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==Service== | ==Service== | ||
Paid off 23 September, 1919.{{NLApr25|p. 257}} | |||
In January, 1921, she was at Southampton, one of twenty-eight paid off minesweepers there.{{NLJan21|p. 708}} | In January, 1921, she was at Southampton, one of twenty-eight paid off minesweepers there.{{NLJan21|p. 708}} | ||
In late 1925, she and {{UK-Albury}} and {{UK-Dunoon}} were three of twelve minesweepers in the Central Reserve at Sheerness selected for foreign service which would be fitted out for hot weather to accommodate senior officers.{{ToL|Minesweepers for Foreign Service|Friday, Nov 06, 1925; pg. 7; Issue 44112}} | |||
Commissioned on 22 March 1927, by early 1929 she was with the {{UK-MSF|1}}, bearing the formation's Senior Officer.{{NLFeb29|p. 257}} She remained in this role until at least early 1933,{{NLJan33|p. 258}} and newspaper reports indicate that a great many officers cycled through her for training. | |||
She ran aground in 1934. | |||
She re-commissioned at The Nore with "the equivalent of a Reserve crew" on 7 May, 1934, joining the Reserve Fleet at The Nore{{NLJul34|p. 259}} where she would remain until at least mid-1937.{{NLJul37|p. 260}} | |||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Pangbourne''" nat="UK"> | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Pangbourne''" nat="UK"> | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRNR}}|name=Charles Ernest Guy Worthington|nick=Charles E. G. Worthington|appt=16 February, 1919{{NLMar19|p. 861}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Kenneth Morland Greig|nick=Kenneth M. Greig|appt=29 August, 1918{{NLDec18|p. 862}}|end=15 February, 1919}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=John Ignatius Hallett|nick=John I. Hallett|appt= | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRNR}}|name=Charles Ernest Guy Worthington|nick=Charles E. G. Worthington|appt=16 February, 1919{{NLMar19|p. 861}}|end=26 July, 1919{{INF}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRNR}}|name=Albert William James|nick=Albert W. James|appt=26 July, 1919{{NLSep19|p. 861}}|end=}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Paul Richard Bradfield Stevens|nick=Paul R. B. Stevens|appt=10 July, 1924{{NavAppts|Friday, Jun 20, 1924; pg. 5; Issue 43683}}|end=21 August, 1924|note=for Reserve Fleet Exercises}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=John Ignatius Hallett|nick=John I. Hallett|appt=22 March, 1927{{NLJul27|p. 258}}|end=25 July, 1927<ref>Hallett Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/214.|D7604626}} f. 281.</ref>|note=and in command of {{UK-MSF|1}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Herbert Coates Mayo|nick=Herbert C. Mayo|appt=25 July, 1927{{NLFeb29|p. 257}}|end=1 September, 1929<ref>Mayo Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/96/163.|D8116795}} f. ?.</ref>|note=and in command of {{UK-MSF|1}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=James Powell|nick=James Powell|appt=1 September, 1930{{NavAppts|Monday, Jun 16, 1930; pg. 23; Issue 45540}}|end=17 October, 1931<ref>Powell Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/115.|D7604865}} f. ?.</ref>|note=and in command of {{UK-MSF|1}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Geoffrey John Audley Miles|nick=Geoffrey J. A. Miles|appt=17 October, 1931|end=January, 1933|note=and in command of {{UK-MSF|1}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Guy Langton Warren|nick=Guy L. Warren|appt=15 December, 1932{{NLJan33|p. 258}}<ref>Warren Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/232.|D7604987}} f. 245.</ref>|end=June, 1934<ref>Warren Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/232.|D7604987}} f. 245.</ref>|note=and in command of {{UK-MSF|1}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Russell Hamilton McBean|nick=Russell H. McBean|appt=16 April, 1934{{NLJul34|p. 259}}|end=17 July, 1934}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Cecil Halliday Jepson Harcourt|nick=Cecil H. J. Harcourt|appt=1 July, 1935<ref>Harcourt Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/54/7.|}} f. 7.</ref>|end=31 August, 1935<ref>Harcourt Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/54/7.|}} f. 7.</ref>|note=and as Senior Officer, Reserve Fleet Minesweepers}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=George Haines Faulkner|nick=George H. Faulkner|appt=1 October, 1938|end=1 November, 1938|note=and in command of {{UK-MSF|3}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Francis Douglas-Watson|nick=Francis Douglas-Watson|appt=1 November, 1938|end=17 September, 1940{{UBAllyWarship|6507}}|note=and as Senior Officer, {{UK-MSF|3}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRNR}}|name=George Dibley|nick=George Dibley|appt=17 September, 1940{{UBAllyWarship|6507}}|end=16 June, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|6507}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Harry Ernest Huston Nicholls|nick=Harry E. H. Nicholls|appt=16 June, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|6507}}|end=25 October, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|6507}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank=Temporary Acting {{CommRNVR}}|name=Sidney Peck Herivel|nick=Sidney P. Herivel|appt=|end=23 August, 1943{{UBAllyWarship|6507}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank=Acting {{CommRN}}|name=Charles Harington Pollock|nick=Charles H. Pollock|appt=23 August, 1943{{UBAllyWarship|6507}}|end=7 November, 1944{{UBAllyWarship|6507}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank=Temporary Acting {{CommRNVR}}|name=Harold Hagen Dell|nick=Harold H. Dell|appt=7 November, 1944{{UBAllyWarship|6507}}|end=}} | |||
