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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Geoffrey Charles Candy|nick=Geoffrey C. Candy|appt=1 August, 1921|end=30 June, 1922}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Geoffrey Charles Candy|nick=Geoffrey C. Candy|appt=1 August, 1921|end=30 June, 1922}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Stephen Dowell Tillard|nick=Stephen D. Tillard|appt=28 April, 1924{{NLApr25|p. 244}}|end=|note=and as Captain A/S}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Stephen Dowell Tillard|nick=Stephen D. Tillard|appt=28 April, 1924{{NLApr25|p. 244}}|end=|note=and as Captain A/S}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=William Beveridge Mackenzie|nick=William B. Mackenzie|appt=27 April, 1926|end=18 January, 1927|note=and as Captain A/S}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Ennis Tristram Ratcliffe Chambers|nick=Ennis T. R. Chambers|appt=18 January, 1927{{NLJul27|p. 245}}|end=18 January, 1929}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Ennis Tristram Ratcliffe Chambers|nick=Ennis T. R. Chambers|appt=18 January, 1927{{NLJul27|p. 245}}|end=18 January, 1929}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Edward Chicheley Thornton|nick=Edward C. Thornton|appt=1 December, 1928<ref>Thornton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/222.|D7605307}} f. 592.</ref>|end=16 April, 1930<ref>Thornton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/222.|D7605307}} f. 592.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Edward Chicheley Thornton|nick=Edward C. Thornton|appt=1 December, 1928<ref>Thornton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/222.|D7605307}} f. 592.</ref>|end=16 April, 1930<ref>Thornton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/222.|D7605307}} f. 592.</ref>}} | ||
Revision as of 14:47, 1 October 2017
| H.M.S. Heather (1916) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | T.40 (Jan, 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Greenock & Grangemouth[2] |
| Ordered: | Jan, 1916[3] |
| Launched: | 16 Jun, 1916[4] |
| Sold: | 16 Feb, 1932[5] |
H.M.S. Heather was one of twelve Aubrietia Class convoy sloops completed for the Royal Navy. She also operated as Q.16 when functioning as a decoy vessel.
Service
Heather was commissioned on 15 March, 1923 to serve with the Anti-Submarine Flotilla.[6]
Captains
- Lieutenant-Commander Frederick W. Law, 14 October, 1916 – 29 February, 1917
- Lieutenant-Commander William W. Hallwright, 3 March, 1917 – 21 April, 1917 (killed in command)
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Harold Auten, 22 April, 1917 – 1917
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Stephen H. Smiles, 16 December, 1917[7]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Roy Gill, 28 July, 1919 – 7 December, 1919
- Commander Vincent B. Cardwell, 24 April, 1920 – 1 August, 1921
- Commander Geoffrey C. Candy, 1 August, 1921 – 30 June, 1922
- Captain Stephen D. Tillard, 28 April, 1924[8] (and as Captain A/S)
- Captain William B. Mackenzie, 27 April, 1926 – 18 January, 1927 (and as Captain A/S)
- Commander Ennis T. R. Chambers, 18 January, 1927[9] – 18 January, 1929
- Commander Edward C. Thornton, 1 December, 1928[10] – 16 April, 1930[11]
- Commander Lionel G. Dawson, 18 January, 1929[12] – 12 January, 1931[13]
- Commander Alfred G. Hine, 12 January, 1931[14] – 11 September, 1931[15] (and for command of First Anti-Submarine Flotilla)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 95.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 95.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 95.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 95.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 95.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 244.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 809.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 244.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 245.
- ↑ Thornton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/222. f. 592.
- ↑ Thornton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/222. f. 592.
- ↑ Dawson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 208.
- ↑ Dawson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 208.
- ↑ Hine Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/286. f. 301.
- ↑ Hine Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/286. f. 301.
Bibliography
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| Aubrietia | Heather | Salvia | Tamarisk | Tulip | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Viola | Andromeda | Gaillardia | Hibiscus | Lychnis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montbretia | Polyanthus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
