H.M.S. Albury (1918)
| H.M.S. Albury (1918) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | N.9/ (Jan 1919) T.41 (Nov 1919)[1] |
| Builder: | Ailsa Shipbuilding Company[2] |
| Ordered: | mid 1917[3] |
| Launched: | 21 Nov, 1918[4] |
| Sold: | 13 Mar, 1947[5] |
H.M.S. Albury was one of one hundred and fourteen Hunt Class minesweepers completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Albury paid off at the Nore on 21 November, 1919. In January, 1921, she was at Harwich, one of forty-one paid off minesweepers there. She remained there at least until March, 1925.[6][7]
In late 1925, she and Dunoon and Pangbourne were three of twelve minesweepers in the Central Reserve at Sheerness selected for foreign service which would be fitted out for hot weather to accommodate senior officers.[8]
She was re-commissioned on 22 March, 1927 for work with the First Minesweeping Flotilla.[9]
Reduced to Reserve at Chatham on 9 November, 1934.[10]
Albury was re-commissioned at Chatham on 20 July, 1937 for service with the First Minesweeping Flotilla.[11]
Captains
- Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. Reginald H. Stringer, c. January, 1919[12]
- Lieutenant-Commander Alexander G. B. Wilson, 10 July, 1924[13] – c. 20 August, 1924[Inference] (temporary, for Reserve Fleet Exercises)
- Lieutenant-Commander Alban Knubley, 22 March, 1927[14] – 3 January, 1928
- Lieutenant-Commander Guy Langham, 3 January, 1928[15]
- Commander Ivan W. Whitehorn, 1 May, 1931[16] – 1 May, 1933
- Commander John C. Maclean, 1 May, 1933[17] – 1934
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. "/" denotes Oblique pendant here. p. 112.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 98.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 98.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 112.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 112.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 215.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 707a.
- ↑ "Minesweepers for Foreign Service." The Times (London, England), Friday, Nov 06, 1925; pg. 7; Issue 44112.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 215.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 214.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1939). p. 255.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1919). p. 1329.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Friday, Jun 20, 1924; pg. 5; Issue 43683.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 214.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 215.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 215.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 214.
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