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| − | + | ''Valorous'' joined the {{UK-DF|11}}, which was screening the [[Grand Fleet]], upon commissioning in August, 1917. She served there as the flotilla leader, second in command until joining the {{UK-DF|1}} in February, 1919, where she acted as one of two flagships. | |
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| + | She recommissioned at Port Edgar on 10 September, 1920.{{NLJan21|p. 879''b''}} | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
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| H.M.S. Valorous (1917) | |
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| Pendant Number: | F.92 (1917) G.00 (Jan 1918) G.20 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Denny[2] |
| Launched: | 8 May, 1917[3] |
| Commissioned: | 21 Aug, 1917 |
| Sold: | 4 Mar, 1947[4] |
H.M.S. Valorous was one of five flotilla leaders of the "V" class.
Service
Valorous joined the Eleventh Destroyer Flotilla, which was screening the Grand Fleet, upon commissioning in August, 1917. She served there as the flotilla leader, second in command until joining the First Destroyer Flotilla in February, 1919, where she acted as one of two flagships.
She recommissioned at Port Edgar on 10 September, 1920.[5]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Robert G. Hamond, 19 July, 1917[6][7] – 17 February, 1919[8] (sick on shore for some period, ending 3 November, 1918)
- Commander Edmond J. G. Mackinnon, 25 October, 1918[9] – 22 January, 1919[10] (temporary)
- Commander Frederick E. K. Strong, 17 February, 1919[11] – 19 March, 1919[12]
- Commander Robert G. Hamond, 19 March, 1919[13] – 1 November, 1919[14]
- Commander Cecil R. Hemans, 1 November, 1919[15]
- Commander Hamilton C. Allen, 14 July, 1921[16] – 5 November, 1922[17]
- Commander (I Gr.) Thomas C. C. Bolster, 5 November, 1922[18][19] – 1 May, 1923[20]
- Commander James R. C. Cavendish, 3 January, 1924[21][22] – 9 January, 1925[23]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 72.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 72.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 72.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 72.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 879b.
- ↑ Hamond Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/45/170. f. 174.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 923a.
- ↑ Hamond Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/45/170. f. 174.
- ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
- ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
- ↑ Strong Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 38.
- ↑ Strong Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 38.
- ↑ Hamond Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/45/170. f. 174.
- ↑ Hamond Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/45/170. f. 174.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 879b.
- ↑ Allen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 408.
- ↑ Allen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 408.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 826.
- ↑ Allen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 408.
- ↑ Bolster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/159. f. 253.
- ↑ Cavendish Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/19. ff. 179, 235.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 278.
- ↑ Cavendish Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/19. ff. 179, 235.
Bibliography
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