H.M.S. Ambuscade (1926)
| H.M.S. Ambuscade (1926) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | D38 |
| Builder: | Yarrow & Company |
| Laid down: | 8 Dec, 1924 |
| Launched: | 15 Jan, 1926[1] |
| Completed: | 1926[2] |
| Commissioned: | 19 Apr, 1927[3] |
| Sold: | Nov, 1946 |
H.M.S. Ambuscade was a Yarrow & Company-built prototype destroyer built for the Royal Navy in the mid 1920s. She and John I. Thornycroft & Company's Amazon helped determine the design factors that would inform more significant post-war construction, culminating in the "A" and "B" Class Destroyers of 1929-30.
There was an earlier Ambuscade launched in 1913.
Construction and Service
Ambuscade was commissioned at The Nore on 19 April, 1927 under Commander Ambrose Thomas Norman Abbay.[4]
She re-commissioned at Chatham on 16 October 1928 for service with the Third Destroyer Flotilla in the Mediterranean.[5]
Ambuscade commissioned at Chatham on 22 June, 1932 under the command of William Gronow Davis.[6]
She was re-commissioned on 31 August, 1933.[7]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Ambrose T. N. Abbay, 17 June, 1926[8][9] – 12 September, 1928[10]
- Commander Louis H. K. Hamilton, 12 September, 1928[11] – September, 1929
- Captain Thomas B. Drew, 3 August, 1929 – March, 1930
- Captain John W. Clayton, c. March, 1930[12] – 26 August, 1930
- Captain Ion B. B. Tower, 25 August, 1930 – December, 1930
- Lieutenant-Commander William G. Davis, 8 April, 1932[13]
- Lieutenant-Commander Robert A. Fell, 14 June, 1940[14] – 16 May, 1942[15]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 37.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 37.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 215.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 215.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 215.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 215.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 214.
- ↑ Abbay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/338. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 215.
- ↑ Abbay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/338. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 215.
- ↑ Took command upon transfer to Fourth Destroyer Flotilla
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 215.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
Bibliography
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