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− | |builder=[[Barclay Curle]]{{Conways1906|p. 96}} | + | |builder=[[Barclay Curle & Company]]{{Conways1906|p. 96}} |
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==Service== | ==Service== | ||
+ | At some point in her service as a Q-ship, "PC 56'' was fittted with a rather convincing false bow that converted her appearance to that of a merchant steamer; the lines aft were less complete in their disguise.<ref>Robert M. Grant. ''U-boats Destroyed''. Image 23.</ref> | ||
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Recommissioned on 13 January, 1920.{{NLJan21|p. 821}} | Recommissioned on 13 January, 1920.{{NLJan21|p. 821}} | ||
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<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''PC 56''"> | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''PC 56''"> | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command|name=William Alexander Florence|nick=William A. Florence|appt=21 July, 1917{{NLFeb19|p. 860}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank=Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command|name=William Alexander Florence|nick=William A. Florence|appt=21 July, 1917{{NLFeb19|p. 860}}|end=}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Francis Charles Hanna|nick=Francis C. Hanna|appt=20 March, 1919|end=20 May, 1919}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Francis Charles Hanna|nick=Francis C. Hanna|appt=13 November, 1919{{NLJan21|p. 821}}|end=1 February, 1922}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Francis Charles Hanna|nick=Francis C. Hanna|appt=13 November, 1919{{NLJan21|p. 821}}|end=1 February, 1922}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Gordon Charles Steele|nick=Gordon C. Steele|appt=1 February, 1922<ref>Steele Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/145/802.|D8124389}} f. 803.</ref>|end=28 June, 1922<ref>Steele Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/145/802.|D8124389}} f. 803.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Gordon Charles Steele|nick=Gordon C. Steele|appt=1 February, 1922<ref>Steele Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/145/802.|D8124389}} f. 803.</ref>|end=28 June, 1922<ref>Steele Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/145/802.|D8124389}} f. 803.</ref>}} | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Revision as of 08:06, 5 August 2019
H.M.S. PC 56 (1917) | |
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Builder: | Barclay Curle & Company[1] |
Ordered: | December, 1916[2] |
Launched: | 2 Jun, 1917[3] |
Sold: | Jul, 1923[4] |
The boat was sometimes referred to as P 56 or PQ 56 in contemporary documents.
Service
At some point in her service as a Q-ship, "PC 56 was fittted with a rather convincing false bow that converted her appearance to that of a merchant steamer; the lines aft were less complete in their disguise.[5]
Recommissioned on 13 January, 1920.[6]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command William A. Florence, 21 July, 1917[7]
- Lieutenant in Command Francis C. Hanna, 20 March, 1919 – 20 May, 1919
- Lieutenant in Command Francis C. Hanna, 13 November, 1919[8] – 1 February, 1922
- Lieutenant in Command Gordon C. Steele, 1 February, 1922[9] – 28 June, 1922[10]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 96.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 96.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 99.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 96.
- ↑ Robert M. Grant. U-boats Destroyed. Image 23.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 821.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 860.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 821.
- ↑ Steele Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/145/802. f. 803.
- ↑ Steele Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/145/802. f. 803.
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