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''Swallow'' re-commissioned at Malta on 13 September, 1920.{{NLJan21|p. 869}} | ''Swallow'' re-commissioned at Malta on 13 September, 1920.{{NLJan21|p. 869}} | ||
| − | She was re-commissioned at Chatham with 2 | + | ''Swallow'' arrived at Sheerness with {{UK-Mackay}}, {{UK-Sportive}} and {{UK-1Splendid}} on 31 October, 1923.{{MoS|3 Nov. 1923, p. 4}} |
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| + | She was re-commissioned at Chatham with 2/5ths crew on 4 December, 1923.{{NLApr25|p. 273}} | ||
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| + | ''Swallow'' paid off into Reserve at Chatham on 29 January, 1926.{{NLJul27|p. 272}} | ||
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| + | She paid off into Maintenance Reserve at Rosyth on 30 March, 1928.{{NLOct35|p. 278}} | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
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<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Swallow''"> | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Swallow''"> | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Edye Kington Boddam-Whetham|nick=Edye K. Boddam-Whetham|appt=1 September, 1918<ref>Boddam-Whetham Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/272.|D7576687}} ff. 225, 306.</ref>{{NLDec20|p. 869}}|end=January, 1920<ref>Boddam-Whetham Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/272.|D7576687}} ff. 225, 306.</ref>|precBy=New Command}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Edye Kington Boddam-Whetham|nick=Edye K. Boddam-Whetham|appt=1 September, 1918<ref>Boddam-Whetham Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/272.|D7576687}} ff. 225, 306.</ref>{{NLDec20|p. 869}}|end=January, 1920<ref>Boddam-Whetham Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/272.|D7576687}} ff. 225, 306.</ref>|precBy=New Command}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Edmund Hugh Hopkinson|nick=Edmund H. Hopkinson|appt=26 November, 1918|end=31 December, 1918|note=temporary, while Boddam-Whetham was sick}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Edward Conyngham Denison|nick=Edward C. Denison|appt=January, 1921|end=September, 1922{{INF}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Edward Conyngham Denison|nick=Edward C. Denison|appt=January, 1921|end=September, 1922{{INF}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Edward Theobald Walsh Church|nick=Edward T. W. Church|appt=September, 1922{{NLJan23|p. 816}}|end=October, 1923}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Edward Theobald Walsh Church|nick=Edward T. W. Church|appt=September, 1922{{NLJan23|p. 816}}|end=October, 1923}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Walter Fitzgerald Smithwick|nick=Walter F. Smithwick|appt=October, 1923|end=5 November, 1923}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Walter Fitzgerald Smithwick|nick=Walter F. Smithwick|appt=October, 1923|end=5 November, 1923}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Gilbert Cecil Pelly|nick=Gilbert C. Pelly|appt=5 November, 1923{{NLJul24|p. 272}}|end=27 August, 1924}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Gilbert Cecil Pelly|nick=Gilbert C. Pelly|appt=5 November, 1923{{NLJul24|p. 272}}|end=27 August, 1924}} | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Arthur Luard Pears|nick=Arthur L. Pears|appt= | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Noel Louis Veresmith|nick=Noel L. Veresmith|appt=22 August, 1924|end=13 January, 1925}} |
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=John Graham Crossley|nick=John G. Crossley|appt=13 January, 1925<ref>Crossley Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/117/99.|D7615897}} f. 99.</ref>|end=12 March, 1925<ref>Crossley Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/117/99.|D7615897}} f. 99.</ref>}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Arthur Luard Pears|nick=Arthur L. Pears|appt=10 March, 1925<ref>Pears Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/56/176.|}} f. 178.</ref>|end=September, 1925<ref>Pears Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/56/176.|}} f. 178.</ref>|note=to {{UK-Sepoy}} on exchange}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Joseph Horsfield|nick=Joseph Horsfield|appt=28 February, 1928|end=22 June, 1930|note=for passage to Rosyth, but may have lasted to 1930}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Joseph Horsfield|nick=Joseph Horsfield|appt=28 February, 1928|end=22 June, 1930|note=for passage to Rosyth, but may have lasted to 1930}} | ||
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | ||
Latest revision as of 09:13, 12 February 2022
| H.M.S. Swallow (1918) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | F.73 (Nov 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company[2] |
| Ordered: | Apr, 1917 (1st Order)[3] |
| Launched: | 1 Aug, 1918[4] |
| Completed: | 27 Sep, 1918[5] |
| Sold: | |
H.M.S. Swallow was one of sixty-seven "S" class destroyers built for the Royal Navy as the Great War was ending.
Service
Swallow re-commissioned at Malta on 13 September, 1920.[6]
Swallow arrived at Sheerness with Mackay, Sportive and Splendid on 31 October, 1923.[7]
She was re-commissioned at Chatham with 2/5ths crew on 4 December, 1923.[8]
Swallow paid off into Reserve at Chatham on 29 January, 1926.[9]
She paid off into Maintenance Reserve at Rosyth on 30 March, 1928.[10]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant-Commander Edye K. Boddam-Whetham, 1 September, 1918[11][12] – January, 1920[13]
- Lieutenant in Command Edmund H. Hopkinson, 26 November, 1918 – 31 December, 1918 (temporary, while Boddam-Whetham was sick)
- Lieutenant-Commander Edward C. Denison, January, 1921 – September, 1922[Inference]
- Lieutenant-Commander Edward T. W. Church, September, 1922[14] – October, 1923
- Lieutenant-Commander Walter F. Smithwick, October, 1923 – 5 November, 1923
- Lieutenant-Commander Gilbert C. Pelly, 5 November, 1923[15] – 27 August, 1924
- Lieutenant-Commander Noel L. Veresmith, 22 August, 1924 – 13 January, 1925
- Lieutenant-Commander John G. Crossley, 13 January, 1925[16] – 12 March, 1925[17]
- Lieutenant-Commander Arthur L. Pears, 10 March, 1925[18] – September, 1925[19] (to Sepoy on exchange)
- Lieutenant-Commander Joseph Horsfield, 28 February, 1928 – 22 June, 1930 (for passage to Rosyth, but may have lasted to 1930)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 74.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 84.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 84.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 74.
- ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 311.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 869.
- ↑ "Movements of Ships." The Times (London, England), 3 Nov. 1923, p. 4.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 273.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 272.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 278.
- ↑ Boddam-Whetham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/272. ff. 225, 306.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 869.
- ↑ Boddam-Whetham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/272. ff. 225, 306.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 816.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 272.
- ↑ Crossley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/99. f. 99.
- ↑ Crossley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/99. f. 99.
- ↑ Pears Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/176. f. 178.
- ↑ Pears Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/176. f. 178.
Bibliography
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