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− | <div name=fredbot:career></div name=fredbot:career> | + | <div name=fredbot:career>{{ShipCareer|fullname=H.M.S. ''Amazon'' (1926)|fate2= |
− | '''H.M.S. ''Amazon''''' was a Thornycroft-built prototype destroyer built for the [[Royal Navy]] in the mid 1920s. She and [[Yarrow]]'s [[H.M.S. Ambuscade (1926)|''Ambuscade'']] helped determine the design factors that would inform more significant post-war construction, culminating in the [["A" and "B" Class Destroyer (1929)|"A" and "B" Class Destroyer]]s of 1929-30. | + | |comm=9 May, 1927{{NLJul27|p. 215}} |
+ | |cat=Destroyer | ||
+ | |comp=1926{{Conways1922|p. 37}} | ||
+ | |launch=27 Jan, 1926{{Conways1922|p. 37}} | ||
+ | |builder=[[John I. Thornycroft & Company]] | ||
+ | |type=destroyer | ||
+ | |fate=Sold | ||
+ | |fatedate=24 Oct, 1948{{Conways1922|p. 37}} | ||
+ | |order= | ||
+ | |chain=NONE | ||
+ | |name=Amazon | ||
+ | |laid=29 Jan, 1925{{Conways1922|p. 37}} | ||
+ | |nat=UK | ||
+ | |pend=D39 | ||
+ | |fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career> | ||
+ | '''H.M.S. ''Amazon''''' was a Thornycroft-built prototype destroyer built for the [[Royal Navy]] in the mid 1920s. She and [[Yarrow & Company]]'s [[H.M.S. Ambuscade (1926)|''Ambuscade'']] helped determine the design factors that would inform more significant post-war construction, culminating in the [["A" and "B" Class Destroyer (1929)|"A" and "B" Class Destroyer]]s of 1929-30. | ||
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+ | There was an earlier [[H.M.S. Amazon (1908)|''Amazon'' launched in 1908]]. | ||
==Construction and Service== | ==Construction and Service== | ||
+ | ''Amazon'' was commissioned at Portsmouth on 9 May, 1927 under the command of Commander [[Francis Howard]], who had been appointed to the ship almost a year earlier.{{NLJul27|p. 215}} | ||
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+ | Re-commissioned at Portsmouth 16 October, 1928 for service wqith the {{UK-DF|3}} in the Mediterranean.{{NLFeb29|p. 215}} | ||
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+ | She commissioned at Portsmouth on 1 June, 1932.{{NLJan33|p. 214}} | ||
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+ | Re-commissioned on 1 September, 1933.{{NLJul34|p. 214}} | ||
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+ | Re-commissioned on 3 September, 1934.{{NLJul37|p. 214}} | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
Dates of appointment are provided when known. | Dates of appointment are provided when known. | ||
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Amazon''"> | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Amazon''"> | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Francis Howard|nick=Francis Howard|appt=26 July, 1926{{NLJul27|p. 215}}|end=5 November, 1928|precBy=New Command}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Cecil Rudolph Ernest Wilbraham Perryman|nick=Cecil R. E. W. Perryman|appt=29 October, 1928<ref>Perryman Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/117.|D7604872}} f. 125.</ref>|end=19 April, 1930<ref>Perryman Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/117.|D7604872}} f. 125.</ref>|ass=5 November, 1928|note=may have been loaned out part of the time}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Eric John Shelley|nick=Eric J. Shelley|appt=19 April, 1930{{INF}}|end=24 April, 1931}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Eric Langton Woodhall|nick=Eric L. Woodhall|appt=24 April, 1931<ref>Woodhall Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/148/189.|D8125988}} f. ?.</ref>|end=5 May, 1931<ref>Woodhall Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/148/189.|D8125988}} f. ?.</ref>}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Philip Hugh Calderon|nick=Philip H. Calderon|appt=26 April, 1932{{NLJan33|p. 214}}|end=1 May, 1933{{INF}}|note=transferred in from {{UK-Tenedos}}}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Walter Napier Thomason Beckett|nick=Walter N. T. Beckett|appt=1 May, 1933{{ToL|Naval Appointments|Friday, Apr 07, 1933; pg. 9; Issue 46413}}|end=22 September, 1933{{INF}}}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=William David Gordon Weir|nick=William D. G. Weir|appt=22 September, 1933{{NLJul34|p. 215}}{{ToL|Naval Appointments|Tuesday, Sep 19, 1933; pg. 7; Issue 46553}}|end=September, 1934{{INF}}|note=and in command of {{UK-Vanoc}}}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Hilary Worthington Biggs|nick=Hilary W. Biggs|appt=3 September, 1934{{NavAppts|Friday, August 31, 1934, Issue 46847, p.5}}|end=26 August, 1935{{ToL|Command of the Amazon|Monday, Aug 26, 1935; pg. 6; Issue 47152}}}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Harry Douglas Barlow|nick=Harry D. Barlow|appt=26 August, 1935{{ToL|Command of the Amazon|Monday, Aug 26, 1935; pg. 6; Issue 47152}}|end=16 September, 1935{{INF}}}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Frank Reginald Woodbine Parish|nick=Frank R. W. Parish|appt=16 September, 1935{{NLOct35|p. 215}}|end=}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Lindsay de Villiers|nick=Lindsay de Villiers|appt=15 December, 1936{{NLJul37|p. 214}}|end=May, 1938{{NavAppts|Monday, April 4, 1938, Issue 47960, p.25}}}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Nigel Edward Godfrey Roper|nick=Nigel E. G. Roper|appt=1 May, 1939{{NLMay39|p. 255}}|end=}} | ||
