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'''H.M.S. ''Thracian''''' was one of 67 destroyers of the [["S" Class Destroyer (1918)|"S" class]].
'''H.M.S. ''Thracian''''' was one of sixty-seven [["S" Class Destroyer (1918)|"S" class destroyers]] built for the [[Royal Navy]] as the [[Great War]] was ending. 
 
She was completed in 1920.


==Service==
==Service==
Re-commissioned on 17 January, 1925 for duty in the {{UK-DF|8}} of the Atlantic Fleet.{{NLApr25|p. 274}}
Re-commissioned at the Nore on 7 January, 1927 under the command of [[Hamilton Edward Snepp]] for service with the {{UK-DF|8}} on the [[China Station]].{{NLFeb29|p. 274}}
Re-commissioned at [[Hong Kong]] on 1 October, 1929 for continued service with the {{UK-DF|8}} on the [[China Station]].{{NLJul31|p. 274}}
Re-commissioned in Reserve at Chatham on 12 February, 1932.{{NLJan33|p. 278}}
In June of 1933, her bell was one of about 100 surplus bells announced as being for sale at prices ranging from £1 to £10.  Preference would be given to those offers from men with a special consideration in the bell in question.{{ToL|Warships' Bells|12 June 1933, p. 11}}
Commissioned on 26 October, 1936 under the command of Lt. Cdr. [[Edward Bernard Tancock|Tancock]] for service on the [[China Station]].{{NLJul37|p. 280}}


==Captains==
==Captains==
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Henry Dawson Crawford Stanistreet|nick=Henry D. C. Stanistreet|appt=15 February, 1922<ref>Stanistreet Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/240.|D7604995}} f. 254.</ref>|end=19 March, 1922<ref>Stanistreet Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/240.|D7604995}} f. 254.</ref>|note=fro period of trials}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=John Mansel Porter|nick=John M. Porter|appt=1 January, 1925<ref>Porter Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/292.|D7605047}} f. 307.</ref>|end=7 July, 1925<ref>Porter Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/292.|D7605047}} f. 307.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Charles Frederick Bush|nick=Charles F. Bush|appt=7 July, 1925<ref>Bush Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/129.|D7576716}} f. 485.</ref>|end=31 May, 1926<ref>Bush Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/129.|D7576716}} f. 485.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Reginald Nash|nick=Reginald Nash|appt=31 May, 1926<ref>Nash Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/183.|D7605268}} f. 551.</ref>|end=14 January, 1927<ref>Nash Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/183.|D7605268}} f. 551.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Hamilton Edward Snepp|nick=Hamilton E. Snepp|appt=7 January, 1927<ref>Snepp Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/127/281.|}} f. 281.</ref>{{NLJul27|p. 274}}|end=February, 1929<ref>Snepp Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/127/281.|}} f. 281.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Noel Louis Veresmith|nick=Noel L. Veresmith|appt=1 February, 1929|end=February, 1931}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Gerald Courtney Banister|nick=Gerald C. Banister|appt=9 February, 1931<ref>Banister Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/54/74.|}} f. 74.</ref>{{NLJul31|p. 274}}|end=16 December, 1931<ref>Banister Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/54/74.|}} f. 74.</ref>|note=transfer out to {{UK-Wishart}}}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Edward Henry Longsdon|nick=Edward H. Longsdon|appt=15 January, 1932<ref>Longsdon Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/122/79.|}} f. 79.</ref>{{NavAppts|Friday, January 8, 1932, Issue 46025, p.19}}|end=18 April, 1932<ref>Longsdon Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/122/79.|}} f. 79.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Edward Bernard Tancock|nick=Edward B. Tancock|appt=26 October, 1936{{NLJul37|p. 280}}|end=}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Henry Graham Dudley de Chair|nick=Henry G. D. de Chair|appt=14 August, 1938{{UBAllyWarship|4244}}|end=12 November, 1940<ref>Pears Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/56/176.|}} f. 178.</ref>{{UBAllyWarship|4244}}}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} (retired)|name=Arthur Luard Pears|nick=Arthur L. Pears|appt=12 November, 1940<ref>Pears Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/56/176.|}} f. 178.</ref>{{UBAllyWarship|4244}}|end=December 1941{{UBAllyWarship|4244}}|succBy=Vessel Lost|note=ship lost under his command}}
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==See Also==
==See Also==
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Latest revision as of 13:06, 17 February 2022

H.M.S. Thracian (1920)
Pendant Number: G.A4 (1920)[1]
Builder: Hawthorn Leslie & Company[2]
Ordered: Jun, 1917 (2nd Order)[3]
Launched: 5 Mar, 1920[4]
Completed: 21 Apr, 1920[5]
Sold:

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

She was completed in 1920.

Service

Re-commissioned on 17 January, 1925 for duty in the Eighth Destroyer Flotilla of the Atlantic Fleet.[6]

Re-commissioned at the Nore on 7 January, 1927 under the command of Hamilton Edward Snepp for service with the Eighth Destroyer Flotilla on the China Station.[7]

Re-commissioned at Hong Kong on 1 October, 1929 for continued service with the Eighth Destroyer Flotilla on the China Station.[8]

Re-commissioned in Reserve at Chatham on 12 February, 1932.[9]

In June of 1933, her bell was one of about 100 surplus bells announced as being for sale at prices ranging from £1 to £10. Preference would be given to those offers from men with a special consideration in the bell in question.[10]

Commissioned on 26 October, 1936 under the command of Lt. Cdr. Tancock for service on the China Station.[11]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 75.
  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. 75.
  5. ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 312.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 274.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 274.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 274.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 278.
  10. ↑ "Warships' Bells." The Times (London, England), 12 June 1933, p. 11.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 280.
  12. ↑ Stanistreet Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/240. f. 254.
  13. ↑ Stanistreet Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/240. f. 254.
  14. ↑ Porter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/292. f. 307.
  15. ↑ Porter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/292. f. 307.
  16. ↑ Bush Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/129. f. 485.
  17. ↑ Bush Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/129. f. 485.
  18. ↑ Nash Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/183. f. 551.
  19. ↑ Nash Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/183. f. 551.
  20. ↑ Snepp Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/127/281. f. 281.
  21. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 274.
  22. ↑ Snepp Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/127/281. f. 281.
  23. ↑ Banister Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/74. f. 74.
  24. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 274.
  25. ↑ Banister Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/74. f. 74.
  26. ↑ Longsdon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/79. f. 79.
  27. ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Friday, January 8, 1932, Issue 46025, p.19.
  28. ↑ Longsdon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/79. f. 79.
  29. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 280.
  30. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  31. ↑ Pears Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/176. f. 178.
  32. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  33. ↑ Pears Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/176. f. 178.
  34. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  35. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.

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