H.M.S. Huntley (1919)
From The Dreadnought Project
| H.M.S. Huntley (1919) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | T.12 (Apr 1919) T.56 (Nov 1919)[1] |
| Builder: | Joseph T. Eltringham & Company[2] |
| Ordered: | mid 1917[3] |
| Launched: | 18 Jan, 1919[4] |
| Sunk: | 31 Jan, 1941[5] |
| Fate: | by aircraft in Mediterranean |
H.M.S. Huntley was one of one hundred and fourteen Hunt Class minesweepers completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Huntley paid off at Malta on 27 November, 1919.[6]
Paid off to a C. & M. Party on 17 October, 1924[7] and was completed to Reserve Complement the same day.[8]
She re-commissioned with Reserve Complement at Malta on 16 September, 1929.[9]
In the early 30s, she was still situated in Malta, her captain Lieutenant-Commander Voysey being in charge of minesweepers in reserve.[10][11]
Re-commissioned in reserve at Malta on 13 January, 1937 for service with the Second Minesweeping Flotilla on the China Station.[12]
Captains
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Walter F. Brothers, 12 March, 1919[13] – 16 May, 1919[14]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command William St. C. Fleming, 16 May, 1919[15][16] – 31 January, 1920[17]
- Lieutenant-Commander Harold O. Joyce, 15 February, 1927[18] (and in command of minesweepers in reserve)
- Lieutenant-Commander Theodore F. A. Voysey, 16 February, 1931[19][20] – 1933[21] (and in command of minesweepers in reserve, vice Kennedy)
- Lieutenant-Commander Archibald E. D. C. Duthy, 16 February, 1934[22] (and in command of minesweepers in reserve)
- Lieutenant-Commander (I, Sp.) Brian Dean, 10 September, 1935[23] – 16 July, 1936[24]
- Commander Harry S. Murray-Smith, c. 23 December, 1936 (for passage to Singapore)
- Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. Harold R. A. King, 24 September, 1939[25] – January, 1941[26]
- Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. Ernest S. Cotsell, January, 1941[27] – 31 January, 1941[28] (ship lost under his command)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 113.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 113.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 98.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 113.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 113.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 789.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 247.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 247.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 247.
- ↑ Voysey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/177. f. 179.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 246.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 249.
- ↑ Brothers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/220. f. 220.
- ↑ Brothers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/220. f. 220.
- ↑ Fleming Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/37/525. f. 266.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 815.
- ↑ Fleming Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/37/525. f. 266.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 246.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 246.
- ↑ Voysey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/177. f. 179.
- ↑ Voysey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/177. f. 179.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 248.
- ↑ Dean Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/96. f. 96.
- ↑ Dean Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/96. f. 96.
- ↑ 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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