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|fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''H.M.S. ''Heather''''' was one of twelve [[Aubrietia Class Sloop (1916)|''Aubrietia'' Class convoy sloops]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]]. She also operated as ''Q 16'' when functioning as a decoy vessel. | |fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''H.M.S. ''Heather''''' was one of twelve [[Aubrietia Class Sloop (1916)|''Aubrietia'' Class convoy sloops]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]]. She also operated as '''''Q.16''''' when functioning as a decoy vessel. | ||
==Service== | ==Service== | ||
''Heather'' was commissioned on 15 March, 1923 to serve with the {{UK-ASF}}.{{ | On 21 April 1917, while dressed out as a "Q" ship ''Q.16'', ''Heather'' failed to bring {{DE-U52}} to action before suffering from several hits from the enemy's deck gun. ''U 52'' dived before the fire could be returned, and Lt. Cdr. [[William Wybrow Hallwright|Hallwright]], the only casualty, had been killed outright. | ||
{{LieutRNR}} [[Stephen Hudson Smiles|Smiles]] was cautioned by the Commander-in-Chief, Coast of Ireland to ensure proper lookouts being stationed in future, following a 2 December 1918 collision between ''Heather'' and the sailing vessel ''Janice''[?].<ref>Smiles Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/56/216.|}} f. 216.</ref> | |||
''Heather'' was commissioned on 15 March, 1923 to serve with the {{UK-ASF}}.{{NLJul31|p. 245}} | |||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Heather''" nat="UK"> | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Heather''" nat="UK"> | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=William Wybrow Hallwright|nick=William W. Hallwright|appt=3 March, 1917|end=21 April, 1917 | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Frederick Wilfred Law|nick=Frederick W. Law|appt=14 October, 1916|end=29 February, 1917|precBy=New Command|as=Captain of H.M.S. ''Q.16''}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRNR}}|name=Stephen Hudson Smiles|nick=Stephen H. Smiles|appt=16 December, 1917{{NLDec18|p. 809}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=William Wybrow Hallwright|nick=William W. Hallwright|appt=3 March, 1917|end=21 April, 1917|as=Captain of H.M.S. ''Q.16''|note=killed in command}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRNR}}|name=Harold Auten|nick=Harold Auten|appt=22 April, 1917<ref>Auten Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/58/4.|}} f. 4.</ref>|end=12 December, 1917<ref>Auten Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/58/4.|}} f. 4.</ref>|as=Captain of H.M.S. ''Q.16''}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRNR}}|name=Stephen Hudson Smiles|nick=Stephen H. Smiles|appt=16 December, 1917<ref>Smiles Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/56/216.|}} f. 216.</ref>{{NLDec18|p. 809}}|end=28 July, 1919<ref>Smiles Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/56/216.|}} f. 216.</ref>}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRNR}}|name=Roy Gill|nick=Roy Gill|appt=28 July, 1919|end=7 December, 1919}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRNR}}|name=Roy Gill|nick=Roy Gill|appt=28 July, 1919|end=7 December, 1919}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Irving Montgomery Palmer|nick=Irving M. Palmer|appt=24 November, 1919|end=16 June, 1920}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Vincent Byrne Cardwell|nick=Vincent B. Cardwell|appt=24 April, 1920|end=1 August, 1921}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Vincent Byrne Cardwell|nick=Vincent B. Cardwell|appt=24 April, 1920|end=1 August, 1921}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Geoffrey Charles Candy|nick=Geoffrey C. Candy|appt=1 August, 1921|end=30 June, 1922}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Geoffrey Charles Candy|nick=Geoffrey C. Candy|appt=1 August, 1921|end=30 June, 1922}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Stephen Dowell Tillard|nick=Stephen D. Tillard|appt=28 April, 1924{{ | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=George Lawrence Massey|nick=George L. Massey|appt=15 March, 1921|end=28 April, 1924|note=as Captain A/S}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Stephen Dowell Tillard|nick=Stephen D. Tillard|appt=28 April, 1924{{NLFeb26|p. 245}}|end=27 April, 1926|note=and as Captain A/S}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=William Beveridge Mackenzie|nick=William B. Mackenzie|appt=27 April, 1926|end=18 January, 1927|note=and as Captain A/S}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Ennis Tristram Ratcliffe Chambers|nick=Ennis T. R. Chambers|appt=18 January, 1927{{NLJul27|p. 245}}|end=18 January, 1929}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Ennis Tristram Ratcliffe Chambers|nick=Ennis T. R. Chambers|appt=18 January, 1927{{NLJul27|p. 245}}|end=18 January, 1929}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Edward Chicheley Thornton|nick=Edward C. Thornton|appt=1 December, 1928<ref>Thornton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/222.