H.M.S. Witch (1919)
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| H.M.S. Witch (1919) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | G.A6 (1920)[1] |
| Builder: | John I. Thornycroft & Company[2] |
| Ordered: | Jan, 1918 (1st Order)[3] |
| Launched: | 11 Nov, 1919[4] |
| Completed: | Mar, 1924[5] |
| Sold: | Jul, 1946[6] |
H.M.S. Witch was one of fifteen destroyers of the Modified "W" class.
Service
Witch not enter service until March, 1924.
She was re-commissioned at Malta on 19 May, 1924 for service with the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla.[7]
She re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 27 April, 1926 for service with the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla in the Mediterranean.[8]
The ship re-commissioned on 21 August, 1928 for service with the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla in the Mediterranean.[9]
Witch was re-commissioned in Reserve at Portsmouth on 15 May, 1931,[10] and commissioned there again for service on the China Station on 22 November, 1931.[11]
She was commissioned at Devonport on 2 September, 1936.[12]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant-Commander Charles R. Peploe, 4 February, 1924[13] – August, 1925
- Lieutenant-Commander Ralph Kerr, 13 July, 1925[14] – 22 April, 1926[15]
- Commander Augustine W. S. Agar, 22 April, 1926[16] – 1927
- Commander Eric P. Vivian, 10 September, 1927[17] – September, 1929
- Lieutenant in Command William G. Davis, 9 April, 1928[18]
- Commander Lawrence F. N. Ommanney, 14 February, 1932[19] – April, 1933
- Commander Bernard A. W. Warburton-Lee, 1934[20] – January, 1936[21]
- Lieutenant-Commander John Lee-Barber, 2 January, 1937[22]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 77.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p.85.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p.85.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 77.
- ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 313.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 77.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 289.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 290.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 290.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 290.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 293.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 293.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 289.
- ↑ Kerr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/137. f. 136.
- ↑ Kerr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/137. f. 136.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 290.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 290.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 290.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 293.
- ↑ Wikipedia.
- ↑ Wikipedia.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 293.
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