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| − | '''H.M.S. ''Medea''''' was one of four | + | '''H.M.S. ''Medea''''' was one of four [[Medea Class Destroyer (1914)|''Medea'' class destroyers]] laid down for the [[Greek Navy]] but completed for the [[Royal Navy]]. |
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| − | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Reginald St. Pierre Parry|nick=Reginald St. P. Parry|appt=15 May, 1915{{NLOct15|p. 396}}<ref>Parry Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref>|end=6 December, 1915<ref>Parry Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref>|precBy=New Command}} | |
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=George Louis Downall Gibbs|nick=George L. D. Gibbs|appt=6 December, 1915<ref>Gibbs Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/57/166.|D7603873}} f. 371.</ref>|end=16 June, 1916<ref>Gibbs Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/57/166.|D7603873}} f. 371.</ref>}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=George Louis Downall Gibbs|nick=George L. D. Gibbs|appt=12 August, 1916<ref>Gibbs Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/57/166.|D7603873}} f. 371.</ref>|end=25 August, 1916<ref>Gibbs Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/57/166.|D7603873}} f. 371.</ref>}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Arthur Winnifred Benson|nick=Arthur W. Benson|appt=25 August, 1916{{NLFeb19|p. 844}}|end=28 October, 1919}} | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Revision as of 15:34, 6 April 2018
| H.M.S. Medea (1915) | |
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| Pendant Number: | H.9C (Sep 1915) H.74 (Jan 1917)[1] |
| Builder: | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company[2] |
| Launched: | 30 Jan, 1915[3] |
| Completed: | Jun, 1915[4] |
| Sold: | 9 May, 1921[5] |
H.M.S. Medea was one of four Medea class destroyers laid down for the Greek Navy but completed for the Royal Navy.
In 1925, the former monitor H.M.S. M.22 was renamed Medea.
Service
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Reginald St. P. Parry, 15 May, 1915[6][7] – 6 December, 1915[8]
- Commander George L. D. Gibbs, 6 December, 1915[9] – 16 June, 1916[10]
- Commander George L. D. Gibbs, 12 August, 1916[11] – 25 August, 1916[12]
- Commander Arthur W. Benson, 25 August, 1916[13] – 28 October, 1919
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 68.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 78.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 78.
- ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 309.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 68.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 396.
- ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
- ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
- ↑ Gibbs Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/57/166. f. 371.
- ↑ Gibbs Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/57/166. f. 371.
- ↑ Gibbs Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/57/166. f. 371.
- ↑ Gibbs Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/57/166. f. 371.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 844.
Bibliography
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