H.M.S. Saltburn (1918)
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| H.M.S. Saltburn (1918) | |
|---|---|
| Admiralty Pendant Number: | 4365[1] |
| Pendant Number: | T.3/ (Dec 1918) T.5/ (Nov 1919)[2] |
| Builder: | Murdoch & Murray[3] |
| Ordered: | mid 1917[4] |
| Launched: | 9 Oct, 1918[5] |
| Sold: | 23 Oct, 1946[6] |
H.M.S. Saltburn was one of one hundred and fourteen Hunt Class minesweepers completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Paid off 20 December, 1919 into hands of a C. & M. Party.[7]
In January, 1921, she was at Harwich, one of forty-one paid off minesweepers there.[8]
In mid-1931, she was in the Reserve Fleet at the Nore.[9]
She commissioned on 22 January, 1934 and by mid-1934, she was operating as a Signal and Navigation Schools sloop,[10] remaining there until at least mid-1937.[11]
In March, 1938, Saltburn received an experimental 79X radar set – the first radar to be fitted to a ship. Sheffield and Rodney would receive 20 kW versions of 79Y systems in August and October.
Captains
- Lieutenant in Command Stephen H. T. Arliss, 14 December, 1918[12] – 31 November, 1919
- Lieutenant-Commander John A. V. Morse, 10 July, 1924[13] – 21 August, 1924[14] (temporary, for Reserve Fleet Exercises, replacing Robert Hesketh Bevan in this appointment)
- Commander Eric D. Brooke, 20 October, 1933[15] – 1 January, 1936
- Commander George V. B. Faulkner, 1 January, 1936[16] – 14 July, 1936[17]
- Lieutenant-Commander Nigel C. B. Cox, 4 July, 1936[18][19] – 4 August, 1936[20] (vice Faulkner)
- Commander Oliver L. Gordon, 4 August, 1936[21] – January, 1937[22]
- Commander Eric S. Brand, 13 January, 1937[23] – 6 January, 1938 (vice Gordon)
- Commander Cyril I. Horton, 28 July, 1939[24] – 19 September, 1939[25]
- Lieutenant-Commander (retired) Alfred N. Waring, 10 September, 1939[26] – 23 October, 1939[27]
- Lieutenant-Commander George E. C. Wood, 23 October, 1939[28] – c. November, 1939[29]
- Lieutenant-Commander Frank Y. Bethell, c. November, 1939[30] – 25 August, 1941[31]
- Lieutenant-Commander (emergency) Victor A. C. H. G. de Mauny, 25 August, 1941[32] – 1 January, 1942[33]
- Acting Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. Ronald M. Naylor, 1 January, 1942[34] – 5 February, 1942[35]
- Lieutenant-Commander (emergency) Victor A. C. H. G. de Mauny, 5 February, 1942[36] – 30 March, 1943[37]
- Temporary Acting Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. Frederick D. Parker, 30 March, 1943[38] – 4 April, 1945[39]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Thomas E. Syvertsen, 4 April, 1945[40] – late 1945[41]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 114.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. "/" denotes Oblique pendant here. p. 114.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 114.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 98.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 114.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 114.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 267.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 707a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 268.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 273.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 273.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1919). p. 860.
- ↑ Morse Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/122. f. 123.
- ↑ Morse Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/122. f. 123.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 274.
- ↑ Faulkner Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/119/63. f. 63.
- ↑ Faulkner Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/119/63. f. 63.
- ↑ Cox Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/124/183. f. 182.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 6 July 1936, p. 3.
- ↑ Cox Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/124/183. f. 182.
- ↑ Gordon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/87. f. 87.
- ↑ Gordon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/87. f. 87.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 273.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
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