H.M.S. Dauntless (1918)
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| H.M.S. Dauntless (1918) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 71 (Nov 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Company[2] |
| Laid down: | 3 Jan, 1917[3] |
| Launched: | 10 Apr, 1918[4] |
| Commissioned: | 26 Nov, 1918[5] |
| Sold: | Feb, 1946[6] |
| Fate: | Broken up |
Service
Dauntless was completed with a gunnery director installation.[7]
Dauntless was re-commissioned at Devonport on 5 September, 1923 for service with the First Cruiser Squadron in the Mediterranean.[8]
Re-commissioned at Devonport on 2 February, 1926.[9]
Commissioned at Bermuda on 30 November, 1928.[10]
Dauntless was re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 25 March, 1930.[11]
Dauntless was re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 27 July, 1932 for duty on the America and West Indies Station.[12]
She was re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 2 April, 1935.[13]
She was re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 19 (10?) August, 1936.[14]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Frederick P. Loder-Symonds, 16 October, 1918[15][16] – 28 May, 1919[17]
- Captain Cecil H. Pilcher, 28 May, 1919[18] – 31 March, 1921
- Captain Gilbert O. Stephenson, 31 March, 1921 – 15 August, 1922
- Captain Charles W. Round-Turner, 15 August, 1922[19] – c. October, 1924[20][21]
- Captain Hubert E. Dannreuther, 14 October, 1924[22] – October, 1926[23]
- Captain Stephen D. Tillard, 2 October, 1926 – 26 April, 1927
- Captain Kenneth D. W. Macpherson, 26 April, 1927[24] – 1928
- Captain Francis H. G. Walker, 30 November, 1928[25] – 18 March, 1929[26]
- Captain Henry Ruthven Moore, 25 February, 1930 – 30 October, 1930
- Captain John G. P. Vivian, 18 September, 1930[27] – 27 July, 1932[28] (vice Moore, assumed command 20 October)
- Captain Charles O. Alexander, 27 July, 1932[29] – 1935[30]
- Commander Edward S. F. Fegen, 2 April, 1935[31][32] – 12 July, 1935[33] (assumed command upon her return to commission)
- Lieutenant-Commander Noel A. Beal, 11 July, 1935 – 20 July, 1935 (temporary)
- Commander Henry T. Rust, 20 July, 1935[34] – March, 1936[35]
- Captain Sir Lionel A. D. Sturdee, March, 1936[36] – 15 September, 1936[37][38]
- Commander Frank D. Morris, 19 August, 1936[39] – 1 July, 1938 (end date's month may be read wrongly)
- Captain George D. Moore, February, 1939[40] – May, 1941[41]
- Captain John G. Hewitt, May, 1941[42] – October, 1942[43]
- Captain Newton J. W. William-Powlett, 4 October, 1942[44] – 1 August, 1943[45]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 50.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 62.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 62.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 62.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 757.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 62.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. pp. 11-12.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). pp. 230, 231.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 231.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 230.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 229.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 229.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 228.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 228.
- ↑ Loder-Symonds Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/186. f. 212.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 774.
- ↑ Loder-Symonds Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/186. f. 212.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 757.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 231.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 231.
- ↑ Dannreuther Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 29.
- ↑ Dannreuther Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 29.
- ↑ Dannreuther Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 29.
- ↑ Macpherson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/133. f. 537.
- ↑ Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/73. f. 79.
- ↑ Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/73. f. 79.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 230.
- ↑ Vivian Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/54. f. 56.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 229.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Fegen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/8. f. 8.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 228.
- ↑ Fegen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/8. f. 8.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 228.
- ↑ Sturdee Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/214. f. 115.
- ↑ Sturdee Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/214. f. 115.
- ↑ Sturdee Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/214. f. 115.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 267.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 228.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ William-Powlett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/159. f. 159.
- ↑ William-Powlett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/159. f. 159.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- Gray, Randal (editor) (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
- Admiralty, Gunnery Branch (1918). Handbook of Captain F. C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables, 1918. C.B. 1456. Copy No. 10 at Admiralty Library, Portsmouth, United Kingdom.
- Admiralty, Technical History Section (1919). The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in H.M. Ships. Vol. 3, Part 23. C.B. 1515 (23) now O.U. 6171/14. At The National Archives. ADM 275/19.
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