H.M.S. Vampire (1917)
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| H.M.S. Vampire (1917) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | F.0A (1917) G.70 (Jan 1918) G.50 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | J. Samuel White[2] |
| Launched: | 21 May, 1917[3] |
| Commissioned: | 11 Sep, 1917[4] |
| Sunk: | 9 Apr, 1942[5][6] |
| Fate: | Japanese air attack |
H.M.S. Vampire was one of five flotilla leaders of the "V" class.
Service
Vampire was commissioned on 11 September, 1917.[7]
She re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 6 June, 1924 for service with the Fifth Destroyer Flotilla in the Mediterranean.[8]
Commissioned on 20 April, 1927 for service with the First Destroyer Flotilla in the Mediterranean.[9]
Re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 11 June, 1929.[10]
The ship was transferred to the Royal Australian Navy on 11 October 1933, becoming H.M.A.S. Vampire.
She paid off into Reserve at Sydney on 10 October, 1934.[11]
Vampire was commissioned in "C" Class Reserve at Westernport on 14 July, 1936.[12]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Frederick E. K. Strong, 31 August, 1917[13] – 26 September, 1917[14]
- Commander Clarence W. E. Trelawny, 26 September, 1917[15][16] – late September, 1917[17]
- Captain Harry R. Godfrey, 2 October, 1917[18] – 11 February, 1919[19] (and as Captain (D), Fourteenth Destroyer Flotilla)
- Commander Claud F. Allsup, 21 March, 1919[20] – 7 July, 1919[21]
- Commander Charles G. Ramsey, 7 July, 1919[22][23] – 4 May, 1921[24]
- Commander George H. Knowles, 4 May, 1921[25] – 7 January, 1922[26]
- Commander Henry de B. Tupper, 7 January, 1922 – 16 November, 1922
- Commander Reginald V. Holt, 16 November, 1922[27] – June, 1923[28]
- Captain Reginald V. Holt, September, 1923[29][30] – August, 1925[31]
- Commander Lionel G. Dawson, 14 July, 1925[32][33][34] – January, 1927[35]
- Commander Edward G. G. Hastings, 6 October, 1927[36] – January, 1929[Inference]
- Captain Edward de F. Renouf, 11 January, 1929[37] – 16 June, 1930[38]
- Captain William H. Gell, 25 May, 1930[39] – 6 September, 1931[Inference]
- Captain Cecil S. Sandford, 6 September, 1931[40] – January, 1932[41]
- Lieutenant-Commander John A. Walsh, 12 November, 1938[42] – 26 September, 1940[43]
- Captain Hector Macd. L. Waller, 26 September, 1940[44] – 27 December, 1940[45]
- Lieutenant-Commander John A. Walsh, 27 December, 1940[46] – 16 October, 1941[47]
- Commander William T. A. Moran, 16 October, 1941[48] – 9 APril, 1942[49] (died when ship lost under his command)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 72.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 72.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 72.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 879b.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 72.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 72.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 879b.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 279.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 278.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 277.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 298.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 298.
- ↑ Strong Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 38.
- ↑ Strong Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 38.
- ↑ Trelawny Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/32. f. 32.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 396gg.
- ↑ Trelawny Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/32. f. 32.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 923a.
- ↑ Godfrey Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/235. f. 235.
- ↑ Allsup Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/169. f. 170. Day of month is not clearly written.
- ↑ Allsup Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/169. f. 170.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 879b.
- ↑ Ramsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 327.
- ↑ Ramsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 327.
- ↑ Knowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/52. f. 257.
- ↑ Knowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/52. f. 257.
- ↑ Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.
- ↑ Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.
- ↑ Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 278.
- ↑ Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 279.
- ↑ Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.
- ↑ Dawson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 208.
- ↑ Dawson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 208.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 278.
- ↑ Renouf Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/51/254. f. 268.
- ↑ Renouf Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/51/254. f. 268.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 277.
- ↑ Sandford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/319. f. ?.
- ↑ Sandford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/319. f. ?.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
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