H.M.S. Shoreham (1930)
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| H.M.S. Shoreham (1930) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | L32 (before May 1940), U32 |
| Builder: | Chatham Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Launched: | 22 Nov, 1930[2] |
| Sold: | 1946[3] |
H.M.S. Shoreham was one of eight Shoreham Class sloops completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Lieutenant-Commander Rodolph C. D. Haig was appointed to Shoreham on 23 June, 1931, to assume command upon her commissioning. Commander John Harding assumed command in 1932, but on 21 April, 1933, James Vandeleur Creagh was appointed in command, and would use Shoreham was the Royal Navy's new headquarters ship in the Persian Gulf.
Shoreham was re-commissioned at Bombay on 9 March, 1934.[4]
She re-commissioned on 19 March, 1936.[5]
Captains
- Lieutenant-Commander Rodolph C. D. Haig, 23 June, 1931[6]
- Lieutenant-Commander Geoffrey A. B. Hawkins, 1 September, 1931[7] – 22 October, 1931[8]
- Lieutenant-Commander Robert A. Startin, – 27 May, 1932[9]
- Captain Frederick R. M. Johnson, 27 October, 1931[10] – 13 December, 1931[11]
- Commander John Harding, 16 April, 1932[12] – 9 March, 1933[13] (remained in ship afterward a brief time, additional)
- Captain James V. Creagh, 21 April, 1933[14] (and S.N.O., Persian Gulf)
- Captain Vernon S. Butler, 22 March, 1935[15] (and S.N.O., Persian Gulf)
- Captain Allan Poland, 18 March, 1937[16][17] – 6 April, 1939[18] (and S.N.O., Persian Gulf)
- Captain George H. Faulkner, 17 April, 1938 – 30 July, 1938 (and S.N.O., Persian Gulf)
- Captain Cosmo M. Graham, 24 February, 1939[19] – c. April, 1940[20] (and S.N.O., Persian Gulf)
- Commander Francis D. Miller, c. April, 1940[21] – 23 July, 1940[22]
- Lieutenant-Commander Gilbert P. Claridge, 23 July, 1940[23] – December, 1941[24]
- Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. Eric Hewitt, December, 1941[25] – December, 1943[26]
- Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. Leslie M. Carter, December, 1943[27] – 24 November, 1944[28]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Richard J. Tadhunter, 24 November, 1944[29] – 11 January, 1946[30]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 56.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 56.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 56.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 275.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 275.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 269.
- ↑ Hawkins Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/117/153. f. 153.
- ↑ Hawkins Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/117/153. f. 153.
- ↑ Startin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/105. f. 107.
- ↑ Johnson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/108. f. 108.
- ↑ Johnson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/108. f. 108.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 273.
- ↑ Harding Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/165. f. 165.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 275.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 275.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 275.
- ↑ Poland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/306. f. 322.
- ↑ Poland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/306. f. 322.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1939). p. 240.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
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