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| − | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Raymond Jocelyn Harris-St. John|nick=Raymond Harris-St. John|appt=December, 1917{{NLAug20|p. 879''b''}}|precBy=New Command}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Raymond Jocelyn Harris-St. John|nick=Raymond Harris-St. John|appt=December, 1917<ref>Harris-St. John Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/131.|D7604230}} f. 71.</ref>{{NLAug20|p. 879''b''}}|end=1 January, 1920<ref>Harris-St. John Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/131.|D7604230}} f. 71. ''Possibly'' 27 August, 1920.</ref>|precBy=New Command}} |
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Alfred Englefield Evans|nick=Alfred E. Evans|appt=27 August, 1920{{NLDec20|p. 879''b''}}|end=2 June, 1922<ref>Evans Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} f. ?.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Alfred Englefield Evans|nick=Alfred E. Evans|appt=27 August, 1920{{NLDec20|p. 879''b''}}|end=2 June, 1922<ref>Evans Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} f. ?.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} ('''I ''Gr.''''')|name=Thomas Charles Carpenter Bolster|nick=Thomas C. C. Bolster|appt=2 June, 1922<ref>Bolster Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/159.|D7604571}} f. 253.</ref>|end=November, 1922<ref>Bolster Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/159.|D7604571}} f. 253.</ref>|note=and as Acting Interpreter in German}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} ('''I ''Gr.''''')|name=Thomas Charles Carpenter Bolster|nick=Thomas C. C. Bolster|appt=2 June, 1922<ref>Bolster Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/159.|D7604571}} f. 253.</ref>|end=November, 1922<ref>Bolster Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/159.|D7604571}} f. 253.</ref>|note=and as Acting Interpreter in German}} | ||
Revision as of 14:25, 15 February 2017
| H.M.S. Vectis (1917) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | F.A0 (1917) F.94 (Jan 1918) F.06 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | J. S. White[2] |
| Launched: | 4 Sep, 1917[3] |
| Completed: | 5 Dec, 1917[4] |
| Sold: | |
H.M.S. Vectis was one of twenty-five "V" class destroyers completed for the Royal Navy in 1917-18.
Service
Vectis commissioned on 15 November, 1917.[5] In December 1917, she joined the Thirteenth Destroyer Flotilla.[6]
She re-commissioned on 27 August, 1920.[7]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Raymond Harris-St. John, December, 1917[8][9] – 1 January, 1920[10]
- Commander Alfred E. Evans, 27 August, 1920[11] – 2 June, 1922[12]
- Commander (I Gr.) Thomas C. C. Bolster, 2 June, 1922[13] – November, 1922[14] (and as Acting Interpreter in German)
- Lieutenant-Commander Walter F. Smithwick, November, 1922[15] – August, 1923[16][17]
- Lieutenant-Commander Hugh R. Troup, 17 January, 1923[18] – late January, 1923[19] (loaned to Vesper, temporarily, at end)
- Lieutenant-Commander Paul F. P. Berryman, August, 1923[20]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 72.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 83.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 83.
- ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 312.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1920). p. 879b.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (December, 1917). p. 12.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 879b.
- ↑ Harris-St. John Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/131. f. 71.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1920). p. 879b.
- ↑ Harris-St. John Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/131. f. 71. Possibly 27 August, 1920.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 879b.
- ↑ Evans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. ?.
- ↑ Bolster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/159. f. 253.
- ↑ Bolster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/159. f. 253.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 828.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 828.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 279.
- ↑ Troup Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/225. f. ?.
- ↑ Troup Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/225. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 279.
Bibliography
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