H.M.S. Stronghold (1919)

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H.M.S. Stronghold (1919)
Pendant Number: F.A8 (Jun 1919)[1]
Builder: Scott[2]
Ordered: Jun, 1917 (2nd Order)[3]
Launched: 6 May, 1919[4]
Completed: 2 Jul, 1919[5]
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H.M.S. Stronghold was one of sixty-seven "S" class destroyers built for the Royal Navy as the Great War was ending.

Service

She was reduced to Reserve at Portsmouth on 16 August, 1920.[6]

Reduced to Reserve Complement at Portsmouth on 31 March, 1925.[7]

Paid off into Maintenance Reserve at Rosyth on 30 March, 1928.[8]

Reduced to Reserve at Portsmouth on 31 March, 1931.[9]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 75.
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 85.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 85.
  4. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 75.
  5. Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 312.
  6. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 868.
  7. The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 272.
  8. The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 271.
  9. The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 271.
  10. Graham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 334.
  11. Graham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 334.
  12. Wrey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/62. f. 420.
  13. Wrey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/62. f. 420.
  14. Blake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/6. f. 173.
  15. The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 272.
  16. The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 272.
  17. The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 272.
  18. Evans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/28. f. 31.
  19. Evans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/28. f. 31.
  20. The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 271.
  21. uboat.net
  22. uboat.net
  23. uboat.net

Bibliography


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