Difference between revisions of "H.M.S. Ambuscade (1926)"
(Update career) |
(replace "[[Yarrow" with "[[Yarrow & Company") |
||
(8 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown) | |||
Line 4: | Line 4: | ||
|comp=1926{{Conways1922|p. 37}} | |comp=1926{{Conways1922|p. 37}} | ||
|launch=15 Jan, 1926{{Conways1922|p. 37}} | |launch=15 Jan, 1926{{Conways1922|p. 37}} | ||
− | |builder=[[Yarrow]] | + | |builder=[[Yarrow & Company]] |
|type=destroyer | |type=destroyer | ||
|fate=Sold | |fate=Sold | ||
Line 15: | Line 15: | ||
|pend=D38 | |pend=D38 | ||
|fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career> | |fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career> | ||
− | '''H.M.S. ''Ambuscade''''' was a [[Yarrow]]-built prototype destroyer built for the [[Royal Navy]] in the mid 1920s. She and [[Thornycroft]]'s [[H.M.S. Amazon (1926)|''Amazon'']] helped determine the design factors that would inform more significant post-war construction, culminating in the [["A" and "B" Class Destroyer (1929)|"A" and "B" Class Destroyer]]s of 1929-30. | + | '''H.M.S. ''Ambuscade''''' was a [[Yarrow & Company]]-built prototype destroyer built for the [[Royal Navy]] in the mid 1920s. She and [[John I. Thornycroft & Company]]'s [[H.M.S. Amazon (1926)|''Amazon'']] helped determine the design factors that would inform more significant post-war construction, culminating in the [["A" and "B" Class Destroyer (1929)|"A" and "B" Class Destroyer]]s of 1929-30. |
There was an earlier [[H.M.S. Ambuscade (1913)|''Ambuscade'' launched in 1913]]. | There was an earlier [[H.M.S. Ambuscade (1913)|''Ambuscade'' launched in 1913]]. | ||
==Construction and Service== | ==Construction and Service== | ||
− | ''Ambuscade'' was commissioned at The Nore on 19 April, 1927 under Commander [[Ambrose Thomas Norman Abbay]]. | + | ''Ambuscade'' was commissioned at The Nore on 19 April, 1927 under Commander [[Ambrose Thomas Norman Abbay]].{{NLJul27|p. 215}} |
+ | |||
+ | She re-commissioned at Chatham on 16 October 1928 for service with the {{UK-DF|3}} in the Mediterranean.{{NLFeb29|p. 215}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ''Ambuscade'' commissioned at Chatham on 22 June, 1932 under the command of [[William Gronow Davis]].{{NLJan33|p. 215}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | She was re-commissioned on 31 August, 1933.{{NLJul37|p. 214}} | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
Line 26: | Line 32: | ||
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Ambuscade''"> | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Ambuscade''"> | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Ambrose Thomas Norman Abbay|nick=Ambrose T. N. Abbay|appt=17 June, 1926<ref>Abbay Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/338.|D7604750}} f. ?.</ref>{{NLJul27|p. 215}}|end=12 September, 1928<ref>Abbay Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/338.|D7604750}} f. ?.</ref>|precBy=New Command}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Ambrose Thomas Norman Abbay|nick=Ambrose T. N. Abbay|appt=17 June, 1926<ref>Abbay Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/338.|D7604750}} f. ?.</ref>{{NLJul27|p. 215}}|end=12 September, 1928<ref>Abbay Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/338.|D7604750}} f. ?.</ref>|precBy=New Command}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank=Commander|name=Louis Henry Keppel Hamilton|nick=Louis H. K. Hamilton|appt=12 September, 1928{{NLFeb29|p. 215}}|end=September, 1929}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Thomas Bernard Drew|nick=Thomas B. Drew|appt=3 August, 1929|end=March, 1930}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=John Wittewronge Clayton|nick=John W. Clayton|appt=c. March, 1930<ref>Took command upon transfer to {{UK-DF|4}}</ref>|end=26 August, 1930}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Ion Beauchamp Butler Tower|nick=Ion B. B. Tower|appt=25 August, 1930|end=December, 1930}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=William Gronow Davis|nick=William G. Davis|appt=8 April, 1932{{NLJan33|p. 215}}|end=}} | ||
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | ||
Line 59: | Line 70: | ||
name=Ambuscade | name=Ambuscade | ||
pend=D38 | pend=D38 | ||
− | builder=[[Yarrow]] | + | builder=[[Yarrow & Company]] |
order= | order= | ||
laid=8 12 1924 | laid=8 12 1924 |
Revision as of 16:39, 6 April 2018
H.M.S. Ambuscade (1926) | |
---|---|
Pendant Number: | D38 |
Builder: | Yarrow & Company |
Laid down: | 8 Dec, 1924 |
Launched: | 15 Jan, 1926[1] |
Completed: | 1926[2] |
Commissioned: | 19 Apr, 1927[3] |
Sold: | Nov, 1946 |
H.M.S. Ambuscade was a Yarrow & Company-built prototype destroyer built for the Royal Navy in the mid 1920s. She and John I. Thornycroft & Company's Amazon helped determine the design factors that would inform more significant post-war construction, culminating in the "A" and "B" Class Destroyers of 1929-30.
There was an earlier Ambuscade launched in 1913.
Construction and Service
Ambuscade was commissioned at The Nore on 19 April, 1927 under Commander Ambrose Thomas Norman Abbay.[4]
She re-commissioned at Chatham on 16 October 1928 for service with the Third Destroyer Flotilla in the Mediterranean.[5]
Ambuscade commissioned at Chatham on 22 June, 1932 under the command of William Gronow Davis.[6]
She was re-commissioned on 31 August, 1933.[7]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Ambrose T. N. Abbay, 17 June, 1926[8][9] – 12 September, 1928[10]
- Commander Louis H. K. Hamilton, 12 September, 1928[11] – September, 1929
- Captain Thomas B. Drew, 3 August, 1929 – March, 1930
- Captain John W. Clayton, c. March, 1930[12] – 26 August, 1930
- Captain Ion B. B. Tower, 25 August, 1930 – December, 1930
- Lieutenant-Commander William G. Davis, 8 April, 1932[13]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 37.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 37.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 215.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 215.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 215.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 215.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 214.
- ↑ Abbay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/338. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 215.
- ↑ Abbay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/338. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 215.
- ↑ Took command upon transfer to Fourth Destroyer Flotilla
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 215.
Bibliography
Destroyer H.M.S. Ambuscade |