H.M.S. Gladiolus (1915)

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H.M.S. Gladiolus (1915)
Pendant Number: T.50 (Jan, 1916)
T.38 (Jan, 1918)[1]
Builder: Charles Connell & Company[2]
Ordered: Jul, 1915[3]
Launched: 25 Oct, 1915[4]
Sold: 10 Mar, 1920[5]
Fate: to Portugal

H.M.S. Gladiolus was one of thirty-six Arabis Class sweeping sloops completed for the Royal Navy.

Service

In April, 1917 Gladiolus collided with a trawler. The circumstances were taken by the Admiralty to indicate that her Lt. Cdr. Frederic Boyd Coppin should be "relieved as he appears to show a complete lack of appreciation of his responsibilities in cd." Vice-Admiral Bayly recorded that he found Coppin "fairly sat[isfactory]", but "not suitable for the South Coast of Ireland in war." He left in May,[6] replaced by Horace Walker who would command the ship for almost a year.

Captains

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 94.
  2. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 94.
  3. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 94.
  4. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 94.
  5. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 94.
  6. Coppin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/143/156. f. 164.
  7. Coppin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/143/156. f. 164.
  8. The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 394q.
  9. Coppin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/143/156. f. 164.
  10. Walker Service Record. The National Archives. D7604351 ADM 196/49/254. f. 137.
  11. The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 801.

Bibliography


Arabis Class Sweeping Sloop
Alyssum Amaryllis Arabis Asphodel Berberis
Buttercup Campanula Celandine Cornflower Crocus
Cyclamen Delphinium Genista Gentian Geranium
Gladiolus Godetia Hydrangea Lobelia Lupin
Marguerite Mignonette Myosotis Nasturtium Nigella
Pansy Pentstemon Petunia Poppy Primula
  Rosemary Snapdragon Valerian  
  Verbena Wallflower Wistaria