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==Service==
==Service==
Commissioned on 8 January, 1918.{{NLJan21|p. 884}}
''Viceroy'' commissioned on 8 January, 1918.{{NLJan21|p. 884}}
 
She was re-commissioned at Devonport on 15 September, 1924.{{NLFeb26|p. 281}}
 
Paid off into Dockyard Control on 19 May, 1927,{{NLJul27|p. 280}} the ship soon commissioned at Devonport on 31 August, 1927 for service with the {{UK-DF|2}} in the Mediterranean.{{NLFeb29|p. 280}}
 
Commissioned at Devonport on 19 November, 1929 for service with the {{UK-DF|2}} in the Mediterranean.{{NLJul31|p. 279''a''}}
 
She was re-commissioned at Devonport on 7 June, 1932 for service with the {{UK-DF|2}} with the [[Home Fleet]],{{NLJan33|p. 283}} remaining with them until at least mid-1937 and re-commissioning at Portsmouth on 31 August, 1934.{{NLJul34|p. 285}}{{NLOct35|p. 285}}
 
In 1934, her bell was offered for sale to naval officers and others who might be interested, at the price of £5 or perhaps £1.  Interested parties were to write the Director of Stores and were urged to include any special information which might convey the importance they attach to the bell, in light of the Admiralty's understanding that such items carry great sentimental value.{{ToL|Ships' Bells for Sale|Wednesday, Apr 18, 1934; pg. 4; Issue 46731}}
 
Re-commissioned in Reserve Fleet at Portsmouth on 4 November, 1936.{{NLJul37|p. 285}}


==Captains==
==Captains==
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Hugh Evelyn Raymond|nick=Hugh E. Raymond|appt=7 January, 1924{{NLJul24|p. 281}}|end=}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Hugh Evelyn Raymond|nick=Hugh E. Raymond|appt=7 January, 1924{{NLJul24|p. 281}}|end=27 August, 1924}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Alastair Gordon Davidson|nick=Alastair G. Davidson|appt=31 August, 1927{{NLFeb29|p. 280}}|end=}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Gilbert Cecil Pelly|nick=Gilbert C. Pelly|appt=27 August, 1924{{NavAppts|9 July 1924, p. 23}}|end=7 March, 1925}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Robert Alexander Cassidi|nick=Robert A. Cassidi|appt=17 February, 1925{{NLApr25|p. 281}}|end=25 March, 1925|note=fell ill}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Meredith Stanton Spalding|nick=Meredith S. Spalding|appt=25 March, 1925<ref>Spalding Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/118/59.|}} f. 59.</ref>|end=|note=temporary, while Cassidi is ill}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Edward Lyon Berthon|nick=Edward L. Berthon|appt=28 March, 1925{{NLFeb26|p. 281}}|end=1 July, 1927}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Alastair Gordon Davidson|nick=Alastair G. Davidson|appt=31 August, 1927{{NLFeb29|p. 280}}|end=1 November, 1929}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Donal Scott McGrath|nick=Donal S. McGrath|appt=1 November, 1929<ref>McGrath Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/53/96.|D7605507}} f. 95.</ref>|end=November, 1929<ref>McGrath Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/53/96.|D7605507}} f. 95.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Donal Scott McGrath|nick=Donal S. McGrath|appt=1 November, 1929<ref>McGrath Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/53/96.|D7605507}} f. 95.</ref>|end=November, 1929<ref>McGrath Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/53/96.|D7605507}} f. 95.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=John Maurice Mansfield|nick=John M. Mansfield|appt=11 November, 1929|end=November, 1930}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Harry Hugh James Hodgson|nick=Harry H. J. Hodgson|appt=22 November, 1930<ref>Hodgson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/55/122.|}} f. 122.</ref>{{NLJul31|p. 279''a''}}|end=2 May, 1932<ref>Hodgson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/55/122.|}} f. 122.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Arthur Henry Bullen Day|nick=Arthur H. B. Day|appt=2 May, 1932{{NLJul34|p. 285}}|end=31 August, 1934{{INF}}}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Clifford Caslon|nick=Clifford Caslon|appt=31 August, 1934{{NLOct35|p. 285}}|end=6 October, 1935}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=David Percy Trentham|nick=David P. Trentham|appt=December 1940{{UBAllyWarship|5443}}|end=3 July, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|5443}}}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Thomas Frederick Hallifax|nick=Thomas F. Hallifax|appt=3 July, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|5443}}|end=December 1943{{UBAllyWarship|5443}}}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=John Errol Manners|nick=John E. Manners|appt=December 1943{{UBAllyWarship|5443}}|end=mid 1945{{UBAllyWarship|5443}}}}
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Latest revision as of 13:39, 8 September 2021

