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'''H.M.S. ''Simoom''''' was one of sixty-seven [["S" Class Destroyer (1918)|"S" class destroyers]] built for the [[Royal Navy]] as the [[Great War]] was ending. | '''H.M.S. ''Simoom''''' was one of sixty-seven [["S" Class Destroyer (1918)|"S" class destroyers]] built for the [[Royal Navy]] as the [[Great War]] was ending. | ||
− | There was a previous "R" class destroyer named {{UK- | + | There was a previous "R" class destroyer named {{UK-2Simoom}} launched in 1916 but lost in January 1917. |
==Service== | ==Service== | ||
She reduced to Reserve at Devonport in February, 1920.{{NLApr25|p. 270}} | She reduced to Reserve at Devonport in February, 1920.{{NLApr25|p. 270}} | ||
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+ | Paid off into Maintenance Reserve on 23 December, 1927.{{NLFeb29|p. 269}} | ||
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+ | ''Simoom'' arrived at Sheerness on 18 October, 1930.{{MoS|22 Oct. 1930, p. 8}} | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Geoffrey Wynne Walker-Jones|nick=Geoffrey W. Walker-Jones|appt=14 June, 1918{{NLFeb19|p. 907}}|end=1 February, 1920}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Geoffrey Wynne Walker-Jones|nick=Geoffrey W. Walker-Jones|appt=14 June, 1918{{NLFeb19|p. 907}}|end=1 February, 1920}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Edward Eastwick-Field|nick=Edward Eastwick-Field|appt=9 February, 1920<ref>Eastwick-Field Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/289.|D7605374}} f. 662.</ref>{{NLFeb20|p. 871}}|end=15 October, 1920<ref>Eastwick-Field Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/289.|D7605374}} f. 662.</ref>|note=and for group of T.B.Ds. in reserve}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Edward Eastwick-Field|nick=Edward Eastwick-Field|appt=9 February, 1920<ref>Eastwick-Field Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/289.|D7605374}} f. 662.</ref>{{NLFeb20|p. 871}}|end=15 October, 1920<ref>Eastwick-Field Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/289.|D7605374}} f. 662.</ref>|note=and for group of T.B.Ds. in reserve}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=John Shenstone Prescott-Roberts|nick=John S. Prescott-Roberts|appt=15 October, 1920|end=2 March, 1921|note=and for group of T.B.Ds. in reserve}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Harold Richard Ware Turnor|nick=Harold R. W. Turnor|appt=November, 1927|end=15 March, 1928|note=lent, for passage to Rosyth}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Harold Richard Ware Turnor|nick=Harold R. W. Turnor|appt=November, 1927|end=15 March, 1928|note=lent, for passage to Rosyth}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:05, 2 September 2021
H.M.S. Simoom (1918) | |
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Pendant Number: | G.44 ((Apr 1918)[1] |
Builder: | John Brown & Company[2] |
Ordered: | Apr, 1917 (1st Order)[3] |
Launched: | 26 Jan, 1918[4] |
Completed: | Mar, 1918[5] |
Sold: |
H.M.S. Simoom was one of sixty-seven "S" class destroyers built for the Royal Navy as the Great War was ending.
There was a previous "R" class destroyer named Simoom launched in 1916 but lost in January 1917.
Service
She reduced to Reserve at Devonport in February, 1920.[6]
Paid off into Maintenance Reserve on 23 December, 1927.[7]
Simoom arrived at Sheerness on 18 October, 1930.[8]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Edwin A. Homan, 18 February, 1918[9] – 14 June, 1918[10]
- Lieutenant-Commander Geoffrey W. Walker-Jones, 14 June, 1918[11] – 1 February, 1920
- Lieutenant-Commander Edward Eastwick-Field, 9 February, 1920[12][13] – 15 October, 1920[14] (and for group of T.B.Ds. in reserve)
- Lieutenant-Commander John S. Prescott-Roberts, 15 October, 1920 – 2 March, 1921 (and for group of T.B.Ds. in reserve)
- Lieutenant-Commander Harold R. W. Turnor, November, 1927 – 15 March, 1928 (lent, for passage to Rosyth)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 74.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 84.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 84.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 74.
- ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 311.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 270.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 269.
- ↑ "Movements of Ships." The Times (London, England), 22 Oct. 1930, p. 8.
- ↑ Homan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/185. f. 390.
- ↑ Homan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/185. f. 390.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 907.
- ↑ Eastwick-Field Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/289. f. 662.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1920). p. 871.
- ↑ Eastwick-Field Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/289. f. 662.
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