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''Venetia'' was one of 25 destroyers of the [["V" Class Destroyer (1917)|V]] class.
'''H.M.S. ''Venetia''''' was one of twenty-five [["V" Class Destroyer (1917)|"V" class destroyers]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]] in 1917-18.
 
==Service==
''Venetia'' joined the {{UK-DF|13}} in January, 1918.{{SMNLJan18|p. 12}}  As part of this formation, she supported the [[Grand Fleet]] through the end of the war.  In February, 1919, she moved to join the new-fangled {{UK-DF|2}}.
 
She re-commissioned on 25 August, 1920.{{NLJan21|p. 880}}
 
Re-commissioned at Devonport on 15 September, 1924.{{NLJan26|p. 279''a''}}
 
Paid off into Dockyard Control at Devonport on 19 May, 1927.{{NLJul27|p. 279}}
 
She was re-commissioned at Devonport on 30 March, 1928.{{NLFeb29|p. 279}}
 
''Venetia'' again re-commissioned at Devonport on 19 November, 1929.{{NLJul31|p. 278}}
 
She was re-commissioned at Devonport on 14 June, 1932 for work with the {{UK-SF|2}}.{{NLJul34|p. 283}}
 
She re-commissioned at Devonport on 31 August, 1934 for service with the {{UK-DF|2}} of the [[Home Fleet]] under Lt. Cdr. [[Richard Graham Stewart]].{{NLOct35|p. 283}}
 
In 1935, her bell was one of several ships' bells the Royal Navy offered for sale to officers and others interested.  It attracted a price of £1-£5, and men were to apply to win one at the fixed price, stating any special attachment or claim they had to the item(s) applied for.{{ToL|Ships' Bells for Sale|Saturday, Aug 10, 1935; pg. 6; Issue 47139}}
 
Reduced to Reserve at Devonport on 27 October 1936.{{NLJul37|p. 283}}


==Captains==
==Captains==
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Arthur Edward Hext Wright|nick=Arthur E. H. Wright|appt=30 November, 1917<ref>Wright Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/170.|D7576684}} ff. ?, 177.</ref>{{NLDec20|p. 880}}|end=16 January, 1921<ref>Wright Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/170.|D7576684}} ff. ?, 177.</ref>|precBy=New Command}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Hugh Rose Troup|nick=Hugh R. Troup|appt=15 January, 1921<ref>Troup Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/225.|D7604637}} f. ?.</ref>|end=23 August, 1922<ref>Troup Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/225.|D7604637}} f. ?.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Valentine Maurice Wyndham-Quin|nick=Valentine M. Wyndham-Quin|appt=22 August, 1922<ref>Wyndham-Quin Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/322.|D7605407}} f. 696.</ref>{{NLJan23|p. 828}}|end=1 January, 1924<ref>Wyndham-Quin Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/322.|D7605407}} f. 696.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Reginald Nash|nick=Reginald Nash|appt=1 January, 1924<ref>Nash Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/183.|D7605268}} f. 551.</ref>{{NLJul24|p. 279}}|end=December, 1925<ref>Nash Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/183.|D7605268}} f. 551.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Ivan Beale Colvin|nick=Ivan B. Colvin|appt=1 December, 1925<ref>Colvin Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/53/170.|D7605581}}  f. 169.</ref>{{NLFeb26|p. 279''a''}}|ass=21 December, 1925<ref>Colvin Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/53/170.|D7605581}}  f. 169.</ref>|end=17 May, 1927<ref>Colvin Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/53/170.|D7605581}}  f. 169.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Harold Richard Ware Turnor|nick=Harold R. W. Turnor|appt=15 March, 1928|end=April, 1928|note=for trials}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Ivan Beale Colvin|nick=Ivan B. Colvin|appt=30 March, 1928|end=5 April, 1928<ref>Colvin Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/53/170.|D7605581}}  f. 169.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Benjamin Charles Stanley Martin|nick=Benjamin C. S. Martin|appt=5 April, 1928<ref>Martin Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/154/208.|}} f. 208.</ref>{{NLFeb29|p. 279}}|end=3 March, 1930<ref>Martin Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/154/208.|}} f. 208.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Denys Royds Brocklebank|nick=Denys R. Brocklebank|appt=3 March, 1930<ref>Brocklebank Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/124/112.|}} f. 112.</ref>{{NLJul31|p. 278}}|end=2 May, 1932<ref>Brocklebank Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/124/112.|}} f. 112.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Stuart Erskine Crewe-Read|nick=Stuart E. Crewe-Read|appt=2 May, 1932<ref>Crewe-Read Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/124/38.|}} f. 38.</ref>{{NLJul34|p. 283}}|end=1933<ref>Crewe-Read Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/124/38.|}} f. 38.  Full date not legible.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Richard Graham Stewart|nick=Richard G. Stewart|appt=31 August, 1934{{NLOct35|p. 283}}|end=}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Mark Fogg-Elliott|nick=Mark Fogg-Elliott|appt=5 May, 1936<ref>Fogg-Elliott Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/121/96.|}} f. 96.</ref>{{NavAppts|7 May 1936, p. 29}}|end=10 September, 1936<ref>Fogg-Elliott Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/121/96.|}} f. 96.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=John William Musgrave Eaton|nick=John W. M. Eaton|appt=31 July, 1939{{UBAllyWarship|4247}}|end=13 October, 1939{{UBAllyWarship|4247}}}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Guy Robert Pilcher|nick=Guy R. Pilcher|appt=13 October, 1939{{UBAllyWarship|4247}}|end=20 November, 1939{{UBAllyWarship|4247}}}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=John Henry Eaden|nick=John H. Eaden|appt=20 November, 1939{{UBAllyWarship|4247}}|end=27 March, 1940{{UBAllyWarship|4247}}}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Bernulf Henry de Clegg Mellor|nick=Bernulf H. de C. Mellor|appt=27 March, 1940{{UBAllyWarship|4247}}|end=25 May, 1940{{UBAllyWarship|4247}}}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Desmond Lisburn Curtis Craig|nick=Desmond L. C. Craig|appt=25 May, 1940{{UBAllyWarship|4247}}|end=19 October, 1940{{UBAllyWarship|4247}}|succBy=Vessel Lost|note=killed when ship lost to mine under his command}}
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==See Also==
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Latest revision as of 13:15, 22 December 2021

