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On 21 April 1917, while dressed out as a "Q" ship ''Q.16'', ''Heather'' failed to bring {{DE-U52}} to action before suffering from several hits from the enemy's deck gun.  ''U 52'' dived before the fire could be returned, and Lt. Cdr. [[William Wybrow Hallwright|Hallwright]], the only casualty, had been killed outright.
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''Heather'' was commissioned on 15 March, 1923 to serve with the {{UK-ASF}}.{{NLJul31|p. 245}}
 
''Heather'' was commissioned on 15 March, 1923 to serve with the {{UK-ASF}}.{{NLJul31|p. 245}}
  

Revision as of 13:51, 9 August 2020

H.M.S. Heather (1916)
Pendant Number: T.40 (Jan, 1918)[1]
Builder: Greenock and Grangemouth Dockyard Company[2]
Ordered: Jan, 1916[3]
Launched: 16 Jun, 1916[4]
Sold: 16 Feb, 1932[5]

H.M.S. Heather was one of twelve Aubrietia Class convoy sloops completed for the Royal Navy. She also operated as Q.16 when functioning as a decoy vessel.

Service

On 21 April 1917, while dressed out as a "Q" ship Q.16, Heather failed to bring U 52 to action before suffering from several hits from the enemy's deck gun. U 52 dived before the fire could be returned, and Lt. Cdr. Hallwright, the only casualty, had been killed outright.

Heather was commissioned on 15 March, 1923 to serve with the Anti-Submarine Flotilla.[6]

Captains

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 95.
  2. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 95.
  3. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 95.
  4. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 95.
  5. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 95.
  6. The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 245.
  7. The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 809.
  8. The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 245.
  9. The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 245.
  10. Thornton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/222. f. 592.
  11. Thornton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/222. f. 592.
  12. Dawson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 208.
  13. Dawson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 208.
  14. Hine Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/286. f. 301.
  15. Hine Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/286. f. 301.

Bibliography


Aubrietia Class Convoy Sloop
Aubrietia Heather Salvia Tamarisk Tulip
Viola Andromeda Gaillardia Hibiscus Lychnis
  Montbretia Polyanthus