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''Wild Swan'' was one of 15 destroyers of the [[Modified "W" Class Destroyer (1918)|Modified W]] class.
'''H.M.S. ''Wild Swan''''' was one of fifteen destroyers of the [[Modified "W" Class Destroyer (1918)|Modified "W" class]].
 
==Service==
''Wild Swan'' was commissioned on 10 October, 1919.{{NLJan21|p. 900}}
 
She was re-commissioned on 10 March, 1925 to serve with the {{UK-DF|3}} in the Mediterranean.{{NLApr25|p. 289}}
 
She re-commissioned on 5 August, 1926 for service with {{UK-DF|3}}, this time on the [[China Station]].{{NLJul27|p. 289}}
 
Re-commissioned at Chatham on 16 October, 1928 to serve with the {{UK-DF|3}}, once more in the Mediterranean.{{NLFeb29|p. 289}}
 
In May, 1931, ''Wild Swan'' was taken up to Portsmouth where she was reduced to Reserve under the command of {{LCommRN}} [[John Murray]] on 12 June.{{NLJul31|p. 289}}
 
She was commissioned at Portsmouth on 23 October, 1931.{{NLJan33|p. 292}}
 
She re-commissioned at [[Hong Kong]] for service with the {{UK-DF|8}} on the [[China Station]].{{NLJul34|p. 292}}
 
By October 1935, she was with the {{UK-DF|1}} in the Mediterranean.{{NLOct35|p. 292}}
 
Re-commissioned on 12 September, 1936 for work with the [[Portsmouth Local Destroyer Flotilla]].{{NLJul37|p. 292}}
 
==Equipment==
In 1923, she was one of five destroyers and flotilla leader types to be given new, opalescent glass dials with 16 orders for their [[Chadburn's Torpedo Telegraph]]s, an increase from the 12 orders in the original design.  They required new gearing to match.  It was resolved that further installations of this type should occur "as soon as financial conditions permit of it."{{ARTS1923|p. 136}}
 
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}}


==Captains==
==Captains==
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Delorest John Dumergne Noble|nick=Delorest J. D. Noble|appt=8 October, 1919{{NLFeb20|p. 900}}|end=31 December, 1919|precBy=New Command}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Cecil Rudolph Ernest Wilbraham Perryman|nick=Cecil R. E. W. Perryman|appt=5 February, 1920<ref>Perryman Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/117.|D7604872}} f. 125.</ref>{{NLJan21|p. 900}}|end=14 February, 1922<ref>Perryman Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/117.|D7604872}} f. 125.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=David Bruce Nicol|nick=David B. Nicol|appt=14 February, 1922<ref>Nicol Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/133.|D7604888}} f. 144.</ref>{{NLJan23|p. 843}}|end=6 July, 1923<ref>Nicol Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/133.|D7604888}} f. 144.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Kenneth Gordon Ramsey|nick=Kenneth G. Ramsey|appt=3 July, 1923|end=July, 1923}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Percival Clive Wickham Manwaring|nick=Percival C. W. Manwaring|appt=August, 1923{{NLJul24|p. 289}}|end=February, 1925<ref>Manwaring Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/54/92.|}} f. 93.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Alban Thomas Buckley Curteis|nick=Alban T. B. Curteis|appt=1 January, 1925<ref>Curteis Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/13.|D7604768}} f. 13.  Day of year inferred, as it is not specified.</ref>|end=10 March, 1925<ref>Curteis Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/13.|D7604768}} f. 13.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Alexander Maitland Donovan|nick=Alexander M. Donovan|appt=13 January, 1925|end=January, 1926|ass=c. 10 March, 1925}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Charles Gage Stuart|nick=Charles G. Stuart|appt=10 March, 1925{{NLApr25|p. 289}}|end=8 May, 1926<ref>Stuart Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/3.|D7604758}} f. 3.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Donal Scott McGrath|nick=Donal S. McGrath|appt=5 August, 1926<ref>McGrath Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/53/96.|D7605507}} f. 95.</ref>|end=10 September, 1926<ref>McGrath Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/53/96.|D7605507}} f. 95.</ref>|note=took command upon arrival in home waters}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Charles Gage Stuart|nick=Charles G. Stuart|appt=10 September, 1926<ref>Stuart Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/3.|D7604758}} f. 3.</ref>|end=}}
{{Tenure|rank=Commander|name=Louis Henry Keppel Hamilton|nick=Louis H. K. Hamilton|appt=March, 1927{{NLJul27|p. 289}}|end=12 September, 1928|note=took command on relief in {{UK-Wanderer}}}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Edward Lyon Berthon|nick=Edward L. Berthon|appt=12 September, 1928{{NLFeb29|p. 289}}|end=November, 1929}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Arthur Luard Pears|nick=Arthur L. Pears|appt=November, 1929<ref>Pears Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/56/176.|}} f. 178.</ref>|end=17 April, 1930<ref>Pears Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/56/176.|}} f. 178.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Colin Charles Lucas Mackenzie|nick=Colin C. L. Mackenzie|appt=25 May, 1931|end=12 June, 1931{{INF}}|note=temporary, for passage to Portsmouth}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=John Murray|nick=John Murray|appt=12 June, 1931{{NLJul31|p. 289}}|end=9 March, 1932{{FC}}}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Stuart Erskine Crewe-Read|nick=Stuart E. Crewe-Read|appt=2 October, 1931<ref>Crewe-Read Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/124/38.|}} f. 38.</ref>|end=17 December, 1931<ref>Crewe-Read Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/124/38.|}} f. 38.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Philip Norman Walter|nick=Philip N. Walter|appt=17 December, 1931|end=6 October, 1932}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Percy Todd|nick=Percy Todd|appt=6 October, 1932<ref>Todd Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/117/135.|}} f. 135.</ref>|end=6 April, 1933<ref>Todd Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/117/135.|}} f. 135.</ref>|note=vice Walter}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Francis James Wylie|nick=Francis J. Wylie|appt=6 April, 1933<ref>Wylie Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/119/3.|}} f. 3.</ref>|end=17 December, 1934<ref>Wylie Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/119/3.|}} f. 3.</ref>|note=vice Todd, transferred out to {{UK-Delight}}}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Stephen Harry Tolson Arliss|nick=Stephen H. T. Arliss|appt=17 December, 1934{{NLOct35|p. 292}}|end=11 September, 1936<ref>Arliss Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/118/66.|}} f. 66.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Robert Charles Meadows White|nick=Robert C. M. White|appt=10 September, 1936{{NavAppts|28 Aug. 1936, p. 21}}|end=}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Cecil Hugo de Boisvelle Newby|nick=Cecil H. de B. Newby|appt=29 December, 1936{{NLJul37|p. 292}}|end=}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=John Leslie Younghusband|nick=John L. Younghusband|appt=31 July, 1939<ref>Younghusband Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/122/76.|}} f. 76.</ref>{{UBAllyWarship|4699}}|end=22 August, 1940<ref>Younghusband Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/122/76.|}} f. 76.</ref>{{UBAllyWarship|4699}}|note=and in command of group}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Claude Edward Lutley Sclater|nick=Claude E. L. Sclater|appt=22 August, 1940{{UBAllyWarship|4699}}|end=17 June, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|4699}}|succBy=Vessel Lost}}
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==See Also==
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Latest revision as of 21:45, 19 September 2022