|D7605307}} f. 592.</ref>|end=16 April, 1930<ref>Thornton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/222.|D7605307}} f. 592.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Edward Chicheley Thornton|nick=Edward C. Thornton|appt=1 December, 1928<ref>Thornton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/222.|D7605307}} f. 592.</ref>|end=16 April, 1930<ref>Thornton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/222.|D7605307}} f. 592.</ref>}} | ||
Latest revision as of 12:41, 1 September 2022
| H.M.S. Heather (1916) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | T.40 (Jan, 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Greenock and Grangemouth Dockyard Company[2] |
| Ordered: | Jan, 1916[3] |
| Launched: | 16 Jun, 1916[4] |
| Sold: | 16 Feb, 1932[5] |
H.M.S. Heather was one of twelve Aubrietia Class convoy sloops completed for the Royal Navy. She also operated as Q.16 when functioning as a decoy vessel.
Service
On 21 April 1917, while dressed out as a "Q" ship Q.16, Heather failed to bring U 52 to action before suffering from several hits from the enemy's deck gun. U 52 dived before the fire could be returned, and Lt. Cdr. Hallwright, the only casualty, had been killed outright.
Lieutenant R.N.R. Smiles was cautioned by the Commander-in-Chief, Coast of Ireland to ensure proper lookouts being stationed in future, following a 2 December 1918 collision between Heather and the sailing vessel Janice[?].[6]
Heather was commissioned on 15 March, 1923 to serve with the Anti-Submarine Flotilla.[7]
Captains
- Lieutenant-Commander Frederick W. Law, 14 October, 1916 – 29 February, 1917
- Lieutenant-Commander William W. Hallwright, 3 March, 1917 – 21 April, 1917 (killed in command)
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Harold Auten, 22 April, 1917[8] – 12 December, 1917[9]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Stephen H. Smiles, 16 December, 1917[10][11] – 28 July, 1919[12]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Roy Gill, 28 July, 1919 – 7 December, 1919
- Lieutenant-Commander Irving M. Palmer, 24 November, 1919 – 16 June, 1920
- Commander Vincent B. Cardwell, 24 April, 1920 – 1 August, 1921
- Commander Geoffrey C. Candy, 1 August, 1921 – 30 June, 1922
- Captain George L. Massey, 15 March, 1921 – 28 April, 1924 (as Captain A/S)
- Captain Stephen D. Tillard, 28 April, 1924[13] – 27 April, 1926 (and as Captain A/S)
- Captain William B. Mackenzie, 27 April, 1926 – 18 January, 1927 (and as Captain A/S)
- Commander Ennis T. R. Chambers, 18 January, 1927[14] – 18 January, 1929
- Commander Edward C. Thornton, 1 December, 1928[15] – 16 April, 1930[16]
- Commander Lionel G. Dawson, 18 January, 1929[17] – 12 January, 1931[18]
- Commander Alfred G. Hine, 12 January, 1931[19] – 11 September, 1931[20] (and for command of First Anti-Submarine Flotilla)
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.
- ↑ Smiles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/216. f. 216.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 245.
- ↑ Auten Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/58/4. f. 4.
- ↑ Auten Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/58/4. f. 4.
- ↑ Smiles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/216. f. 216.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 809.
- ↑ Smiles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/216. f. 216.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 245.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 245.
- ↑ Thornton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/222. f. 592.
- ↑ Thornton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/222. f. 592.
- ↑ Dawson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 208.
- ↑ Dawson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 208.
- ↑ Hine Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/286. f. 301.
- ↑ Hine Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/286. f. 301.
Bibliography
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