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'''H.M.S. ''Turquoise''''' was one of 67 destroyers of the [["S" Class Destroyer (1918)|"S" class]].
'''H.M.S. ''Turquoise''''' 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 after the war.


==Service==
==Service==
On 17 January 1921, ''Turquoise'' collided with {{UK-Tourmaline}} off Ryde Pier as the two departed Portland to join the {{UK-DF|4}} for a three month cruise with the Atlantic Fleet.  The two had to go to Portsmouth to await repairs.{{NMI|20 Jan. 1921, p. 17}}
''Turquoise'' was re-commissioned on 16 July, 1921.{{NLJul27|p. 276}}
The ship paid off into  the Rosyth Maintenance Reserve on 17 November, 1927.{{NLJul31|p. 275''a''}}
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}}


==Captains==
==Captains==
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
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*  {{LCommRN}} [[Hamilton Edward Snepp|Hamilton E. Snepp]], 5 June, 1920.<ref>''The Monthly Navy List'', (December 1920).  p. 878.</ref>
{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} in Command|name=Reginald Nash|nick=Reginald Nash|appt=1 March, 1919<ref>Nash Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/183.|D7605268}} f. 551.</ref>|end=23 April, 1919<ref>Nash Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/183.|D7605268}} f. 551.</ref>|precBy=New Command}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=George Arthur Scott|nick=George A. Scott|appt=15 June, 1919<ref>Scott Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/294.|D7605049}} f. 309.</ref>|end=1 October, 1919<ref>Scott Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/294.|D7605049}} f. 309.</ref>|note=and in charge "of a group"}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Philip Allan Heyder|nick=Philip A. Heyder|appt=1 October, 1919{{NavAppts|23 Sept. 1919, p. 14}}<ref>Heyder Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/283.|D7605038}} f. 298.</ref>|end=17 June, 1920<ref>Heyder Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/283.|D7605038}} f. 298.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Hamilton Edward Snepp|nick=Hamilton E. Snepp|appt=5 June, 1920<ref>Snepp Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/144/553.|D8123388}} f. 553.</ref>{{NLDec20|p. 878}}|end=13 July, 1921<ref>Snepp Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/144/553.|D8123388}} f. 553.</ref>}}
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==See Also==
==See Also==
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Latest revision as of 13:56, 14 February 2022

H.M.S. Turquoise (1918)
Pendant Number: G.22 (Mar 1919)[1]
Builder: Yarrow & Company[2]
Ordered: Apr, 1917 (1st Order)[3]
Launched: 9 Nov, 1918[4]
Completed: Mar, 1919[5]
Sold:

H.M.S. Turquoise was one of sixty-seven "S" class destroyers built for the Royal Navy as the Great War was ending. She was completed after the war.

Service

On 17 January 1921, Turquoise collided with Tourmaline off Ryde Pier as the two departed Portland to join the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla for a three month cruise with the Atlantic Fleet. The two had to go to Portsmouth to await repairs.[6]

Turquoise was re-commissioned on 16 July, 1921.[7]

The ship paid off into the Rosyth Maintenance Reserve on 17 November, 1927.[8]

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.[9]

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. 84.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 84.
  4. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 76.
  5. ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 311.
  6. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 20 Jan. 1921, p. 17.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 276.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 275a.
  9. ↑ "Warships' Bells." The Times (London, England), 12 June 1933, p. 11.
  10. ↑ Nash Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/183. f. 551.
  11. ↑ Nash Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/183. f. 551.
  12. ↑ Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
  13. ↑ Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
  14. ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 23 Sept. 1919, p. 14.
  15. ↑ Heyder Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/283. f. 298.
  16. ↑ Heyder Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/283. f. 298.
  17. ↑ Snepp Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/553. f. 553.
  18. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 878.
  19. ↑ Snepp Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/553. f. 553.

Bibliography


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