H.M.S. Laburnum (1915)
| H.M.S. Laburnum (1915) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | M.47 (Feb, 1915) T.21 (Sep, 1915) T.49 (Jan, 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Charles Connell & Company[2] |
| Ordered: | Jan, 1915[3] |
| Launched: | 10 Jun, 1915[4] |
| Lost: | Feb, 1942[5] |
| Fate: | at Singapore |
H.M.S. Laburnum was one of twenty-four Acacia Class sweeping sloops completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Upon first entering service Laburnum operated with the First Sloop Flotilla from September, 1915 through mid-1917. Her crew was to share in a distributed salvage award for the steamship Luciliine, along with Lavender, Ina William, Drake II, Lucida and Reindeer II. The salvage occurred between 13 March and 3 April, 1917.[6]
In mid-1917, she was moved to support the Northern DIvision of the Coast of Ireland where she remained until late 1918 when she briefly rejoined the First.
She re-commissioned with reserve complement at Devonport in October 1920 and underwent a complete refit for service in New Zealand. She was to be ready for commissioning in October 1921, expected to sail out to join Veronica at New Zealand.[7] She departed in November for New Zealand under the command of Commander [George Ponsonby Sherston]], with an itinerary that included a stop at Gibraltar in early December, then Malta, Port Said, Aden, Singapore, Batavia, Brisbane, Sydney and finally arriving at Auckland on 15 March, 1922.[8]
Through approximately 1934, the two sloops operated from New Zealand,[9] Laburnum being re-commissioned at Auckland on 18 March, 1924.[10]
The ship was re-commissioned at Auckland on 11 January, 1927.[11]
Laburnum was re-commissioned at Auckland on 7 June, 1930[12] and again on 2 November, 1931.[13]
She re-commissioned on 12 April, 1934 for service out of New Zealand.[14]
Captains
- Lieutenant-Commander William W. Hallwright, 18 July, 1915[15] – 3 March, 1917
- Lieutenant in Command William F. Budgen, 7 April, 1917[16]
- Lieutenant in Command Thomas S. Edwards, 12 December, 1918[17] – 1919
- Lieutenant in Command Herbert C. Mayo, 26 September, 1919[18]
- Lieutenant-Commander Evelyn J. J. Southby, 8 October, 1920[19] – 4 December, 1920[20] (temporary)
- Commander George P. Sherston, 31 October, 1921[21] – 18 September, 1923[22]
- Commander Sydney K. Smyth, 15 July, 1923[23] – 8 October, 1925
- Commander Cecil E. Brooke, 3 August, 1925[24] – c. 1 September, 1927[Inference]
- Commander Frederic N. Attwood, 1 September, 1927[25] – 1929
- Commander Charles E. Hotham, 2 September, 1929[26]
- Commander Reginald Ramsbotham, 28 August, 1931[27]
- Commander Alexander H. Maxwell-Hyslop, 10 August, 1933[28]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 93. The M pendants were changed to M (international) on 24 Apr 1915.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 94.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 94.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 94.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 94.
- ↑ "News in Brief." The Times (London, England), Saturday, July 27, 1918, Issue 41853, p.3.
- ↑ "New Zealand Navy." The Times (London, England), Thursday, August 18, 1921, Issue 42802, p.4.
- ↑ "Voyage of the Laburnum." The Times (London, England), Friday, December 2, 1921, Issue 42893, p.12.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 709 and Navy Lists to October 1935.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 251.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 251.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 250.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 250.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 251.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 395t.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 394y.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 827.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1920). p. 798.
- ↑ Southby Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/48/115. f. 118.
- ↑ Southby Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/48/115. f. 118.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 777.
- ↑ Ship's Log.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 251.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 251.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 251.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 250.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 250.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 251.
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