H.M.S. Greenwich (1915)
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| H.M.S. Greenwich (1915) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | CA (Jan, 1916) C6 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Dobson[2] |
| Launched: | 5 Jul, 1915[3] |
| Commissioned: | 10 Jun, 1916[4] |
| Sold: | 11 Jul, 1946[5] |
H.M.S. Greenwich was purchased while under construction and completed by Swan Hunter as a depot ship.
Service
Upon commissioning in mid-1916, Greenwich went to Scapa Flow to serve the Fourteenth Destroyer Flotilla. She remained there through the end of the war, maintaining "M" class and later model destroyers.[6]
Captains
Dates of appointment given.
- Captain Harry R. Godfrey, 15 February, 1916[7][8] – March, 1917[9]
- Captain Rafe G. Rowley-Conwy, 30 April, 1917[10][11] – November, 1917[12]
- Captain Kerrison Kiddle, 5 December, 1917[13] – February, 1919
- Captain Nicholas E. Archdale, 28 February, 1919[14][15] – 11 January, 1921[16]
- Captain Gilbert G. P. Hewett, 12 January, 1921[17]
- Captain Alexander R. W. Woods, 17 August, 1922[18]
- Captain Arthur M. Lecky, 22 August, 1924[19] – 12 April, 1926[20]
- Captain Lewis G. E. Crabbe, 16 August, 1927[21] – 15 October, 1929[22] (and as Assistant Captain (D) Reserve Fleet, Rosyth and King's Harbour Master, Rosyth)
- Captain Arthur J. Landon, 15 October, 1929[23] – 17 April, 1931[24] (and as Assistant Captain (D) Reserve Fleet, Rosyth and King's Harbour Master, Rosyth)
- Captain Henry P. Boxer, 1 May, 1931[25] – 1 August, 1933[26]
- Captain Albert J. Robertson, 1 August, 1933 – 1 August, 1935 (and as Senior Officer, Reserve Fleet & King's Harbour Master)
- Captain Montague G. B. Legge, 1 August, 1935 – 4 August, 1936 (and as Senior Officer, Reserve Fleet & King's Harbour Master)
- Captain Francis H. G. Walker, 4 August, 1936[27] – January, 1937[28] (died in command)
- Captain Henry P. Boxer, 28 January, 1937[29] – 1 June, 1938[30] (and as King's Harbour Master, Rosyth)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 295.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 295.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 295.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 782.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 295.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 295.
- ↑ Godfrey Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/235. f. 235.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 394s.
- ↑ Godfrey Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/235. f. 235.
- ↑ Rowley-Conwy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/83. ff. 83, 232.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 394c.
- ↑ Rowley-Conwy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/83. ff. 83, 232.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 804.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1919). p. 781.
- ↑ Archdale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/90. f. 187.
- ↑ Archdale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/90. f. 187.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 782.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 242.
- ↑ Lecky Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/54. f. 54.
- ↑ Lecky Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/54. f. 54.
- ↑ Crabbe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/168. f. 169.
- ↑ Crabbe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/168. f. 169.
- ↑ Landon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/35. f. 18.
- ↑ Landon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/35. f. 18.
- ↑ Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
- ↑ Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
- ↑ Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/73. f. 79.
- ↑ Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/73. f. 79.
- ↑ Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
- ↑ Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
Bibliography
- Chesneau, Robert; Kolesnik, Eugene (editors) (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
