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On 4 April, 1932, {{UK-Active}} and ''Achates'' collided and Their Lordships informed Miles that "he must be held very seriously to blame for a grave error of judgment."<ref>Miles Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50.|}} f. 327.</ref> | On 4 April, 1932, {{UK-Active}} and ''Achates'' collided and Their Lordships informed Miles that "he must be held very seriously to blame for a grave error of judgment."<ref>Miles Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50.|}} f. 327.</ref> | ||
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+ | She re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 18 October, 1932 for service with the {{UK-DF|3}} in the Mediterranean.{{NLJul34|p. 213}} | ||
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+ | Re-commissioned at Devonport on 23 July, 1935.{{NLOct35|p. 213}} | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Achates''" nat=UK> | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Achates''" nat=UK> | ||
− | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Colin John Lawrence Bittleston|nick=Colin J. L. Bittleston|appt=29 May, 1931{{NLJul31|p. 214}}|end=6 April, | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Robert Alexander Cassidi|nick=Robert A. Cassidi|appt=2 December, 1929<ref>Cassidi Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/145/555.|}} f. ?.</ref>|end=9 April, 1930|note=temporary|precBy=New Command}} |
− | {{Tenure|rank=Commander|name=Henry John Haynes|nick=Henry J. Haynes|appt=26 October, 1937|end=27 June, 1938}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Colin John Lawrence Bittleston|nick=Colin J. L. Bittleston|appt=29 May, 1931{{NLJul31|p. 214}}|end=6 April, 1932}} |
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Henry William Urquhart McCall|nick=Henry W. U. McCall|appt=18 October, 1932{{NLJul34|p. 213}}|end=}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Mark Fogg-Elliott|nick=Mark Fogg-Elliott|appt=23 July, 1935{{NLOct35|p. 213}}|end=}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank=Commander|name=Henry John Haynes|nick=Henry J. Haynes|appt=26 October, 1937|end=27 June, 1938|note=and in command of {{UK-ASF|1}}}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank=Commander|name=George Frederick Stevens-Guille|nick=George F. Stevens-Guille|appt=27 June, 1938{{ToL|Command of the Achates|Monday, May 30, 1938; pg. 7; Issue 48007}}|end=|note=and in command of {{UK-ASF|1}}}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Robert James Gardner|nick=Robert J. Gardner|appt=28 March, 1939{{NLMay39|p. 253}}|end=10 August, 1940{{UBAllyWarship|4341}}|note=and for duty with submarines}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Robert William Jocelyn|nick=Robert W. Jocelyn|appt=10 August, 1940{{UBAllyWarship|4341}}|end=late 1941{{UBAllyWarship|4341}}}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Arthur Andre Tait|nick=Arthur A. Tait|appt=10 March, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|4341}}|end=21 July, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|4341}}}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Arthur Henry Tyndall Johns|nick=Arthur H. T. Johns|appt=21 July, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|4341}}|end=31 December, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|4341}}|succBy=Vessel Lost|note=killed when ship lost under his command}} | ||
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | ||
Revision as of 18:20, 13 October 2019
H.M.S. Achates (1929) | |
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Pendant Number: | H12 |
Builder: | John Brown & Company |
Laid down: | 11 Sep, 1928 |
Launched: | 4 Oct, 1929 |
Commissioned: | 11 Feb, 1930 |
Sunk: | 31 Dec, 1942 |
Contents
Service
Captain Miles was appointed in command of the light cruiser Comus in August, 1929, and while acting as Captain (D) of the Third Destroyer Flotilla, in command of "A" class destroyers Codrington, Acasta, and Active in 1930 through 1932. Achates was commissioned at Clydebank on 31 March, 1930.[1]
On 4 April, 1932, Active and Achates collided and Their Lordships informed Miles that "he must be held very seriously to blame for a grave error of judgment."[2]
She re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 18 October, 1932 for service with the Third Destroyer Flotilla in the Mediterranean.[3]
Re-commissioned at Devonport on 23 July, 1935.[4]
Captains
- Lieutenant-Commander Robert A. Cassidi, 2 December, 1929[5] – 9 April, 1930 (temporary)
- Commander Colin J. L. Bittleston, 29 May, 1931[6] – 6 April, 1932
- Commander Henry W. U. McCall, 18 October, 1932[7]
- Commander Mark Fogg-Elliott, 23 July, 1935[8]
- Commander Henry J. Haynes, 26 October, 1937 – 27 June, 1938 (and in command of First Anti-Submarine Flotilla)
- Commander George F. Stevens-Guille, 27 June, 1938[9] (and in command of First Anti-Submarine Flotilla)
- Commander Robert J. Gardner, 28 March, 1939[10] – 10 August, 1940[11] (and for duty with submarines)
- Lieutenant-Commander Robert W. Jocelyn, 10 August, 1940[12] – late 1941[13]
- Lieutenant-Commander Arthur A. Tait, 10 March, 1942[14] – 21 July, 1942[15]
- Lieutenant-Commander Arthur H. T. Johns, 21 July, 1942[16] – 31 December, 1942[17] (killed when ship lost under his command)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 214.
- ↑ Miles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 327.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 213.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 213.
- ↑ Cassidi Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/145/555. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 214.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 213.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 213.
- ↑ "Command of the Achates." The Times (London, England), Monday, May 30, 1938; pg. 7; Issue 48007.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1939). p. 253.
- ↑ 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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