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''Serene'' was one of 67 destroyers of the [["S" Class Destroyer (1918)|S]] class.
'''H.M.S. ''Serene''''' was one of sixty-seven [["S" Class Destroyer (1918)|"S" class destroyers]] built for the [[Royal Navy]] as the [[Great War]] was ending.
 
==Service==
''Serene'' was reduced to Reserve Complement at Devonport on 8 July, 1920.{{NLApr25|p. 269}}
 
She was commissioned on 6 October, 1927 and placed into Maintenance Reserve at Rosyth.{{NLJan33|p. 272}}
 
In mid-June, 1936, she was one of five destroyers and leaders at Rosyth on the list for disposal.{{ToL|Ships for Disposal|16 June 1936, p. 8}}


==Captains==
==Captains==
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Desmond Maxwell|nick=Desmond Maxwell|appt=3 April, 1919<ref>Maxwell Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/50/256.|D7604668}} f. ?.</ref>{{NLMay19|p. 906}}|end=7 May, 1919<ref>Maxwell Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/50/256.|D7604668}} f. ?.</ref>|precBy=New Command}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Herbert William Wyld|nick=Herbert W. Wyld|appt=7 May, 1919<ref>Wyld Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47/51.|D7603758}} f. 256.</ref>{{NLJun19|p. 906}}|end=1 October, 1919<ref>Wyld Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47/51.|D7603758}} f. 256.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Richard Martin Welby|nick=Richard M. Welby|appt=1 October, 1919{{NavAppts|23 Sept. 1919, p. 14}}<ref>Welby Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/220.|D7604632}} f. 284.</ref>|end=27 May, 1920<ref>Welby Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/220.|D7604632}} f. 284.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} in Command|name=Ralph George Hamilton Izat|nick=Ralph G. H. Izat|appt=3 June, 1920<ref>Izat Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/96/28.|D8116660}} f. 28.</ref>|end=13 July, 1920<ref>Izat Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/96/28.|D8116660}} f. 28.</ref>}}
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==See Also==
==See Also==
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Latest revision as of 15:47, 25 October 2021

H.M.S. Serene (1918)
Pendant Number: F.7A (May 1919)[1]
Builder: William Denny & Brothers[2]
Ordered: Jun, 1917 (2nd Order)[3]
Launched: 30 Nov, 1918[4]
Completed: 30 Apr, 1919[5]
Sold:

H.M.S. Serene was one of sixty-seven "S" class destroyers built for the Royal Navy as the Great War was ending.

Service

Serene was reduced to Reserve Complement at Devonport on 8 July, 1920.[6]

She was commissioned on 6 October, 1927 and placed into Maintenance Reserve at Rosyth.[7]

In mid-June, 1936, she was one of five destroyers and leaders at Rosyth on the list for disposal.[8]

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. 85.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 85.
  4. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 74.
  5. Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 312.
  6. The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 269.
  7. The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 272.
  8. "Ships for Disposal." The Times (London, England), 16 June 1936, p. 8.
  9. Maxwell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/256. f. ?.
  10. The Navy List. (May, 1919). p. 906.
  11. Maxwell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/256. f. ?.
  12. Wyld Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/51. f. 256.
  13. The Navy List. (June, 1919). p. 906.
  14. Wyld Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/51. f. 256.
  15. "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 23 Sept. 1919, p. 14.
  16. Welby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/220. f. 284.
  17. Welby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/220. f. 284.
  18. Izat Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/28. f. 28.
  19. Izat Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/28. f. 28.

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