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| + | * {{CaptRN}} [[Colin Kenneth Maclean|Colin K Maclean]], D.S.O., and for Flotilla, 17 October, 1917.{{SMNLFeb19|p. 910}} | ||
* {{CaptRN}} [[Humphrey Thomas Walwyn]], D.S.O., 29 April, 1920, and as Captain (D) of {{UK-DF|2}}.<ref>''The Monthly Navy List'', (December 1920). p. 866.</ref> | * {{CaptRN}} [[Humphrey Thomas Walwyn]], D.S.O., 29 April, 1920, and as Captain (D) of {{UK-DF|2}}.<ref>''The Monthly Navy List'', (December 1920). p. 866.</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 18:41, 8 January 2014
| H.M.S. Spenser (1917) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | F.90 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Thornycroft[2] |
| Launched: | 22 Sep, 1917[3] |
| Handed over: | 29 Sep, 1936[4] |
H.M.S. Spenser was one of five flotilla leaders of the Shakespeare class.
Service
Spenser commissioned on 1 December, 1917,[5] becoming the flagship of the Tenth Destroyer Flotilla.[6]
Equipment
In 1919, she was selected to receive one of the first five Renouf Torpedo Tactical Instrument Type As.[7]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Colin K Maclean, D.S.O., and for Flotilla, 17 October, 1917.[8]
- Captain Humphrey Thomas Walwyn, D.S.O., 29 April, 1920, and as Captain (D) of Second Destroyer Flotilla.[9]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 71.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 71.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 71.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 71.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 866.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (December, 1917). p. 13.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1919. p. 118.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 910.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List, (December 1920). p. 866.
Bibliography
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