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| − | |builder=[[John Brown]]{{Conways1906|p. 81}} | + | |comp=Apr, 1917{{FriedmanBritishDestroyers|p. 310}} |
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|pend=F.72 (Jan 1917)<br>F.22 (Jan 1918)<br>F.79 (Sep 1918){{DittColl|p. 70}} | |pend=F.72 (Jan 1917)<br>F.22 (Jan 1918)<br>F.79 (Sep 1918){{DittColl|p. 70}} | ||
|fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career> | |fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career> | ||
| − | '''H.M.S. ''Tarpon''''' was one of | + | '''H.M.S. ''Tarpon''''' was one of sixty-two [["R" Class Destroyer (1916)|"R" class destroyers]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]] in 1916-17. |
==Service== | ==Service== | ||
In May, 1917, ''Tarpon'' was assigned to the {{UK-DF|13}}.{{SMNLMay17|p. 12}} She suffered a prolonged disappearance from the ''Navy List'' from August 1917 until March, 1918 when she was placed in the new {{UK-DF|20}} operating out of the Humber.{{SMNLMar18|p. 15}} | In May, 1917, ''Tarpon'' was assigned to the {{UK-DF|13}}.{{SMNLMay17|p. 12}} She suffered a prolonged disappearance from the ''Navy List'' from August 1917 until March, 1918 when she was placed in the new {{UK-DF|20}} operating out of the Humber.{{SMNLMar18|p. 15}} | ||
| − | She was re-commissioned on 1 February, 1920, tender to {{UK-Vernon}}. | + | She was re-commissioned on 1 February, 1920, tender to {{UK-Vernon}}.{{NLDec20|p. 871}} |
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| + | Completed to Special Complement on 14 September, 1923.{{NLFeb26|p. 274}} | ||
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| + | Following an earlier round of a flotilla leader and seventeen destroyers, ''Tarpon'' was named as one of an additional fifteen destroyers to be scrapped in the fiscal year starting 1 April, 1926.{{ToL|More Destroyers to be Scrapped|Tuesday, September 22, 1925, Issue 44073, p.7}} | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
Dates of appointment are provided when known. | Dates of appointment are provided when known. | ||
| − | <div name=fredbot: | + | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Tarpon''"> |
| − | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Edward Owen Tudor|nick=Edward O. Tudor|appt=5 April, 1917{{NLDec18|p. 398''e''}}|end=26 July, 1917|precBy=New Command}} | |
| − | </div name=fredbot: | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Francis Ernest Wright|nick=Francis E. Wright|appt=9 March, 1918{{NLJan21|p. 871}}|end=20 January, 1921<ref>Wright Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/304.|D7605059}} f. ?.</ref>}} |
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Philip John Mack|nick=Philip J. Mack|appt=15 December, 1921{{NLJan23|p. 818}}<ref>Mack Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/55/21.|D7605777}} f. 21.</ref>|end=3 April, 1923<ref>Mack Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/55/21.|D7605777}} f. 21.</ref>}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Thomas Albert Jolliffe|nick=Thomas A. Jolliffe|appt=14 September, 1923{{NLJul24|p. 273}}|end=}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Henry Francis Waight|nick=Henry F. Waight|appt=22 April, 1925{{NLFeb26|p. 274}}|end=}} | ||
| + | </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
{{refbegin}} | {{refbegin}} | ||
| − | {{WP| | + | {{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Tarpon_(1917)}} |
{{refend}} | {{refend}} | ||
Revision as of 08:32, 14 August 2019
| H.M.S. Tarpon (1917) | |
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| Pendant Number: | F.72 (Jan 1917) F.22 (Jan 1918) F.79 (Sep 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | John Brown & Company[2] |
| Ordered: | Mar 1916 (8th Order)[3][4] |
| Launched: | 10 Mar, 1917[5] |
| Completed: | Apr, 1917[6] |
| Sold: | 4 Aug, 1927[7] |
H.M.S. Tarpon was one of sixty-two "R" class destroyers completed for the Royal Navy in 1916-17.
Service
In May, 1917, Tarpon was assigned to the Thirteenth Destroyer Flotilla.[8] She suffered a prolonged disappearance from the Navy List from August 1917 until March, 1918 when she was placed in the new Twentieth Destroyer Flotilla operating out of the Humber.[9]
She was re-commissioned on 1 February, 1920, tender to Vernon.[10]
Completed to Special Complement on 14 September, 1923.[11]
Following an earlier round of a flotilla leader and seventeen destroyers, Tarpon was named as one of an additional fifteen destroyers to be scrapped in the fiscal year starting 1 April, 1926.[12]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Edward O. Tudor, 5 April, 1917[13] – 26 July, 1917
- Lieutenant-Commander Francis E. Wright, 9 March, 1918[14] – 20 January, 1921[15]
- Lieutenant-Commander Philip J. Mack, 15 December, 1921[16][17] – 3 April, 1923[18]
- Lieutenant in Command Thomas A. Jolliffe, 14 September, 1923[19]
- Lieutenant-Commander Henry F. Waight, 22 April, 1925[20]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 70.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 81.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 81.
- ↑ March. British Destroyers. p. 184.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 81.
- ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 310.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 70.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (May, 1917). p. 12.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (March, 1918). p. 15.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 871.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 274.
- ↑ "More Destroyers to be Scrapped." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, September 22, 1925, Issue 44073, p.7.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 398e.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 871.
- ↑ Wright Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/304. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 818.
- ↑ Mack Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/21. f. 21.
- ↑ Mack Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/21. f. 21.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 273.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 274.
Bibliography
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