H.M.S. Viceroy (1917)
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| H.M.S. Viceroy (1917) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | F.99 (Jan 1918) F.38 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | John I. Thornycroft & Company[2] |
| Launched: | 17 Nov, 1917[3] |
| Completed: | 14 Jan, 1918[4] |
| Commissioned: | 8 Jan, 1918[5] |
| Sold: | Jun, 1948[6] |
H.M.S. Viceroy was one of twenty-five "V" class destroyers completed for the Royal Navy in 1917-18.
Service
Viceroy commissioned on 8 January, 1918.[7]
She was re-commissioned at Devonport on 15 September, 1924.[8]
Paid off into Dockyard Control on 19 May, 1927,[9] the ship soon commissioned at Devonport on 31 August, 1927 for service with the Second Destroyer Flotilla in the Mediterranean.[10]
Commissioned at Devonport on 19 November, 1929 for service with the Second Destroyer Flotilla in the Mediterranean.[11]
She was re-commissioned at Devonport on 7 June, 1932 for service with tje Second Destroyer Flotilla with the Home Fleet.[12]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Kenneth F. Sworder, 2 January, 1918[13] – 28 March, 1919[14]
- Lieutenant-Commander John Brooke, 28 March, 1919[15][16] – 28 January, 1921[17]
- Lieutenant-Commander Leslie T. Creery Hill, 28 January, 1921[18] – 20 March, 1923[19]
- Commander George A. Scott, 20 March, 1923[20] – 7 January, 1924[21]
- Lieutenant-Commander Hugh E. Raymond, 7 January, 1924[22] – 27 August, 1924
- Lieutenant-Commander Gilbert C. Pelly, 27 August, 1924 – 7 March, 1925
- Lieutenant-Commander Robert A. Cassidi, 17 February, 1925[23] – 28 March, 1925[Inference]
- Lieutenant-Commander Edward L. Berthon, 28 March, 1925[24]
- Lieutenant-Commander Alastair G. Davidson, 31 August, 1927[25] – 1 November, 1929
- Commander Donal S. McGrath, 1 November, 1929[26] – November, 1929[27]
- Commander John M. Mansfield, 11 November, 1929 – November, 1930
- Commander Harry H. J. Hodgson, 22 November, 1930[28]
- Commander Arthur H. B. Day, 2 May, 1932[29]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 74.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 83.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 83.
- ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 312.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p 884.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 74.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 884.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 281.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 280.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 280.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 279a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 283.
- ↑ Sworder Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/259. f. ?.
- ↑ Sworder Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/259. f. ?.
- ↑ Brooke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/47. f. 52.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 884.
- ↑ Brooke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/47. f. 52.
- ↑ Hill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/332. f. ?.
- ↑ Hill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/332. f. ?.
- ↑ Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
- ↑ Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 281.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 281.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 281.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 280.
- ↑ McGrath Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/96. f. 95.
- ↑ McGrath Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/96. f. 95.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 279a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 283.
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