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''Grenville'' joined the [[Grand Fleet]]'s {{UK-DF|15}} in November, 1916, acting as the formation's second flotilla leader.{{SMNLNov16|p. 12}} | ''Grenville'' joined the [[Grand Fleet]]'s {{UK-DF|15}} in November, 1916, acting as the formation's second flotilla leader.{{SMNLNov16|p. 12}} | ||
| − | She was reduced to Reserve at Devonport on 3 March, 1920.{ | + | She was reduced to Reserve at Devonport on 3 March, 1920.{{NLApr25|p. 242}} |
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| + | Reduced to Reserve at Chatham on 12 March, 1926.{{NLJul27|p. 243}} | ||
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| + | Paid off 1 July 1928.{{NLJul31|p. 243}} | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
Dates of appointment are provided when known. | Dates of appointment are provided when known. | ||
| − | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt | + | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Grenville''"> |
| − | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Harold Victor Dundas|nick=Harold V. Dundas|appt=19 September, 1916<ref>Dundas Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/341.|D7603125}} f. 384.</ref>{{NLNov17|p. 394''d''}}|end=9 February, 1918<ref>Dundas Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/341.|D7603125}} f. 384.</ref>|}} | |
| − | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=George Herbert Knowles|nick=George H. Knowles|appt=22 March, 1918<ref>Knowles Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47/52.|D7603759}} f. 257.</ref>{{NLFeb19|p. 805}}|end=3 March, 1920<ref>Knowles Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47/52.|D7603759}} f. 257.</ref>}} | |
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Leonard Laurence Peel Willan|nick=Leonard L. P. Willan|appt=10 July, 1924<ref>Willan Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/322.|D7576615}} f. 322.</ref>{{NLJul24|p. 245}}|end=29 December, 1924<ref>Willan Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/322.|D7576615}} f. 322.</ref>|note=and as Captain (D), [[Nore Reserve Flotilla]]}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Evan George Charles Cavendish|nick=Evan G. C. Cavendish|appt=10 July, 1924{{NavAppts|Friday, Jun 20, 1924; pg. 5; Issue 43683}}|end=c. 20 August, 1924{{INF}}|note=temporary, for Reserve Fleet Exercises}} | ||
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | ||
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| + | The conflict between Cavendish and Willan may simply be that Cavendish commanded the ship for the Reserve Fleet Exercises and then left it to Willan. | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
{{refbegin}} | {{refbegin}} | ||
| − | {{WP| | + | {{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Grenville_(1916)}} |
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Latest revision as of 13:22, 25 July 2018
| H.M.S. Grenville (1916) | |
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| Pendant Number: | G.61 (Sep 1915) G.85 (Jan 1917) G.75 (Jan 1918) G.95 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Cammell Laird[2] |
| Launched: | 17 Jun, 1916[3] |
| Sold: | Dec, 1931[4] |
H.M.S. Grenville was one of six flotilla leaders of the Parker class.
Service
Grenville joined the Grand Fleet's Fifteenth Destroyer Flotilla in November, 1916, acting as the formation's second flotilla leader.[5]
She was reduced to Reserve at Devonport on 3 March, 1920.[6]
Reduced to Reserve at Chatham on 12 March, 1926.[7]
Paid off 1 July 1928.[8]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Harold V. Dundas, 19 September, 1916[9][10] – 9 February, 1918[11]
- Commander George H. Knowles, 22 March, 1918[12][13] – 3 March, 1920[14]
- Captain Leonard L. P. Willan, 10 July, 1924[15][16] – 29 December, 1924[17] (and as Captain (D), Nore Reserve Flotilla)
- Commander Evan G. C. Cavendish, 10 July, 1924[18] – c. 20 August, 1924[Inference] (temporary, for Reserve Fleet Exercises)
The conflict between Cavendish and Willan may simply be that Cavendish commanded the ship for the Reserve Fleet Exercises and then left it to Willan.
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 69.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 69.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 69.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 69.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (November, 1916). p. 12.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 242.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 243.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 243.
- ↑ Dundas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/341. f. 384.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 394d.
- ↑ Dundas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/341. f. 384.
- ↑ Knowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/52. f. 257.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 805.
- ↑ Knowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/52. f. 257.
- ↑ Willan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/322. f. 322.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 245.
- ↑ Willan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/322. f. 322.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Friday, Jun 20, 1924; pg. 5; Issue 43683.
Bibliography
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