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− | '''H.M.S. ''Thracian''''' was one of | + | '''H.M.S. ''Thracian''''' was one of sixty-seven [["S" Class Destroyer (1918)|"S" class destroyers]] built for the [[Royal Navy]] as the [[Great War]] was ending. |
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+ | She was completed in 1920. | ||
==Service== | ==Service== | ||
+ | Re-commissioned on 17 January, 1925 for duty in the {{UK-DF|8}} of the Atlantic Fleet.{{NLApr25|p. 274}} | ||
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+ | Re-commissioned at the Nore on 7 January, 1927 under the command of [[Hamilton Edward Snepp]] for service with the {{UK-DF|8}} on the [[China Station]].{{NLFeb29|p. 274}} | ||
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+ | Re-commissioned at [[Hong Kong]] on 1 October, 1929 for continued service with the {{UK-DF|8}} on the [[China Station]].{{NLJul31|p. 274}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | Re-commissioned in Reserve at Chatham on 12 February, 1932.{{NLJan33|p. 278}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | In June of 1933, her bell was one of about 100 surplus bells announced as being for sale at prices ranging from £1 to £10. Preference would be given to those offers from men with a special consideration in the bell in question.{{ToL|Warships' Bells|12 June 1933, p. 11}} | ||
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+ | Commissioned on 26 October, 1936 under the command of Lt. Cdr. [[Edward Bernard Tancock|Tancock]] for service on the [[China Station]].{{NLJul37|p. 280}} | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
Dates of appointment are provided when known. | Dates of appointment are provided when known. | ||
− | <div name=fredbot: | + | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Thracian''"> |
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Henry Dawson Crawford Stanistreet|nick=Henry D. C. Stanistreet|appt=15 February, 1922<ref>Stanistreet Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/240.|D7604995}} f. 254.</ref>|end=19 March, 1922<ref>Stanistreet Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/240.|D7604995}} f. 254.</ref>|note=fro period of trials}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=John Mansel Porter|nick=John M. Porter|appt=1 January, 1925<ref>Porter Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/292.|D7605047}} f. 307.</ref>|end=7 July, 1925<ref>Porter Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/292.|D7605047}} f. 307.</ref>}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Charles Frederick Bush|nick=Charles F. Bush|appt=7 July, 1925<ref>Bush Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/129.|D7576716}} f. 485.</ref>|end=31 May, 1926<ref>Bush Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/129.|D7576716}} f. 485.</ref>}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Reginald Nash|nick=Reginald Nash|appt=31 May, 1926<ref>Nash Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/183.|D7605268}} f. 551.</ref>|end=14 January, 1927<ref>Nash Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/183.|D7605268}} f. 551.</ref>}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Hamilton Edward Snepp|nick=Hamilton E. Snepp|appt=7 January, 1927<ref>Snepp Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/127/281.|}} f. 281.</ref>{{NLJul27|p. 274}}|end=February, 1929<ref>Snepp Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/127/281.|}} f. 281.</ref>}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Noel Louis Veresmith|nick=Noel L. Veresmith|appt=1 February, 1929|end=February, 1931}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Gerald Courtney Banister|nick=Gerald C. Banister|appt=9 February, 1931<ref>Banister Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/54/74.|}} f. 74.</ref>{{NLJul31|p. 274}}|end=16 December, 1931<ref>Banister Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/54/74.|}} f. 74.</ref>|note=transfer out to {{UK-Wishart}}}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Edward Henry Longsdon|nick=Edward H. Longsdon|appt=15 January, 1932<ref>Longsdon Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/122/79.|}} f. 79.</ref>{{NavAppts|Friday, January 8, 1932, Issue 46025, p.19}}|end=18 April, 1932<ref>Longsdon Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/122/79.|}} f. 79.</ref>}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Edward Bernard Tancock|nick=Edward B. Tancock|appt=26 October, 1936{{NLJul37|p. 280}}|end=}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Henry Graham Dudley de Chair|nick=Henry G. D. de Chair|appt=14 August, 1938{{UBAllyWarship|4244}}|end=12 November, 1940<ref>Pears Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/56/176.|}} f. 178.</ref>{{UBAllyWarship|4244}}}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} (retired)|name=Arthur Luard Pears|nick=Arthur L. Pears|appt=12 November, 1940<ref>Pears Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/56/176.|}} f. 178.</ref>{{UBAllyWarship|4244}}|end=December 1941{{UBAllyWarship|4244}}|succBy=Vessel Lost|note=ship lost under his command}} | ||
+ | </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
{{refbegin}} | {{refbegin}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:06, 17 February 2022
H.M.S. Thracian (1920) | |
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Pendant Number: | G.A4 (1920)[1] |
Builder: | Hawthorn Leslie & Company[2] |
Ordered: | Jun, 1917 (2nd Order)[3] |
Launched: | 5 Mar, 1920[4] |
Completed: | 21 Apr, 1920[5] |
Sold: |
H.M.S. Thracian was one of sixty-seven "S" class destroyers built for the Royal Navy as the Great War was ending.
