H.M.S. Silvio (1918)
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| H.M.S. Silvio (1918) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | T.05 (Sep, 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Barclay Curle & Company[2] |
| Launched: | 12 Apr, 1918[3] |
| Transferred: | Dec, 1924[4] |
| Fate: | to R.A.N. |
H.M.S. Silvio was one of twenty-two 24 Class sweeping sloops completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Silvio was transferred to the Royal Australian Navy in late 1924, becoming H.M.A.S. Moresby.
She commissioned at Pembroke Dock on 20 June, 1925.[5]
Moresby paid off into reserve on 8 April, 1930.[6]
Moresby commissioned at Sydney on 11 April, 1935.[7]
Captains
- Lieutenant-Commander Cosmo B. Hastings, 11 May, 1918[8] – 19 August, 1919[9][10]
- Captain John A. Edgell, 20 June, 1925[11]
- Acting Commander William M. Carey, 13 February, 1926[12]
- Acting Commander Denys A. Henderson, 1 November, 1927[13]
- Captain John A. Edgell, 9 February, 1928 – 24 January, 1930
- Lieutenant-Commander Harold E. Turner, 11 May, 1933[14]
- Lieutenant-Commander Ross V. Wheatley, 11 April, 1935[15]
- Lieutenant-Commander Colin G. Little, 5 April, 1937[16]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 97.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 97.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 97.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 97.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 294.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 294.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 297.
- ↑ Hastings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/116. f. 124.
- ↑ Hastings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/116. f. 124.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1919). p. 907.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 293.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 293.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 294.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 297.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 297.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 297.
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