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | ||
Latest revision as of 13:31, 28 September 2021
| H.M.S. Pangbourne (1918) | |
|---|---|
| Admiralty Pendant Number: | 3432[1] |
| Pendant Number: | T.79 (Sep 1918) T.37 (Nov 1919)[2] |
| Builder: | Lobnitz & Company[3] |
| Ordered: | mid 1917[4] |
| Launched: | 26 Mar, 1918[5] |
| Sold: | 13 Mar, 1947[6] |
H.M.S. Pangbourne was one of one hundred and fourteen Hunt Class minesweepers completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Paid off 23 September, 1919.[7]
In January, 1921, she was at Southampton, one of twenty-eight paid off minesweepers there.[8]
In late 1925, she and Albury and Dunoon were three of twelve minesweepers in the Central Reserve at Sheerness selected for foreign service which would be fitted out for hot weather to accommodate senior officers.[9]
Commissioned on 22 March 1927, by early 1929 she was with the First Minesweeping Flotilla, bearing the formation's Senior Officer.[10] She remained in this role until at least early 1933,[11] and newspaper reports indicate that a great many officers cycled through her for training.
She ran aground in 1934.
She re-commissioned at The Nore with "the equivalent of a Reserve crew" on 7 May, 1934, joining the Reserve Fleet at The Nore[12] where she would remain until at least mid-1937.[13]
Captains
- Lieutenant in Command Kenneth M. Greig, 29 August, 1918[14] – 15 February, 1919
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Charles E. G. Worthington, 16 February, 1919[15] – 26 July, 1919[Inference]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Albert W. James, 26 July, 1919[16]
- Lieutenant-Commander Paul R. B. Stevens, 10 July, 1924[17] – 21 August, 1924 (for Reserve Fleet Exercises)
- Commander John I. Hallett, 22 March, 1927[18] – 25 July, 1927[19] (and in command of First Minesweeping Flotilla)
- Commander Herbert C. Mayo, 25 July, 1927[20] – 1 September, 1929[21] (and in command of First Minesweeping Flotilla)
- Captain James Powell, 1 September, 1930[22] – 17 October, 1931[23] (and in command of First Minesweeping Flotilla)
- Captain Geoffrey J. A. Miles, 17 October, 1931 – January, 1933 (and in command of First Minesweeping Flotilla)
- Captain Guy L. Warren, 15 December, 1932[24][25] – June, 1934[26] (and in command of First Minesweeping Flotilla)
- Lieutenant-Commander Russell H. McBean, 16 April, 1934[27] – 17 July, 1934
- Captain Cecil H. J. Harcourt, 1 July, 1935[28] – 31 August, 1935[29] (and as Senior Officer, Reserve Fleet Minesweepers)
- Captain George H. Faulkner, 1 October, 1938 – 1 November, 1938 (and in command of Third Minesweeping Flotilla)
- Lieutenant-Commander Francis Douglas-Watson, 1 November, 1938 – 17 September, 1940[30] (and as Senior Officer, Third Minesweeping Flotilla)
- Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. George Dibley, 17 September, 1940[31] – 16 June, 1942[32]
- Commander Harry E. H. Nicholls, 16 June, 1942[33] – 25 October, 1942[34]
- Temporary Acting Commander R.N.V.R. Sidney P. Herivel, – 23 August, 1943[35]
- Acting Commander Charles H. Pollock, 23 August, 1943[36] – 7 November, 1944[37]
- Temporary Acting Commander R.N.V.R. Harold H. Dell, 7 November, 1944[38]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 114.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 114.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 114.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 98.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 114.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 114.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 257.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 708.
- ↑ "Minesweepers for Foreign Service." The Times (London, England), Friday, Nov 06, 1925; pg. 7; Issue 44112.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 257.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 258.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 259.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 260.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 862.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1919). p. 861.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 861.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Friday, Jun 20, 1924; pg. 5; Issue 43683.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 258.
- ↑ Hallett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/214. f. 281.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 257.
- ↑ Mayo Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/163. f. ?.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Monday, Jun 16, 1930; pg. 23; Issue 45540.
- ↑ Powell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/115. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 258.
- ↑ Warren Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/232. f. 245.
- ↑ Warren Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/232. f. 245.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 259.
- ↑ Harcourt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/7. f. 7.
- ↑ Harcourt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/7. f. 7.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
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