She was completed in 1920.
Service
Re-commissioned on 17 January, 1925 for duty in the Eighth Destroyer Flotilla of the Atlantic Fleet.[6]
Re-commissioned at the Nore on 7 January, 1927 under the command of Hamilton Edward Snepp for service with the Eighth Destroyer Flotilla on the China Station.[7]
Re-commissioned at Hong Kong on 1 October, 1929 for continued service with the Eighth Destroyer Flotilla on the China Station.[8]
Re-commissioned in Reserve at Chatham on 12 February, 1932.[9]
In June of 1933, her bell was one of about 100 surplus bells announced as being for sale at prices ranging from £1 to £10. Preference would be given to those offers from men with a special consideration in the bell in question.[10]
Commissioned on 26 October, 1936 under the command of Lt. Cdr. Tancock for service on the China Station.[11]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant-Commander Henry D. C. Stanistreet, 15 February, 1922[12] – 19 March, 1922[13] (fro period of trials)
- Commander John M. Porter, 1 January, 1925[14] – 7 July, 1925[15]
- Lieutenant-Commander Charles F. Bush, 7 July, 1925[16] – 31 May, 1926[17]
- Lieutenant-Commander Reginald Nash, 31 May, 1926[18] – 14 January, 1927[19]
- Commander Hamilton E. Snepp, 7 January, 1927[20][21] – February, 1929[22]
- Commander Noel L. Veresmith, 1 February, 1929 – February, 1931
- Commander Gerald C. Banister, 9 February, 1931[23][24] – 16 December, 1931[25] (transfer out to Wishart)
- Commander Edward H. Longsdon, 15 January, 1932[26][27] – 18 April, 1932[28]
- Lieutenant-Commander Edward B. Tancock, 26 October, 1936[29]
- Lieutenant-Commander Henry G. D. de Chair, 14 August, 1938[30] – 12 November, 1940[31][32]
- Commander (retired) Arthur L. Pears, 12 November, 1940[33][34] – December 1941[35] (ship lost under his command)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 75.
- ↑ 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. 75.
- ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 312.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 274.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 274.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 274.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 278.
- ↑ "Warships' Bells." The Times (London, England), 12 June 1933, p. 11.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 280.
- ↑ Stanistreet Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/240. f. 254.
- ↑ Stanistreet Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/240. f. 254.
- ↑ Porter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/292. f. 307.
- ↑ Porter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/292. f. 307.
- ↑ Bush Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/129. f. 485.
- ↑ Bush Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/129. f. 485.
- ↑ Nash Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/183. f. 551.
- ↑ Nash Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/183. f. 551.
- ↑ Snepp Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/127/281. f. 281.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 274.
- ↑ Snepp Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/127/281. f. 281.
- ↑ Banister Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/74. f. 74.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 274.
- ↑ Banister Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/74. f. 74.
- ↑ Longsdon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/79. f. 79.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Friday, January 8, 1932, Issue 46025, p.19.
- ↑ Longsdon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/79. f. 79.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 280.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Pears Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/176. f. 178.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Pears Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/176. f. 178.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
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