H.M.S. Viceroy (1917)
Pendant Number: F.99 (Jan 1918)
F.38 (Apr 1918)[1]
Builder: John I. Thornycroft & Company[2]
Launched: 17 Nov, 1917[3]
Completed: 14 Jan, 1918[4]
Commissioned: 8 Jan, 1918[5]
Sold: Jun, 1948[6]

H.M.S. Viceroy was one of twenty-five "V" class destroyers completed for the Royal Navy in 1917-18.

Service

Viceroy commissioned on 8 January, 1918.[7]

She was re-commissioned at Devonport on 15 September, 1924.[8]

Paid off into Dockyard Control on 19 May, 1927,[9] the ship soon commissioned at Devonport on 31 August, 1927 for service with the Second Destroyer Flotilla in the Mediterranean.[10]

Commissioned at Devonport on 19 November, 1929 for service with the Second Destroyer Flotilla in the Mediterranean.[11]

She was re-commissioned at Devonport on 7 June, 1932 for service with the Second Destroyer Flotilla with the Home Fleet,[12] remaining with them until at least mid-1937 and re-commissioning at Portsmouth on 31 August, 1934.[13][14]

In 1934, her bell was offered for sale to naval officers and others who might be interested, at the price of £5 or perhaps £1. Interested parties were to write the Director of Stores and were urged to include any special information which might convey the importance they attach to the bell, in light of the Admiralty's understanding that such items carry great sentimental value.[15]

Re-commissioned in Reserve Fleet at Portsmouth on 4 November, 1936.[16]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 74.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 83.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 83.
  4. ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 312.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p 884.
  6. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 74.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 884.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 281.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 280.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 280.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 279a.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 283.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 285.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 285.
  15. ↑ "Ships' Bells for Sale." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Apr 18, 1934; pg. 4; Issue 46731.
  16. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 285.
  17. ↑ Sworder Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/259. f. ?.
  18. ↑ Sworder Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/259. f. ?.
  19. ↑ Brooke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/47. f. 52.
  20. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 884.
  21. ↑ Brooke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/47. f. 52.
  22. ↑ Hill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/332. f. ?.
  23. ↑ Hill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/332. f. ?.
  24. ↑ Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
  25. ↑ Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
  26. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 281.
  27. ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 9 July 1924, p. 23.
  28. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 281.
  29. ↑ Spalding Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/59. f. 59.
  30. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 281.
  31. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 280.
  32. ↑ McGrath Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/96. f. 95.
  33. ↑ McGrath Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/96. f. 95.
  34. ↑ Hodgson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/122. f. 122.
  35. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 279a.
  36. ↑ Hodgson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/122. f. 122.
  37. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 285.
  38. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 285.
  39. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  40. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  41. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  42. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  43. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  44. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.

Bibliography


"V" Class Destroyer
Admiralty Design
Vancouver Vanessa Vanity Vanquisher Vanoc
Vega Velox Vehement Venturous Vendetta
Venetia Verdun Versatile Verulam Vesper
  Vidette Violent Vimiera Vittoria  
  Vivacious Vivien Vortigern Vectis  
Thornycroft Specials
  Viceroy Viscount  
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