H.M.S. Maidstone (1912)
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| H.M.S. Maidstone (1912) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | P.39 (1914) P.4A (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Scotts[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.
Service
Maidstone commissioned at Portsmouth and served with submarines at Harwich throughout the war.[6]
Captains
Dates of appointment given.
- Captain Frank Brandt, 15 October, 1912[7] (and in command of Eighth Submarine Flotilla)
- Captain Arthur K. Waistell, 1 September, 1913[8] (and in command of Eighth Submarine Flotilla)
- Captain Albert P. Addison, 14 August, 1917[9] (remaining in her through the end of the war and as Captain (S) Ninth Submarine Flotilla)
- Commander Geoffrey Layton, July, 1920[10] (and in command of Eighth Submarine Flotilla)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 295.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 295.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 295.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 805.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 295.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 295.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 342.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 343.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 839.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 805.
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).
