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+ | Commissioned at Portsmouth on 23 April, 1935.{{NLOct35|p. 241}} | ||
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Re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 3 March, 1936 for service with the {{UK-DF|6}} of the [[Home Fleet]].{{NLJul37|p. 240}} | Re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 3 March, 1936 for service with the {{UK-DF|6}} of the [[Home Fleet]].{{NLJul37|p. 240}} | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Forester''" nat=UK> | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Forester''" nat=UK> | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Miles Ambrose Gregory Child|nick=Miles A. G. Child|appt=23 April, 1935{{NLOct35|p. 240}}|end=}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Geoffrey Harter Birley|nick=Geoffrey H. Birley|appt=5 January, 1937{{NLJul37|p. 240}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Geoffrey Harter Birley|nick=Geoffrey H. Birley|appt=5 January, 1937{{NLJul37|p. 240}}|end=}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Edward Bernard Tancock|nick=Edward B. Tancock|appt=31 January, 1939{{UBAlly|2417}}|end=January, 1942{{UBAlly|2417}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Edward Bernard Tancock|nick=Edward B. Tancock|appt=31 January, 1939{{UBAlly|2417}}|end=January, 1942{{UBAlly|2417}}}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=George Pepys Huddart|nick=George P. Huddart|appt=January, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|4228}}|end=1 May, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|4228}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Jack Bitmead|nick=Jack Bitmead|appt=1 May, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|4228}}|end=20 May, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|4228}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Jack Bitmead|nick=Jack Bitmead|appt=1 May, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|4228}}|end=20 May, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|4228}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Robert Augustus Fell|nick=Robert A. Fell|appt=1 May, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|4228}}|end=20 May, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|4228}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Robert Augustus Fell|nick=Robert A. Fell|appt=1 May, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|4228}}|end=20 May, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|4228}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Jack Bitmead|nick=Jack Bitmead|appt=mid 1942{{UBAllyWarship|4228}}|end=4 August, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|4228}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Jack Bitmead|nick=Jack Bitmead|appt=mid 1942{{UBAllyWarship|4228}}|end=4 August, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|4228}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=James Arbouin Burnett|nick=James A. Burnett|appt=4 August, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|4228}}|end=21 May, 1944{{UBAllyWarship|4228}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=James Arbouin Burnett|nick=James A. Burnett|appt=4 August, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|4228}}|end=21 May, 1944{{UBAllyWarship|4228}}}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRNR}}|name=George Windsor Gregorie|nick=George W. Gregorie|appt=21 May, 1944{{UBAllyWarship|4228}}|end=9 July, 1944{{UBAllyWarship|4228}}}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=David Creagh Beatty|nick=David C. Beatty|appt=9 July, 1944{{UBAllyWarship|4228}}|end=17 April, 1945{{UBAllyWarship|4228}}}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Peter Ronald Ward|nick=Peter R. Ward|appt=17 April, 1945{{UBAlly|2581}}|end=6 June, 1945{{UBAlly|2581}}}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank=Acting {{LCommRN}}|name=Louis John Hilary Gamble|nick=Louis J. H. Gamble|appt=6 June, 1945{{UBAllyWarship|4228}}|end=5 January, 1946{{UBAllyWarship|4228}}}} | ||
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | ||
Revision as of 11:45, 25 December 2018
H.M.S. Forester (1934) | |
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Builder: | J. Samuel White |
Launched: | 28 Jun, 1934[1] |
Broken up: | 1947[2] |
Contents
Service
Commissioned at Portsmouth on 23 April, 1935.[3]
Re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 3 March, 1936 for service with the Sixth Destroyer Flotilla of the Home Fleet.[4]
Captains
- Lieutenant-Commander Miles A. G. Child, 23 April, 1935[5]
- Lieutenant-Commander Geoffrey H. Birley, 5 January, 1937[6]
- Lieutenant-Commander Edward B. Tancock, 31 January, 1939[7] – January, 1942[8]
- Lieutenant-Commander George P. Huddart, January, 1942[9] – 1 May, 1942[10]
- Lieutenant in Command Jack Bitmead, 1 May, 1942[11] – 20 May, 1942[12]
- Lieutenant-Commander Robert A. Fell, 1 May, 1942[13] – 20 May, 1942[14]
- Lieutenant in Command Jack Bitmead, mid 1942[15] – 4 August, 1942[16]
- Lieutenant-Commander James A. Burnett, 4 August, 1942[17] – 21 May, 1944[18]
- Commander R.N.R. George W. Gregorie, 21 May, 1944[19] – 9 July, 1944[20]
- Lieutenant in Command David C. Beatty, 9 July, 1944[21] – 17 April, 1945[22]
- Lieutenant-Commander Peter R. Ward, 17 April, 1945[23] – 6 June, 1945[24]
- Acting Lieutenant-Commander Louis J. H. Gamble, 6 June, 1945[25] – 5 January, 1946[26]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 39.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 39.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 241.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 240.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 240.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 240.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
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- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
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