H.M.S. Harpenden (1918)

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H.M.S. Harpenden (1918)
Admiralty Pendant Number: 3431[1]
Pendant Number: T.58 (Sep 1918)[2]
Builder: Ailsa Shipbuilding Company[3]
Ordered: Jan 1917[4]
Launched: 26 Feb, 1918[5]
Broken up: Apr, 1928[6]
H.M.S. Harpenden was one of thirty-two Ascot Class paddle minesweepers completed for the Royal Navy.

Service

She paid off on 21 January, 1920.[7]

In January, 1921, she was one of six paddle minesweepers allocated to the Central Reserve of Minesweepers, along with thirty-four twin screw minesweepers, all under C. & M. parties.[8]

Paid off in charge of a C. & M. Party on 6 December, 1922.[9]

Captains

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 111.
  2. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 111. See this note for more info.
  3. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 111.
  4. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 111.
  5. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 111.
  6. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 111.
  7. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 783.
  8. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 707.
  9. The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 243.
  10. The Navy List. (March, 1919). p. 809.
  11. The Navy List. (October, 1919). p. 809.
  12. "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Oct 21, 1919; pg. 4; Issue 42236.
  13. The Navy List. (January, 1920). p. 783.
  14. Wainwright Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/164. f. 166.
  15. "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Nov 22, 1922; pg. 5; Issue 43195.
  16. "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Friday, Jun 20, 1924; pg. 5; Issue 43683.

Bibliography


Ascot Class Paddle Minesweeper
1915 Design
Ascot Atherstone Chelmsford Chepstow Croxton
Doncaster Eglinton Epsom Eridge Gatwick
Kempton Lingfield Ludlow Melton Newbury
Plumpton Pontefract Cheltenham Goodwood Haldon
  Hurst Redcar Sandown Totnes  
Enlarged, 1917 Design
  Banbury Harpenden Hexham Lanark  
  Lewes Shincliffe Shirley Wetherby  
  Minesweepers (UK) Hunt Class –>