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After being launched, work was suspended and ''Wren'' was not readied for commissioning until early 1923. | After being launched, work was suspended and ''Wren'' was not readied for commissioning until early 1923. | ||
| − | She was re-commissioned at | + | She was re-commissioned at Devonport on 8 October, 1923 for service with the {{UK-DF|4}} in the Mediterranean.{{NLApr25|p. 291}} |
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
Revision as of 10:08, 11 July 2017
| H.M.S. Wren (1919) | |
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| Pendant Number: | D.88 (Feb 1923)[1] |
| Builder: | Yarrow[2] |
| Ordered: | Jan, 1918 (1st Order)[3] |
| Launched: | 11 Nov, 1919[4] |
| Completed: | 27 Jan, 1923[5] |
| Sunk: | 27 Jul, 1940[6] |
| Fate: | Air attack off Aldeburgh[7] |
H.M.S. Wren was one of fifteen destroyers of the Modified "W" class.
Service
After being launched, work was suspended and Wren was not readied for commissioning until early 1923.
She was re-commissioned at Devonport on 8 October, 1923 for service with the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla in the Mediterranean.[8]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Hamilton C. Allen, 5 November, 1922[9] – 1 October, 1923[10]
- Commander (I Gr.) Thomas C. C. Bolster, 5 October, 1923[11][12] – 9 February, 1925[13]
- Lieutenant-Commander John D. Harvey, 9 February, 1925[14][15] – 1 April, 1926[16]
- Commander David J. R. Simson, 30 June, 1928[17] – 15 August, 1928[18]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 76.
- ↑ 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. 76.
- ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 313.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 76.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 76.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 291.
- ↑ Allen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 408.
- ↑ Allen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 408.
- ↑ Bolster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/159. f. 253.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 291.
- ↑ Bolster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/159. f. 253.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 291.
- ↑ Harvey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/166. f. 165.
- ↑ Harvey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/166. f. 165.
- ↑ Simson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/149. f. 150.
- ↑ Simson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/149. f. 150.
Bibliography
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