H.M.S. Venetia (1917)
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| H.M.S. Venetia (1917) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | F.9A (1917) F.93 (Jan 1918) F.14 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company[2] |
| Launched: | 29 Oct, 1917[3] |
| Completed: | 19 Dec, 1917[4] |
| Mined: | 19 Oct, 1940[5] |
H.M.S. Venetia was one of twenty-five "V" class destroyers completed for the Royal Navy in 1917-18.
Service
Venetia joined the Thirteenth Destroyer Flotilla in January, 1918.[6] As part of this formation, she supported the Grand Fleet through the end of the war. In February, 1919, she moved to join the new-fangled Second Destroyer Flotilla.
She re-commissioned on 25 August, 1920.[7]
Re-commissioned at Devonport on 15 September, 1924.[8]
Paid off into Dockyard Control at Devonport on 19 May, 1927.[9]
She was re-commissioned at Devonport on 30 March, 1928.[10]
She again re-commissioned at Devonport on 19 November, 1929.[11]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Arthur E. H. Wright, 30 November, 1917[12][13] – 16 January, 1921[14]
- Lieutenant-Commander Hugh R. Troup, 15 January, 1921[15] – 23 August, 1922[16]
- Lieutenant-Commander Valentine M. Wyndham-Quin, 22 August, 1922[17][18] – 1 January, 1924[19]
- Lieutenant-Commander Reginald Nash, 1 January, 1924[20][21] – December, 1925[22]
- Lieutenant-Commander Ivan B. Colvin, 1 December, 1925[23][24] – 17 May, 1927[25]
- Lieutenant-Commander Harold R. W. Turnor, 15 March, 1928 – April, 1928 (for trials)
- Commander Ivan B. Colvin, 30 March, 1928 – 5 April, 1928[26]
- Lieutenant-Commander Benjamin C. S. Martin, 5 April, 1928[27]
- Lieutenant-Commander Denys R. Brocklebank, 3 March, 1930[28]
- Lieutenant-Commander Stuart E. Crewe-Read, 2 May, 1932[29]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 72.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 83.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 83.
- ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 312.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 83.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (January, 1918). p. 12.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 880.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1926). p. 279a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 279.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 279.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 278.
- ↑ Wright Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/170. ff. ?, 177.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 880.
- ↑ Wright Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/170. ff. ?, 177.
- ↑ Troup Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/225. f. ?.
- ↑ Troup Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/225. f. ?.
- ↑ Wyndham-Quin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/322. f. 696.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 828.
- ↑ Wyndham-Quin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/322. f. 696.
- ↑ Nash Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/183. f. 551.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 279.
- ↑ Nash Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/183. f. 551.
- ↑ Colvin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/170. f. 169.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 279a.
- ↑ Colvin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/170. f. 169.
- ↑ Colvin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/170. f. 169.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 279.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 278.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 283.
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