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− | + | ''Forester'' was launched on 28 June, 1934. Two of her sisters were launched the same day at the Barrow yard of Vickers-Armstrong: {{UK-Fame}} and {{UK-Firedrake}}.{{ToL|Destroyer Launches|28 June 1934, p. 9}} | |
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+ | ''Forester'' was commissioned at Portsmouth on 23 April, 1935.{{NLOct35|p. 241}} | ||
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+ | She was re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 3 March, 1936 for service with the {{UK-DF|6}} of the [[Home Fleet]].{{NLJul37|p. 240}} | ||
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Revision as of 15:25, 26 January 2021
H.M.S. Forester (1934) | |
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Builder: | J. Samuel White |
Launched: | 28 Jun, 1934[1] |
Broken up: | 1947[2] |
Contents
Service
Forester was launched on 28 June, 1934. Two of her sisters were launched the same day at the Barrow yard of Vickers-Armstrong: Fame and Firedrake.[3]
Forester was commissioned at Portsmouth on 23 April, 1935.[4]
She was re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 3 March, 1936 for service with the Sixth Destroyer Flotilla of the Home Fleet.[5]
Captains
- Lieutenant-Commander Miles A. G. Child, 23 April, 1935[6] – 25 March, 1937[7]
- Lieutenant-Commander Geoffrey H. Birley, 25 March, 1937[8]
- Lieutenant-Commander Edward B. Tancock, 31 January, 1939[9] – January, 1942[10]
- Lieutenant-Commander George P. Huddart, January, 1942[11] – 1 May, 1942[12]
- Lieutenant in Command Jack Bitmead, 1 May, 1942[13] – 20 May, 1942[14]
- Lieutenant-Commander Robert A. Fell, 1 May, 1942[15] – 20 May, 1942[16]
- Lieutenant in Command Jack Bitmead, mid 1942[17] – 4 August, 1942[18]
- Lieutenant-Commander James A. Burnett, 4 August, 1942[19] – 21 May, 1944[20]
- Commander R.N.R. George W. Gregorie, 21 May, 1944[21] – 9 July, 1944[22]
- Lieutenant in Command David C. Beatty, 9 July, 1944[23] – 17 April, 1945[24]
- Lieutenant-Commander Peter R. Ward, 17 April, 1945[25] – 6 June, 1945[26]
- Acting Lieutenant-Commander Louis J. H. Gamble, 6 June, 1945[27] – 5 January, 1946[28]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 39.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 39.
- ↑ "Destroyer Launches." The Times (London, England), 28 June 1934, p. 9.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 241.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 240.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 240.
- ↑ "Command of the Forester." The Times (London, England), Thursday, March 25, 1937, Issue 47642, p.4.
- ↑ "Command of the Forester." The Times (London, England), Thursday, March 25, 1937, Issue 47642, p.4.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
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- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
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