H.M.S. Valerian (1916)
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| H.M.S. Valerian (1916) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | T.67 (Jan, 1916) T.85 (Jan, 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Charles Rennoldson & Company[2] |
| Ordered: | Jul, 1915[3] |
| Launched: | 21 Feb, 1916[4] |
| Foundered: | 22 Oct, 1926[5] |
| Fate: | off Bermuda |
H.M.S. Valerian was one of thirty-six Arabis Class sweeping sloops completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Valerian re-commissioned at Bermuda on 27 February, 1923 for service on the North America and West Indies Station.[6]
The ship served continuously in the Caribbean between December 1923 and February, 1925.
She re-commissioned at Bermuda on 22 July, 1925.[7]
Captains
- Lieutenant-Commander George P. Green, 20 April, 1916[8] – 13 September, 1917
- Lieutenant-Commander Harry G. H. Tandy, 13 September, 1917[9] – 26 June, 1919[10]
- Commander Hugh T. England, 1 February, 1920[11][12] – February, 1923[13]
- Commander Evan Bruce-Gardyne, 23 February, 1923[14] – 16 May, 1923
- Commander Hugh T. England, 16 May, 1923[15] – 3 December, 1923[16]
- Commander Evan Bruce-Gardyne, 3 December, 1923 – c. February, 1925[17] (continuing original appointment)
- Commander William A. Usher, 12 February, 1925[18] – 22 October, 1926[19] (took command upon commissioning, vessel lost under his command)
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. 277.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 277.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 398p.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 923.
- ↑ Tandy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/143/492. f. 514.
- ↑ England Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/69. ff. 36, 216.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 825.
- ↑ England Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/69. ff. 36, 216.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 277.
- ↑ England Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/69. ff. 36, 216.
- ↑ England Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/69. ff. 36, 216.
- ↑ Bruce-Gardyne Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/319. f. 132. Time of Year inferred from Usher.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 277.
- ↑ Usher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/117. f. 120.
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