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==Service== | ==Service== | ||
+ | ''Myrtle'' joined the {{UK-FSF|1}} in mid-1916 and served in that formation until at least mid-1918. | ||
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+ | After the war, she was part of the Mine Clearance Service until striking a mine in the Baltic on 16 July, 1919. | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Myrtle''" nat="UK"> | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Myrtle''" nat="UK"> | ||
− | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Frederic Southwell Piper|nick=Frederic S. Piper|appt=27 August, 1918{{NLDec18|p. 850}}}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Basil Richard Brooke|nick=Basil R. Brooke|appt=2 December, 1915{{NLOct16|p. 396''e''}}|end=18 April, 1918<ref>Brooke Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47/25.|D7603732}} f. 230.</ref>}} |
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Maurice Ewbank|nick=Maurice Ewbank|appt=18 April, 1918<ref>Ewbank Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/96/174.|}} f. 218.</ref>|end=5 July, 1918<ref>Ewbank Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/96/174.|}} f. 218.</ref>}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Frederic Southwell Piper|nick=Frederic S. Piper|appt=27 August, 1918{{NLDec18|p. 850}}|end=}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Richard James Rodney Scott|nick=Richard J. R. Scott|appt=7 March, 1919|end=15 July, 1919{{HepperLosses|p. 150}}|succBy=Vessel Lost|note=vessel mined and lost under his command}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:17, 17 June 2022
H.M.S. Myrtle (1915) | |
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Pendant Number: | T.38 (Sep, 1915) T.65 (Jan, 1918)[1] |
Builder: | Lobnitz & Company[2] |
Ordered: | May, 1915[3] |
Launched: | 11 Oct, 1915[4] |
Mined: | 16 Jul, 1919[5] |
H.M.S. Myrtle was one of twelve Azalea Class sweeping sloops completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Myrtle joined the First Fleet Sweeping Flotilla in mid-1916 and served in that formation until at least mid-1918.
After the war, she was part of the Mine Clearance Service until striking a mine in the Baltic on 16 July, 1919.
Captains
- Commander Basil R. Brooke, 2 December, 1915[6] – 18 April, 1918[7]
- Lieutenant in Command Maurice Ewbank, 18 April, 1918[8] – 5 July, 1918[9]
- Lieutenant in Command Frederic S. Piper, 27 August, 1918[10]
- Lieutenant-Commander Richard J. R. Scott, 7 March, 1919 – 15 July, 1919[11] (vessel mined and lost under his command)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 94.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 94.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 94.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 94.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 94.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 396e.
- ↑ Brooke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/25. f. 230.
- ↑ Ewbank Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/174. f. 218.
- ↑ Ewbank Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/174. f. 218.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 850.
- ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 150.
Bibliography
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