H.M.S. Marshal Soult (1915)

H.M.S. Marshal Soult (1915)
Builder:	Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Company^[1]
Laid down:	Feb, 1915^[2]
Launched:	24 Aug,1915^[3]
Completed:	Nov, 1915^[4]
Sold:	1957^[5]

Service

In March, 1925, the monitor was serving as a turret drill ship at Portsmouth, attached to Dartmouth.^[6]

She was re-commissioned on 1 April, 1927.^[7]

Commissioned on 1 July, 1930.^[8]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

Captain William D. Paton, 5 September, 1915^[9] – 14 November, 1916^[10]
Commander George R. B. Blount, 21 February, 1917^[11]^[12] – 1 November, 1918^[13]
Commander Arthur D. Barrow, 28 November, 1918^[14]^[15] – January, 1919^[16]
Captain (acting) Cyril T. Hewlett-Cooper, 15 January, 1919^[17] – 1 October, 1920
Commander Hugh D. Marryat, 22 September, 1920^[18] – May, 1921
Commander Douglas W. O'B. Forsyth, 26 February, 1925^[19] – 1926
Commander Oliver M. F. Stokes, 15 June, 1926^[20] – c. August, 1926^[21] (left to Cleopatra on transfer)
Captain Arthur L. Snagge, 11 November, 1926 – 1 April, 1927 (and as Senior Officer, Reserve Fleet, The Nore)
Commander Oliver M. F. Stokes, 1 April, 1927^[22]^[23] – 20 July, 1927^[24]
Commander Christopher J. F. Wood, 20 July, 1927^[25] – 8 June, 1928^[26]
Commander Lancelot A. W. Spooner, 8 June, 1928^[27] – 15 July, 1929
Commander William R. Phillimore, 15 July, 1929^[28] – 26 September, 1930^[29]
Commander Ralph D. Binney, 26 September, 1930^[30]
Commander Edward G. G. Hastings, 16 November, 1931^[31] – 20 May, 1933^[32]
Commander John H. Macnair, 20 May, 1933^[33] – 8 June, 1934^[34]
Commander John S. Hammill, 7 June, 1934^[35]^[36] – 27 May, 1936^[37]
Commander John C. Annesley, 26 May, 1936^[38] – 31 August, 1936
Commander Arthur D. B. James, 31 August, 1936^[39]^[40] – 16 November, 1937^[41]
Lieutenant-Commander Jack C. Bacon, – 17 January, 1938^[42]
Commander Richard F. Jolly, 17 January, 1938^[43] – 14 July, 1938^[44] (vice "Bacon"[?])
Commander Percy F. P. Wood, 14 July, 1938^[45]^[46] – 20 August, 1939^[47]
Lieutenant-Commander Geoffrey C. L. Dalley, 20 August, 1939^[48] – 27 April, 1940^[49]
Captain (retired) Richard E. W. Kirby, 2 January, 1941^[50] – after March, 1944^[51]
Commander (retired) William A. Willock, 28 October, 1943 – 5 December, 1943 (temporary, while Kirby is ill)

Footnotes

↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 46.
↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 46.
↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 46.
↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 46.
↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 46.
↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 255.
↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 254.
↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 255.
↑ Paton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/60. f. 68.
↑ Paton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/60. f. 68.
↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395o.
↑ Blount Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 428.
↑ Blount Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 428.
↑ The Navy List. (January, 1919). p. 843.
↑ Barrow Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 433.
↑ Barrow Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 433.
↑ The Navy List. (June, 1919). p. 844.
↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 809.
↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 255.
↑ Stokes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/103. f. 103.
↑ Stokes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/103. f. 103.
↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 255.
↑ Stokes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/103. f. 103.
↑ Stokes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/103. f. 103.
↑ Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. ?.
↑ Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. ?.
↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 254.
↑ Phillimore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 110.
↑ Phillimore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 110.
↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 253.
↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 254.
↑ "Royal Navy." The Times (London, England), 20 May 1933, p. 7.
↑ "Royal Navy." The Times (London, England), 20 May 1933, p. 7.
↑ Macnair Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/62. f. 62.
↑ Hammill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/4. f. 3.
↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 254.
↑ Hammill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/4. f. 3.
↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 29 Apr. 1936, p. 19.
↑ James Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/111. f. 111.
↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 255.
↑ James Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/111. f. 111.
↑ Jolly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/122. f. 122.
↑ Jolly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/122. f. 122.
↑ "Royal Navy." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 09, 1938; pg. 18; Issue 48042.
↑ The Navy List. (May, 1939). p. 308.
↑ "Royal Navy." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 09, 1938; pg. 18; Issue 48042.
↑ Dalley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/93. f. 93.
↑ Dalley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/93. f. 93.
↑ Dalley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/93. f. 93.
↑ The Navy List. (December, 1941). p. 1402.
↑ The Navy List. (April, 1944). p. 99.

Bibliography

Buxton, Ian L. (1978). Big Gun Monitors: The History of the Design, Construction and Operation of the Royal Navy's Monitors. Tynemouth: World Ship Society. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk)

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[1] Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 46.

[2] Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 46.

[3] Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 46.

[4] Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 46.

[5] Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 46.

[6] The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 255.

[7] The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 254.

[8] The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 255.

[9] Paton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/60. f. 68.

[10] Paton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/60. f. 68.

[11] The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395o.

[12] Blount Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 428.

[13] Blount Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 428.

[14] The Navy List. (January, 1919). p. 843.

[15] Barrow Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 433.

[16] Barrow Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 433.

[17] The Navy List. (June, 1919). p. 844.

[18] The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 809.

[19] The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 255.

[20] Stokes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/103. f. 103.

[21] Stokes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/103. f. 103.

[22] The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 255.

[23] Stokes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/103. f. 103.

[24] Stokes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/103. f. 103.

[25] Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. ?.

[26] Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. ?.

[27] The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 254.

[28] Phillimore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 110.

[29] Phillimore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 110.

[30] The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 253.

[31] The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 254.

[32] "Royal Navy." The Times (London, England), 20 May 1933, p. 7.

[33] "Royal Navy." The Times (London, England), 20 May 1933, p. 7.

[34] Macnair Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/62. f. 62.

[35] Hammill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/4. f. 3.

[36] The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 254.

[37] Hammill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/4. f. 3.

[38] "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 29 Apr. 1936, p. 19.

[39] James Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/111. f. 111.

[40] The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 255.

[41] James Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/111. f. 111.

[42] Jolly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/122. f. 122.

[43] Jolly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/122. f. 122.

[44] "Royal Navy." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 09, 1938; pg. 18; Issue 48042.

[45] The Navy List. (May, 1939). p. 308.

[46] "Royal Navy." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 09, 1938; pg. 18; Issue 48042.

[47] Dalley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/93. f. 93.

[48] Dalley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/93. f. 93.

[49] Dalley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/93. f. 93.

[50] The Navy List. (December, 1941). p. 1402.

[51] The Navy List. (April, 1944). p. 99.

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