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'''H.M.S. ''Maidstone''''' was completed to navy order as a depot ship.
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'''H.M.S. ''Maidstone''''' was completed to navy order as a depot ship.  Sold in 1929, her name was eventually taken by a later [[H.M.S. Maidstone (1937)|''Maidstone'' launched in 1937]].
  
 
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''Maidstone'' commissioned at Portsmouth and served with submarines at Harwich throughout the war.{{DittColl|p. 295}}
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''Maidstone'' commissioned at Portsmouth on 15 October, 1912{{NLJul27|p. 253}} and served with submarines at Harwich throughout the war.{{DittColl|p. 295}}  From September, 1916 through January 1919 at least, she was one of three depot ships supporting the fourteen [["E" Class Submarine (1912)|"E" class boats]] (in Sep 1916) of the {{UK-SF|9}}, which was part of the [[Harwich Force]].
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In mid-1927, she was supporting the {{UK-SF|2}} out of Devonport.{{NLJul27|p. 253}}
  
 
==Captains==
 
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Geoffrey Layton|nick=Geoffrey Layton|appt=July, 1920{{NLJan21|p. 805}}|end=7 July, 1921<ref>Layton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/134.|D7604233}} f. ?.</ref>|note=and as Commander (S), {{UK-SF|3}}}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Geoffrey Layton|nick=Geoffrey Layton|appt=July, 1920{{NLJan21|p. 805}}|end=7 July, 1921<ref>Layton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/134.|D7604233}} f. ?.</ref>|note=and as Commander (S), {{UK-SF|3}}}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Robert Bertram Ramsay|nick=Robert B. Ramsay|appt=7 July, 1921<ref>Ramsay Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/137.|D7604236}} ff. 75, 78.</ref>{{NLJan23|p. 780}}|end=8 January, 1924<ref>Ramsay Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/137.|D7604236}} ff. 75, 78.</ref>|note=and in command of {{UK-SF|3}}}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Robert Bertram Ramsay|nick=Robert B. Ramsay|appt=7 July, 1921<ref>Ramsay Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/137.|D7604236}} ff. 75, 78.</ref>{{NLJan23|p. 780}}|end=8 January, 1924<ref>Ramsay Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/137.|D7604236}} ff. 75, 78.</ref>|note=and in command of {{UK-SF|3}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Reginald Burnard Darke|nick=Reginald B. Darke|appt=1 January, 1924<ref>Darke Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/88.|D7604500}} f. ?.</ref>|ass=8 January, 1924<ref>Ramsay Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/137.|D7604236}} ff. 75, 78.</ref>|end=31 March, 1926<ref>Superseded that day.  Cantlie Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/263.|D7605018}} f. 278.</ref>|note=and as Commander (S), {{UK-SF|3}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Reginald Burnard Darke|nick=Reginald B. Darke|appt=1 January, 1924{{NLApr25|p. 253}}<ref>Darke Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/88.|D7604500}} f. ?.</ref>|ass=8 January, 1924<ref>Ramsay Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/137.|D7604236}} ff. 75, 78.</ref>|end=31 March, 1926<ref>Superseded that day.  Cantlie Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/263.|D7605018}} f. 278.</ref>|note=and as Commander (S), {{UK-SF|3}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Colin Cantlie|nick=Colin Cantlie|appt=31 March, 1926<ref>Cantlie Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/263.|D7605018}} f. 278.</ref>|end=15 November, 1927<ref>Cantlie Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/263.|D7605018}} f. 278.</ref>|note=and as Commander (S), {{UK-SF|3}}, then of {{UK-SF|2}} from 19 November, 1926}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Colin Cantlie|nick=Colin Cantlie|appt=31 March, 1926{{NLJul27|p. 253}}<ref>Cantlie Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/263.|D7605018}} f. 278.</ref>|end=15 November, 1927<ref>Cantlie Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/263.|D7605018}} f. 278.</ref>|note=and as Commander (S), {{UK-SF|3}}, then of {{UK-SF|2}} from 19 November, 1926}}
 
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==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
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Latest revision as of 10:42, 5 April 2024

H.M.S. Maidstone (1912)
Pendant Number: P.39 (1914)
P.4A (Jan 1918)[1]
Builder: Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company[2]
Launched: 29 Apr, 1912[3]
Commissioned: 15 Oct, 1912[4]
Sold: 31 Aug, 1929[5]

H.M.S. Maidstone was completed to navy order as a depot ship. Sold in 1929, her name was eventually taken by a later Maidstone launched in 1937.

Service

Maidstone commissioned at Portsmouth on 15 October, 1912[6] and served with submarines at Harwich throughout the war.[7] From September, 1916 through January 1919 at least, she was one of three depot ships supporting the fourteen "E" class boats (in Sep 1916) of the Ninth Submarine Flotilla, which was part of the Harwich Force.

In mid-1927, she was supporting the Second Submarine Flotilla out of Devonport.[8]

Captains

Dates of appointment given.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 295.
  2. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 295.
  3. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 295.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 253.
  5. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 295.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 253.
  7. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 295.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 253.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 342.
  10. ↑ Brandt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 225.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 395z.
  12. ↑ Waistell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 179/344.
  13. ↑ Waistell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 179/344.
  14. ↑ Waistell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 179/344.
  15. ↑ Addison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/138. f. 138.
  16. ↑ Addison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/138. f. 138.
  17. ↑ Candy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/279. f. 279.
  18. ↑ Candy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/279. f. 279.
  19. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 805.
  20. ↑ Layton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/134. f. ?.
  21. ↑ Ramsay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/137. ff. 75, 78.
  22. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 780.
  23. ↑ Ramsay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/137. ff. 75, 78.
  24. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 253.
  25. ↑ Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. f. ?.
  26. ↑ Superseded that day. Cantlie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/263. f. 278.
  27. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 253.
  28. ↑ Cantlie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/263. f. 278.
  29. ↑ Cantlie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/263. f. 278.

Bibliography

  • Chesneau, Robert; Kolesnik, Eugene (editors) (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).

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