H.M.S. Wild Swan (1919)
Pendant Number: D.62 (Nov 1919)[1]
Builder: Swan Hunter[2]
Ordered: Apr, 1918 (2nd Order)[3]
Launched: 17 May, 1919[4]
Completed: 14 Nov, 1919[5]
Commissioned: 10 Oct, 1919[6]
Sunk: 17 Jun, 1942[7]
Fate: in Bay of Biscay

H.M.S. Wild Swan was one of fifteen destroyers of the Modified "W" class.

Service

Wild Swan was commissioned on 10 October, 1919.[8]

She was re-commissioned on 10 March, 1925 to serve with the Third Destroyer Flotilla in the Mediterranean.[9]

She re-commissioned on 5 August, 1926 for service with Third Destroyer Flotilla, this time on the China Station.[10]

Re-commissioned at Chatham on 16 October, 1928 to serve with the Third Destroyer Flotilla, once more in the Mediterranean.[11]

In May, 1931, Wild Swan was taken up to Portsmouth where she was reduced to Reserve under the command of Lieutenant-Commander John Murray on 12 June.[12]

She was commissioned at Portsmouth on 23 October, 1931.[13]

She re-commissioned at Hong Kong for service with the Eighth Destroyer Flotilla on the China Station.[14]

By October 1935, she was with the First Destroyer Flotilla in the Mediterranean.[15]

Re-commissioned on 12 September, 1936 for work with the Portsmouth Local Destroyer Flotilla.[16]

Equipment

In 1923, she was one of five destroyers and flotilla leader types to be given new, opalescent glass dials with 16 orders for their Chadburn's Torpedo Telegraphs, an increase from the 12 orders in the original design. They required new gearing to match. It was resolved that further installations of this type should occur "as soon as financial conditions permit of it."[17]

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.[18]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 76.
  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. 76.
  5. ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 313.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 900.
  7. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 76.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 900.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 289.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 289.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 289.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 289.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 292.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 292.
  15. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 292.
  16. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 292.
  17. ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1923. p. 136.
  18. ↑ "Ships' Bells for Sale." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Apr 18, 1934; pg. 4; Issue 46731.
  19. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1920). p. 900.
  20. ↑ Perryman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/117. f. 125.
  21. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 900.
  22. ↑ Perryman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/117. f. 125.
  23. ↑ Nicol Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/133. f. 144.
  24. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 843.
  25. ↑ Nicol Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/133. f. 144.
  26. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 289.
  27. ↑ Manwaring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/92. f. 93.
  28. ↑ Curteis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/13. f. 13. Day of year inferred, as it is not specified.
  29. ↑ Curteis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/13. f. 13.
  30. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 289.
  31. ↑ Stuart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/3. f. 3.
  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. ↑ Stuart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/3. f. 3.
  35. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 289.
  36. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 289.
  37. ↑ Pears Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/176. f. 178.
  38. ↑ Pears Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/176. f. 178.
  39. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 289.
  40. ↑ Crewe-Read Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/124/38. f. 38.
  41. ↑ Crewe-Read Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/124/38. f. 38.
  42. ↑ Todd Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/135. f. 135.
  43. ↑ Todd Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/135. f. 135.
  44. ↑ Wylie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/119/3. f. 3.
  45. ↑ Wylie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/119/3. f. 3.
  46. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 292.
  47. ↑ Arliss Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/66. f. 66.
  48. ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 28 Aug. 1936, p. 21.
  49. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 292.
  50. ↑ Younghusband Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/76. f. 76.
  51. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  52. ↑ Younghusband Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/76. f. 76.
  53. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  54. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  55. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.

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