H.M.S. Laburnum (1915)
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| 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
From 1923 through approximately 1934, she and Veronica operated from New Zealand.[6]
Laburnum was re-commissioned at Auckland on 18 March, 1924.[7]
She re-commissioned at Auckland on 11 January, 1927.[8]
She re-commissioned at Auckland on 7 June, 1930[9] and again on 2 November, 1931.[10]
Captains
- Lieutenant-Commander William W. Hallwright, 18 July, 1915[11] – 3 March, 1917
- Lieutenant in Command William F. Budgen, 7 April, 1917[12]
- Lieutenant in Command Thomas S. Edwards, 12 December, 1918[13] – 1919
- Lieutenant in Command Herbert C. Mayo, 26 September, 1919[14]
- Commander George P. Sherston, 31 October, 1921[15] – July, 1923
- Commander Sydney K. Smyth, 15 July, 1923[16] – 8 October, 1925
- Commander Cecil E. Brooke, 3 August, 1925[17] – c. 1 September, 1927[Inference]
- Commander Frederic N. Attwood, 1 September, 1927[18] – 1929
- Commander Charles E. Hotham, 2 September, 1929[19]
- Commander Reginald Ramsbotham, 28 August, 1931[20]
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.
- ↑ 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. (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.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 777.
- ↑ 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.
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