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Re-commissioned on 1 September, 1926.{{NLJul27|p. 238}} | Re-commissioned on 1 September, 1926.{{NLJul27|p. 238}} | ||
| − | She was re-commissioned at Devonport on 27 July, 1927 and commenced service as a cadet training ship and turret drill ship.{{NLJul31|p. 237}} | + | She was re-commissioned at Devonport on 27 July, 1927 and commenced service as a cadet training ship and turret drill ship, which role she would retain through at least mid-1937.{{NLJul31|p. 237}}{{NLJul37|p. 237}} |
Reduced to special complement on 19 December, 1932.{{NLJan33|p. 237}} | Reduced to special complement on 19 December, 1932.{{NLJan33|p. 237}} | ||
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| + | She re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 19 October, 1933.{{NLJul37|p. 237}} | ||
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Herbert Acheson Forster|nick=Herbert A. Forster|appt=20 September, 1932<ref>Forster Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/91/200.|D8116121}} f. 203.</ref>|end=17 December, 1932<ref>Forster Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/91/200.|D8116121}} f. 203.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Herbert Acheson Forster|nick=Herbert A. Forster|appt=20 September, 1932<ref>Forster Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/91/200.|D8116121}} f. 203.</ref>|end=17 December, 1932<ref>Forster Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/91/200.|D8116121}} f. 203.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Arthur Kenneth Gibson|nick=Arthur K. Gibson|appt=16 December, 1932{{NLJan33|p. 237}}|end=|note=temporary}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Arthur Kenneth Gibson|nick=Arthur K. Gibson|appt=16 December, 1932{{NLJan33|p. 237}}|end=|note=temporary}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Philip Lloyd Neville|nick=Philip L. Neville|appt=27 December, 1933{{NLJul34|p. 238}}|end=}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Henry Neville Lake|nick=Henry N. Lake|appt=9 April, 1935<ref>Lake Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/55.|D7605822}} f. 66.</ref>|end=11 December, 1936<ref>Lake Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/55.|D7605822}} f. 66.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Henry Neville Lake|nick=Henry N. Lake|appt=9 April, 1935<ref>Lake Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/55.|D7605822}} f. 66.</ref>|end=11 December, 1936<ref>Lake Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/55.|D7605822}} f. 66.</ref>}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Aubrey Basil Fanshawe|nick=Aubrey B. Fanshawe|appt=17 December, 1936{{NLJul37|p. 237}}|end=1 February, 1938}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Commander|name=Ivan Walter Whitehorn|nick=Ivan W. Whitehorn|appt=24 August, 1939|end=12 October, 1939|note=for passage to South Africa}} | {{Tenure|rank=Commander|name=Ivan Walter Whitehorn|nick=Ivan W. Whitehorn|appt=24 August, 1939|end=12 October, 1939|note=for passage to South Africa}} | ||
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Revision as of 11:11, 9 March 2019
| H.M.S. Erebus (1916) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Harland & Wolff, Govan |
| Laid down: | 12 Oct, 1915 |
| Launched: | 1916 |
| Completed: | 2 Sep, 1916 |
| Commissioned: | 2 Sep, 1916 |
| Scrapped: | Jul, 1946 |
H.M.S. Erebus was one of two Erebus class monitors launched in 1916 for the Royal Navy.
Contents
Service
Erebus was reduced at Chatham on 28 February, 1920.[1]
She reduced to Special Complement on 2 September, 1924.[2]
Re-commissioned on 1 September, 1926.[3]
She was re-commissioned at Devonport on 27 July, 1927 and commenced service as a cadet training ship and turret drill ship, which role she would retain through at least mid-1937.[4][5]
Reduced to special complement on 19 December, 1932.[6]
She re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 19 October, 1933.[7]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Charles S. Wills, 12 August, 1916[8] – June, 1918
- Captain John A. Moreton, 16 June, 1918[9] – 19 March, 1920[10] (died in command)
- Captain Claude A. Rombulow-Pearse, 20 March, 1920 – 11 May, 1920
- Captain Apsley D. M. Cherry, 11 May, 1920[11][12] – 3 January, 1922[13]
- Commander Charles T. A. Bunbury, 25 September, 1921[14][15] – 25 September, 1923[16]
- Commander Charles G. C. Sumner, 25 September, 1923[17][18] – 25 September, 1925[19]
- Commander Oliver M. F. Stokes, 25 September, 1925[20] – 15 June, 1926[21]
- Commander Patrick B. Crohan, 15 June, 1926 – 1 September, 1926
- Captain Hubert S. Monroe, 1 September, 1926[22][23] – 2 September, 1927[24] (and as Senior Officer, Reserve Fleet, Devonport)
- Captain Everard J. Hardman-Jones, 1 September, 1927[25] – 2 September, 1929[26]
- Captain Stephen St. L. Moore, 2 September, 1929 – 14 September, 1930
- Captain John C. Hamilton, 13 September, 1930[27] – 20 September, 1932[28]
- Captain Herbert A. Forster, 20 September, 1932[29] – 17 December, 1932[30]
- Commander Arthur K. Gibson, 16 December, 1932[31] (temporary)
- Commander Philip L. Neville, 27 December, 1933[32]
- Commander Henry N. Lake, 9 April, 1935[33] – 11 December, 1936[34]
- Commander Aubrey B. Fanshawe, 17 December, 1936[35] – 1 February, 1938
- Commander Ivan W. Whitehorn, 24 August, 1939 – 12 October, 1939 (for passage to South Africa)
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 769.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 238.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 238.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 237.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 237.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 237.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 237.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 393n.
- ↑ Moreton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 242.
- ↑ Moreton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 242.
- ↑ Cherry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/220. f. 251.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 769.
- ↑ Cherry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/220. f. 251.
- ↑ Bunbury Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/13. f. 13.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 756.
- ↑ Bunbury Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/13. f. 13.
- ↑ Sumner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/137. f. 541.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 238.
- ↑ Sumner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/137. f. 541.
- ↑ 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. 237.
- ↑ Monroe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 438.
- ↑ Monroe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 438.
- ↑ Hardman-Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 152.
- ↑ Hardman-Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 152.
- ↑ Hamilton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 86.
- ↑ Hamilton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 86.
- ↑ Forster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91/200. f. 203.
- ↑ Forster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91/200. f. 203.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 237.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 238.
- ↑ Lake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55. f. 66.
- ↑ Lake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55. f. 66.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 237.
See Also
- Wikipedia
- Transcribed Ship Logs at naval-history.net
- 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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