H.M.S. Venetia (1917)
Pendant Number: F.9A (1917)
F.93 (Jan 1918)
F.14 (Apr 1918)[1]
Builder: Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company[2]
Launched: 29 Oct, 1917[3]
Completed: 19 Dec, 1917[4]
Mined: 19 Oct, 1940[5]

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

Service

Venetia joined the Thirteenth Destroyer Flotilla in January, 1918.[6] As part of this formation, she supported the Grand Fleet through the end of the war. In February, 1919, she moved to join the new-fangled Second Destroyer Flotilla.

She re-commissioned on 25 August, 1920.[7]

Re-commissioned at Devonport on 15 September, 1924.[8]

Paid off into Dockyard Control at Devonport on 19 May, 1927.[9]

She was re-commissioned at Devonport on 30 March, 1928.[10]

Venetia again re-commissioned at Devonport on 19 November, 1929.[11]

She was re-commissioned at Devonport on 14 June, 1932 for work with the Second Submarine Flotilla.[12]

She re-commissioned at Devonport on 31 August, 1934 for service with the Second Destroyer Flotilla of the Home Fleet under Lt. Cdr. Richard Graham Stewart.[13]

In 1935, her bell was one of several ships' bells the Royal Navy offered for sale to officers and others interested. It attracted a price of £1-£5, and men were to apply to win one at the fixed price, stating any special attachment or claim they had to the item(s) applied for.[14]

Reduced to Reserve at Devonport on 27 October 1936.[15]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 72.
  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. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 83.
  6. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (January, 1918). p. 12.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 880.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1926). p. 279a.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 279.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 279.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 278.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 283.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 283.
  14. ↑ "Ships' Bells for Sale." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Aug 10, 1935; pg. 6; Issue 47139.
  15. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 283.
  16. ↑ Wright Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/170. ff. ?, 177.
  17. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 880.
  18. ↑ Wright Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/170. ff. ?, 177.
  19. ↑ Troup Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/225. f. ?.
  20. ↑ Troup Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/225. f. ?.
  21. ↑ Wyndham-Quin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/322. f. 696.
  22. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 828.
  23. ↑ Wyndham-Quin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/322. f. 696.
  24. ↑ Nash Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/183. f. 551.
  25. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 279.
  26. ↑ Nash Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/183. f. 551.
  27. ↑ Colvin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/170. f. 169.
  28. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 279a.
  29. ↑ Colvin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/170. f. 169.
  30. ↑ Colvin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/170. f. 169.
  31. ↑ Martin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/208. f. 208.
  32. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 279.
  33. ↑ Martin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/208. f. 208.
  34. ↑ Brocklebank Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/124/112. f. 112.
  35. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 278.
  36. ↑ Brocklebank Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/124/112. f. 112.
  37. ↑ Crewe-Read Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/124/38. f. 38.
  38. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 283.
  39. ↑ Crewe-Read Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/124/38. f. 38. Full date not legible.
  40. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 283.
  41. ↑ Fogg-Elliott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/96. f. 96.
  42. ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 7 May 1936, p. 29.
  43. ↑ Fogg-Elliott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/96. f. 96.
  44. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  45. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  46. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  47. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  48. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  49. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  50. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  51. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  52. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  53. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.

Bibliography


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Vancouver Vanessa Vanity Vanquisher Vanoc
Vega Velox Vehement Venturous Vendetta
Venetia Verdun Versatile Verulam Vesper
  Vidette Violent Vimiera Vittoria  
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  Viceroy Viscount  
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