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H.M.S. Stronghold (1919)
Pendant Number:	F.A8 (Jun 1919)^[1]
Builder:	Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company^[2]
Ordered:	Jun, 1917 (2nd Order)^[3]
Launched:	6 May, 1919^[4]
Completed:	2 Jul, 1919^[5]
Sold:

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

Service

She was reduced to Reserve at Portsmouth on 16 August, 1920.^[6]

Reduced to Reserve Complement at Portsmouth on 31 March, 1925.^[7]

She was Reduced to Reserve on 10 January, 1927.^[8]

Paid off into Maintenance Reserve at Rosyth on 30 March, 1928.^[9]

The ship was reduced to Reserve at Portsmouth on 31 March, 1931.^[10]

Stronghold was re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 27 September, 1934 under Lt. Cdr. Arthur Caerlyon Stanford for service with the Home Fleet.^[11]

Re-commissioned at Devonport on 1 January, 1937.^[12]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

Lieutenant-Commander Edward S. Graham, 18 June, 1919^[13] – 18 August, 1919^[14]
Lieutenant-Commander Hugh B. Wrey, 21 June, 1920^[15]^[16] – 28 September, 1920^[17] (for Reserve Fleet Exercises)
Lieutenant-Commander Cuthbert P. Blake, 16 February, 1924^[18]^[19] – 29 August, 1924^[20] (temporary)
Lieutenant-Commander Trevor St. V. F. Tyler, 29 August, 1924^[21]^[22] – 24 September, 1925^[23]
Commander Douglas Faviell, 5 January, 1927 – 1927 (transferred out to Winchester)
Lieutenant-Commander Trevor St. V. F. Tyler, 15 June, 1927^[24]^[25] – 7 November, 1927^[26]
Lieutenant-Commander Arthur Evans, 25 February, 1928^[27] – 1 June, 1926^[28] (for passage to Rosyth)
Lieutenant-Commander Colin C. L. Mackenzie, 26 March, 1931 – mid April, 1931^[Inference] (for passage to Portsmouth)
Lieutenant in Command Noel H. Whatley, 14 April, 1931^[29]
Lieutenant-Commander Richard G. Stewart, 11 June, 1932^[30]^[31] – 12 June, 1933^[Inference]
Lieutenant-Commander Charles E. Glasfurd, 12 June, 1933^[32]
Lieutenant in Command Hilary W. Biggs, 27 August, 1934^[33] – September, 1934^[Inference]
Lieutenant-Commander William D. G. Weir, 3 September, 1934^[34] – 18 October, 1934^[35]
Lieutenant-Commander Arthur C. Stanford, 27 September, 1934^[36]
Lieutenant-Commander Edward Neville, 30 December, 1936^[37]
Lieutenant-Commander John F. D. Bowen, 13 April, 1939^[38] – mid 1939 (left to Caradoc, undated)
Lieutenant-Commander Robert Alexander, 16 July, 1939^[39] – 18 March, 1941^[40]
Lieutenant-Commander (retired) Giles R. Pretor-Pinney, 18 March, 1941^[41] – 2 March, 1942^[42] (killed when vessel lost under his command)

Footnotes

↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 75.
↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 85.
↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 85.
↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 75.
↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 312.
↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 868.
↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 272.
↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 271.
↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 271.
↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 276.
↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 276.
↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 277.
↑ Graham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 334.
↑ Graham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 334.
↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 18 June 1920, p. 6.
↑ Wrey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/62. f. 420.
↑ Wrey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/62. f. 420.
↑ Blake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/6. f. 173.
↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 272.
↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 272.
↑ Tyler Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/158. f. 157.
↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 272.
↑ Tyler Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/158. f. 157.
↑ Tyler Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/158. f. 157.
↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 271.
↑ Tyler Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/158. f. 157.
↑ Evans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/28. f. 31.
↑ Evans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/28. f. 31.
↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 271.
↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Friday, May 27, 1932, Issue 46144, p.25.
↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 274.
↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 276.
↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 3 Aug. 1934, p. 21.
↑ Weir Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/98. f. 98.
↑ Weir Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/98. f. 98.
↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 276.
↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 277.
↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 17 Apr. 1939, p. 23.
↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.

Bibliography

"S" Class Destroyer

Admiralty Design

Simoom

Scimitar

Scotsman

Scout

Shark

Sparrowhawk

Splendid

Sabre

Saladin

Sikh

Sirdar

Somme

Success

Shamrock

Shikari

Senator

Sepoy

Seraph

Swallow

Swordsman

Steadfast

Sterling

Tribune

Trinidad

Tactician

Tara

Tasmania

Tattoo

Scythe

Seabear

Seafire

Searcher

Seawolf

Sportive

Stalwart

Tilbury

Tintagel

Sardonyx

Stonehenge

Stormcloud

Spear

Spindrift

Serapis

Serene

Sesame

Strenuous

Stronghold

Sturdy

Trojan

Truant

Trusty

Turbulent

Tenedos

Thanet

Thracian

Thornycroft Specials

Speedy

Tobago

Torbay

Toreador

Tourmaline

Yarrow Specials

Torch

Tomahawk

Tryphon

Tumult

Turquoise

Tuscan

Tyrian

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"W" Class

Destroyers (UK)

Modified "W" Class

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[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. (January, 1921). p. 868.

[7] The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 272.

[8] The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 271.

[9] The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 271.

[10] The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 276.

[11] The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 276.

[12] The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 277.

[13] Graham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 334.

[14] Graham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 334.

[15] "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 18 June 1920, p. 6.

[16] Wrey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/62. f. 420.

[17] Wrey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/62. f. 420.

[18] Blake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/6. f. 173.

[19] The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 272.

[20] The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 272.

[21] Tyler Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/158. f. 157.

[22] The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 272.

[23] Tyler Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/158. f. 157.

[24] Tyler Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/158. f. 157.

[25] The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 271.

[26] Tyler Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/158. f. 157.

[27] Evans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/28. f. 31.

[28] Evans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/28. f. 31.

[29] The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 271.

[30] "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Friday, May 27, 1932, Issue 46144, p.25.

[31] The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 274.

[32] The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 276.

[33] "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 3 Aug. 1934, p. 21.

[34] Weir Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/98. f. 98.

[35] Weir Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/98. f. 98.

[36] The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 276.

[37] The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 277.

[38] "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 17 Apr. 1939, p. 23.

[39] Uboat.net page on the ship.

[40] Uboat.net page on the ship.

[41] Uboat.net page on the ship.

[42] Uboat.net page on the ship.

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