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|fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''H.M.S. ''Lychnis''''' was one of twelve [[Aubrietia Class Sloop (1916)|''Aubrietia'' Class convoy sloops]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]]. | |fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''H.M.S. ''Lychnis''''' was one of twelve [[Aubrietia Class Sloop (1916)|''Aubrietia'' Class convoy sloops]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
| − | In 1921, she was transferred to the [[Royal Indian Marine]], then becoming H.M.I.S. ''Cornwallis''. | + | In September 1921, she was transferred to the [[Royal Indian Marine]], then becoming H.M.I.S. ''Cornwallis''.{{DittColl|p. 95}} |
==Service== | ==Service== | ||
| − | On 17 June, 1918 while operating between Sardinia and Sicily under the command of Lieutenant-Commander [[Cyril John Laugham Noakes]], ''Lychnis'' forced {{DE-U64}} to the surface by depth charging her. | + | On 17 June, 1918 while operating between Sardinia and Sicily under the command of Lieutenant-Commander [[Cyril John Laugham Noakes]], ''Lychnis'' forced {{DE-U64}} to the surface by depth charging her before destroying her by gunfire, leaving five survivors. Noakes was awarded a D.S.O. for the feat.<ref>Noakes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} ff. 77.</ref> |
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
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| H.M.S. Lychnis (1917) | |
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| Pendant Number: | T.56 (Jan, 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | William Hamilton & Company[2] |
| Ordered: | Dec, 1916[3] |
| Launched: | 21 Aug, 1917[4] |
| Sold: | 1946[5] |
In September 1921, she was transferred to the Royal Indian Marine, then becoming H.M.I.S. Cornwallis.[6]
Service
On 17 June, 1918 while operating between Sardinia and Sicily under the command of Lieutenant-Commander Cyril John Laugham Noakes, Lychnis forced U 64 to the surface by depth charging her before destroying her by gunfire, leaving five survivors. Noakes was awarded a D.S.O. for the feat.[7]
Captains
- Lieutenant-Commander Cyril J. L. Noakes, October, 1917 – 1 October, 1918
- Acting Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. Alexander S. Mackay, 4 October, 1918[8]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 95.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 95.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 95.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 95.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 95.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 95.
- ↑ Noakes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. ff. 77.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 837.
Bibliography
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