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Revision as of 16:38, 1 October 2016

H.M.S. Valkyrie (1917)
Pendant Number: F.83 (1917)
F.86 (Jan 1918)
F.05 (Sep 1918)[1]
Builder: Denny[2]
Launched: 13 Mar, 1917[3]
Handed over: 24 Aug, 1936[4]

H.M.S. Valkyrie was one of five "V" class flotilla leaders.

Service

Valkyrie joined the Tenth Destroyer Flotilla in June, 1917 and operated as a component of the Harwich Force.

In March, 1918, Valkyrie moved over to join the Thirteenth Destroyer Flotilla, which was tasked with screening the Battle Cruiser Force, although she remained paid off until she recommissioned on 23 June, 1918.[5]

In February, 1919 Valkyrie joined the newly fashioned Third Destroyer Flotilla, part of the new post-war Royal Navy and charged with screening the Battle Fleet.

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 72.
  2. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 72.
  3. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 72.
  4. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 72.
  5. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 879a.
  6. Leveson-Gower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/178. f. 182.
  7. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 398q.
  8. Leveson-Gower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/178. f. 182.
  9. Tillard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 95.
  10. Tillard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 95.
  11. Mackworth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/53. f. 53.
  12. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 923a.
  13. Mackworth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/53. f. 53.
  14. Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
  15. Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
  16. Bernard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/96. f. ?.
  17. The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 879a.
  18. Bernard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/96. f. ?.
  19. The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 825.
  20. Allen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 408.
  21. Allen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 408.
  22. Whitworth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/232. f. 117.
  23. Whitworth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/232. f. 117.
  24. Holden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/274. Unnumbered folio.

Bibliography


"V" Class Flotilla Leader
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