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name=Amazon | name=Amazon | ||
pend=D39 | pend=D39 | ||
− | builder=[[Thornycroft]] | + | builder=[[John I. Thornycroft & Company]] |
order= | order= | ||
laid=29 1 1925{{Conways1922|p. 37}} | laid=29 1 1925{{Conways1922|p. 37}} | ||
launch=27 1 26{{Conways1922|p. 37}} | launch=27 1 26{{Conways1922|p. 37}} | ||
comp=1926{{Conways1922|p. 37}} | comp=1926{{Conways1922|p. 37}} | ||
− | comm= | + | comm=9 5 27{{NLJul27|p. 215}} |
fate=Sold | fate=Sold | ||
fate2= | fate2= |
Revision as of 15:57, 20 September 2019
H.M.S. Amazon (1926) | |
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Pendant Number: | D39 |
Builder: | John I. Thornycroft & Company |
Laid down: | 29 Jan, 1925[1] |
Launched: | 27 Jan, 1926[2] |
Completed: | 1926[3] |
Commissioned: | 9 May, 1927[4] |
Sold: | 24 Oct, 1948[5] |
H.M.S. Amazon was a Thornycroft-built prototype destroyer built for the Royal Navy in the mid 1920s. She and Yarrow & Company's Ambuscade helped determine the design factors that would inform more significant post-war construction, culminating in the "A" and "B" Class Destroyers of 1929-30.
There was an earlier Amazon launched in 1908.
Construction and Service
Amazon was commissioned at Portsmouth on 9 May, 1927 under the command of Commander Francis Howard, who had been appointed to the ship almost a year earlier.[6]
Re-commissioned at Portsmouth 16 October, 1928 for service wqith the Third Destroyer Flotilla in the Mediterranean.[7]
She commissioned at Portsmouth on 1 June, 1932.[8]
Re-commissioned on 1 September, 1933.[9]
Re-commissioned on 3 September, 1934.[10]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Francis Howard, 26 July, 1926[11] – 5 November, 1928
- Commander Cecil R. E. W. Perryman, 29 October, 1928[12] – 19 April, 1930[13] (may have been loaned out part of the time)
- Commander Eric J. Shelley, 19 April, 1930[Inference] – 24 April, 1931
- Commander Eric L. Woodhall, 24 April, 1931[14] – 5 May, 1931[15]
- Commander Philip H. Calderon, 26 April, 1932[16] – 1 May, 1933[Inference] (transferred in from Tenedos)
- Commander Walter N. T. Beckett, 1 May, 1933[17] – 22 September, 1933[Inference]
- Lieutenant-Commander William D. G. Weir, 22 September, 1933[18][19] – September, 1934[Inference] (and in command of Vanoc)
- Lieutenant-Commander Hilary W. Biggs, 3 September, 1934[20] – 26 August, 1935[21]
- Lieutenant in Command Harry D. Barlow, 26 August, 1935[22] – 16 September, 1935[Inference]
- Lieutenant-Commander Frank R. W. Parish, 16 September, 1935[23]
- Lieutenant-Commander Lindsay de Villiers, 15 December, 1936[24] – May, 1938[25]
- Lieutenant in Command Nigel E. G. Roper, 1 May, 1939[26]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 37.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 37.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 37.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 215.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 37.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 215.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 215.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 214.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 214.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 214.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 215.
- ↑ Perryman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/117. f. 125.
- ↑ Perryman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/117. f. 125.
- ↑ Woodhall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/148/189. f. ?.
- ↑ Woodhall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/148/189. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 214.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Friday, Apr 07, 1933; pg. 9; Issue 46413.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 215.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Sep 19, 1933; pg. 7; Issue 46553.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Friday, August 31, 1934, Issue 46847, p.5.
- ↑ "Command of the Amazon." The Times (London, England), Monday, Aug 26, 1935; pg. 6; Issue 47152.
- ↑ "Command of the Amazon." The Times (London, England), Monday, Aug 26, 1935; pg. 6; Issue 47152.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 215.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 214.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Monday, April 4, 1938, Issue 47960, p.25.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1939). p. 255.
Bibliography
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