H.M.S. Sligo (1918)
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| H.M.S. Sligo (1918) | |
|---|---|
| Admiralty Pendant Number: | 3434[1] |
| Pendant Number: | T.71 (Sep 1918) T.98 (Nov 1919)[2] |
| Builder: | Napier & Miller[3] |
| Ordered: | mid 1917[4] |
| Launched: | 23 Mar, 1918[5] |
| Sold: | 4 Nov, 1922[6] |
H.M.S. Sligo was one of one hundred and fourteen Hunt Class minesweepers completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
On 10 September 1918, a Court of Enquiry was convened following a collision with the trawler Umoularia which sank the trawler. Lt. Lindop was blamed for the "avoidable collision."
Sligo paid off 1 November, 1919.
In January, 1921, she was at Harwich, one of forty-one paid off minesweepers there.[7]
Captains
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command William E. Lindop, 22 July, 1918[8][9] – 1 November, 1919[Inference]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 114.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 114.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 114.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 98.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 114.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 114.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 707a.
- ↑ Lindop Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/43/42. f. 24.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1919). p. 908.
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