H.M.S. Winchester (1918)
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| H.M.S. Winchester (1918) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | G.43 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | J. Samuel White[2] |
| Ordered: | December, 1916[3] |
| Launched: | 1 Feb, 1918[4] |
| Completed: | 24 May, 1918[5] |
| Sold: | 5 Mar, 1946[6] |
H.M.S. Winchester was one of twenty-one "W" class destroyers completed for the Royal Navy in 1917-18.
Service
Winchester re-commissioned in Portsmouth on 10 January, 1927 for service with the torpedo training school H.M.S. Vernon. Her captain would henceforth be in charge of all tenders associated with the school.[7]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander John L. Field, 5 April, 1918[8] – 10 May, 1919
- Lieutenant-Commander The Hon. George Fraser, 2 June, 1919[9][10] – 15 March, 1920[11]
- Commander Archibald A. Lovett-Cameron, January, 1920[12][13] – 7 January, 1921
- Commander John C. S. Paterson, 7 January, 1921[14] – 15 September, 1921
- Commander Ralph Leatham, 15 September, 1921 – 16 January, 1922
- Commander Hugh P. Cotton, 1 December, 1922[15] – 16 June, 1924
- Commander Frederic C. Bradley, 7 June, 1924[16][17] – 8 October, 1925[18]
- Commander Charles R. Peploe, 8 October, 1925[19]
- Commander Douglas Faviell, January, 1927[20] (and in command of Vernon's Flotilla)
- Commander Henry P. Wilson, 21 February, 1929 – 28 April, 1930 (and in command of Vernon's Flotilla)
- Commander (I Gr.) Thomas C. C. Bolster, 29 April, 1930[21] – 23 March, 1931[22]
- Commander Henry M. Coombs, 23 March, 1931[23][24] – 27 February, 1932[25]
- Captain Francis Howard, 27 February, 1932[26] – 5 January, 1934 (and in command of Vernon flotilla)
- Captain Walter N. T. Beckett, 5 January, 1934[27] – 21 September, 1936[28] (and in command of Vernon flotilla)
- Commander Edward L. Berthon, 21 September, 1936[29] – 14 July, 1937 (and in command of Vernon flotilla)
- Commander Philip N. Walter, 14 July, 1937 – 28 July, 1938 (and in command of Vernon flotilla)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 73.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 84.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 84.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 73.
- ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 313. Date given as 1917 there, which cannot be correct.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 73.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 292.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1919). p. 944.
- ↑ Fraser Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/346. f. 344.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1920). p. 901.
- ↑ Fraser Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/346. f. 344.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Saturday, January 24, 1920, Issue 42316, p.6.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 900.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 900.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 844.
- ↑ Bradley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/60. f. 418.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 289.
- ↑ Bradley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/60. f. 418.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 289.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 289.
- ↑ Bolster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/159. f. 253.
- ↑ Bolster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/159. f. 253.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 289.
- ↑ Coombs Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/213. f. ?.
- ↑ Coombs Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/213. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 293.
- ↑ Beckett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/100. f. 100.
- ↑ Beckett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/100. f. 100.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 292.
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