August, 1924<ref>Shelton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/55/148.|}} f. 148.</ref>|note=temporary, for Reserve Fleet Exercises}}
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Latest revision as of 16:10, 18 August 2022

H.M.S. Atherstone (1916)
Admiralty Pendant Number: 882[1]
Pendant Number: T.09 (Sep 1918)[2]
Builder: Ailsa Shipbuilding Company[3]
Ordered: Sep 1915[4]
Launched: 4 Apr, 1916[5]
Sold: 12 Aug, 1927[6]

H.M.S. Atherstone was one of thirty-two Ascot Class paddle minesweepers completed for the Royal Navy.

Service

In January, 1921, she was one of six paddle minesweepers allocated to the Central Reserve of Minesweepers, along with thirty-four twin screw minesweepers, all under C. & M. parties.[7]

She and Camberley left Devonport on 26 August, 1921[8] and paid off to a C. & M. Party on 14 September, 1921.[9]

Captains

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 111.
  2. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 111. See this note for more info.
  3. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 111.
  4. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 111.
  5. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 111.
  6. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 111.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 707.
  8. ↑ "Movements of Ships." The Times (London, England), Monday, Aug 29, 1921; pg. 10; Issue 42811.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 725.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 392g.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 391m.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1919). p. 735.
  13. ↑ Fortier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/53/175. f. 175.
  14. ↑ Fortier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/53/175. f. 175.
  15. ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Monday, Jul 25, 1921; pg. 18; Issue 42781.
  16. ↑ Shelton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/148. f. 148.
  17. ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Friday, Jun 20, 1924; pg. 5; Issue 43683.
  18. ↑ Shelton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/148. f. 148.

Bibliography


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  Lewes Shincliffe Shirley Wetherby  
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