H.M.S. Vanoc (1917)
| H.M.S. Vanoc (1917) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | F.8A (1917) F.27 (Jan 1918) H.4A (Jun 1918) F.84 (Sep 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | John Brown & Company[2] |
| Launched: | 14 Jun, 1917[3] |
| Completed: | 15 Aug, 1917[4] |
| Sold: | |
H.M.S. Vanoc was one of twenty-five "V" class destroyers completed for the Royal Navy in 1917-18.
Service
In August, 1917, Vanoc was assigned to the Thirteenth Destroyer Flotilla.[5]
She was reduced to Reserve at Devonport on 5 February, 1920.[6]
She paid off on 7 November, 1923.[7]
She was commissioned at Portsmouth on 17 November, 1925.[8]
Re-commissioned on 31 August, 1933.[9]
In 1934, her bell was offered for sale to naval officers and others who might be interested, at the price of £5 or perhaps £1. Interested parties were to write the Director of Stores and were urged to include any special information which might convey the importance they attach to the bell, in light of the Admiralty's understanding that such items carry great sentimental value.[10]
She was comissioned for trials at Chatham with special complement on 3 September 1935 under Lt. Cdr. John Bostock.[11]
Re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 22 September 1936 for service in the Gibraltar Local Defence Flotilla.[12]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Henry O. Tudor, 27 July, 1917[13] – 5 February, 1920
- Lieutenant-Commander Edmund G. N. Rushbrooke, 2 November, 1925[14] – 27 October, 1926
- Lieutenant-Commander Francis A. Trepess, 27 October, 1926[15] – 10 November, 1927
- Lieutenant-Commander Terence A. F. Longford, November, 1927[16] – 21 May, 1929[17]
- Lieutenant-Commander James C. Colvill, 21 May, 1929[18][19] – 5 August, 1931[20]
- Lieutenant-Commander Alexander M. Donovan, 6 August, 1931 – 20 April, 1932 (died while in command)
- Lieutenant-Commander Thomas B. Hill, 8 February, 1932[21] – 25 September, 1932[22] (temporary, for ailing Donovan)
- Lieutenant-Commander William D. G. Weir, 22 September, 1933[23] (and for command of Amazon)
- Lieutenant-Commander John Bostock, 3 September, 1935[24] – 8 October, 1935[25]
- Commander Robert St. V. Sherbrooke, October, 1936[26] – 31 May, 1937[27]
- Commander Anthony P. Colthurst, – November, 1938[28]
- Commander Thomas L. Bratt, November, 1938[29]
- Acting Commander James G. W. Deneys, 9 February, 1939[30][31] – 15 December, 1941[32]
- Lieutenant-Commander Charles F. H. Churchill, 15 December, 1941 – June, 1943[33]
- Lieutenant-Commander Peter R. Ward, September, 1943[34] – early 1945[35]
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.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 12.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 879b.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 279.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 277.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 282.
- ↑ "Ships' Bells for Sale." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Apr 18, 1934; pg. 4; Issue 46731.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 282.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 282.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1920). p. 879b.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 279.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 278.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 278.
- ↑ Longford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/15. f. 15.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 277.
- ↑ Colvill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/7. f. 7.
- ↑ Colvill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/7. f. 7.
- ↑ Hill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/102. f. 104.
- ↑ Hill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/102. f. 104.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 282.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 282.
- ↑ Bostock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/119/91. f. 91.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 282.
- ↑ Sherbrooke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/124/55. f. 55.
- ↑ "Command of the Vanoc." The Times (London, England), 3 Nov. 1938, p. 20.
- ↑ "Command of the Vanoc." The Times (London, England), 3 Nov. 1938, p. 20.
- ↑ Deneys Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/79. f. 79.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Day of month not legible in Service Record preview.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
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