Difference between revisions of "H.M.S. Tower (1917)"
From The Dreadnought Project
(→Captains) |
(→Captains) |
||
| (13 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown) | |||
| Line 13: | Line 13: | ||
She was re-commissioned in Reserve at the Nore on 24 August, 1920.{{NLJan21|p. 876}} | She was re-commissioned in Reserve at the Nore on 24 August, 1920.{{NLJan21|p. 876}} | ||
| + | |||
| + | She was re-commissioned 17 January, 1925.{{NLApr25|p. 276}} | ||
| + | |||
| + | Reduced to Reserve on 6 January, 1926.{{NLJul27|p. 275''a''}} | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
Dates of appointment are provided when known. | Dates of appointment are provided when known. | ||
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Tower''"> | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Tower''"> | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Harold Owen Joyce|nick=Harold O. Joyce|appt=26 June, 1917{{NLAug17|p. 398''n''}}|end=|precBy=New Command}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Harold Owen Joyce|nick=Harold O. Joyce|appt=26 June, 1917{{NLAug17|p. 398''n''}}|end=11 October, 1917|precBy=New Command}} |
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Jack Ernest Albert Mocatta|nick=Jack E. A. Mocatta|appt=11 October, 1917{{NLNov17|p. 398''n''}}|end=September, 1918}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Jack Ernest Albert Mocatta|nick=Jack E. A. Mocatta|appt=11 October, 1917{{NLNov17|p. 398''n''}}|end=September, 1918}} | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} in Command|name=Austen Gerald Lilley|nick=Austen G. Lilley|appt= | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Mark Peregrine Charles Kerr|nick=Mark P. C. Kerr|appt=23 July, 1918<ref>Kerr Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/53/143.|}} f. 142.</ref>|end=August, 1918<ref>Kerr Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/53/143.|}} f. 142.</ref>|note=temporary}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} in Command|name=Valentine Alexander Raleigh|nick=Valentine A. Raleigh|appt=21 June, 1920{{NLJul20|p. 876}}|end=22 June, 1920}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} in Command|name=Austen Gerald Lilley|nick=Austen G. Lilley|appt=1 August, 1918<ref>Lilley Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/96/24.|D8116656}} f. 24.</ref>|end=6 March, 1920<ref>Lilley Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/96/24.|D8116656}} f. 24.</ref>|note=temporary prior to 6 September, 1918}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank=Acting {{ | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} in Command|name=Valentine Alexander Raleigh|nick=Valentine A. Raleigh|appt=21 June, 1920{{NLJul20|p. 876}}|end=22 June, 1920|note=for Reserve Fleet Exercises}} |
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Irving Montgomery Palmer|nick=Irving M. Palmer|appt=22 June, 1920|end=c. August, 1920{{INF}}|note=for Reserve Fleet Exercises}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank=Acting {{LiCRN}}|name=Wolstan Beaumont Charles Weld Forester|nick=Wolstan B. C. W. Forester|appt=22 June, 1920{{NLDec20|p. 876}}|ass=c. August, 1920{{INF}}|end=20 July, 1920<ref>Forester Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/122/26.|}} f. 26.</ref>|note=for Reserve Fleet Exercises}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Franklin Ratsey|nick=Franklin Ratsey|appt=August, 1921|end=25 August, 1922}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=John Mansel Porter|nick=John M. Porter|appt=17 December, 1923{{NLJul24|p. 276}}|end=1 January, 1925<ref>Porter Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/292.|D7605047}} f. 307.</ref>{{INF}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=John Mansel Porter|nick=John M. Porter|appt=17 December, 1923{{NLJul24|p. 276}}|end=1 January, 1925<ref>Porter Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/292.|D7605047}} f. 307.</ref>{{INF}}}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Desmond Adair Stride|nick=Desmond A. Stride|appt=30 April, 1925<ref>Stride Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/96/239.|}} f. 286.</ref>|end=1925<ref>Stride Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/96/239.|}} f. 286.</ref>|note=left on ship paying off}} | ||
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | ||
| + | |||
| + | The conflict between Raleigh and Palmer is acknowledged. | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
{{refbegin}} | {{refbegin}} | ||
| − | {{WP| | + | {{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Tower_(1917)}} |
{{refend}} | {{refend}} | ||
Latest revision as of 11:30, 19 September 2022
| H.M.S. Tower (1917) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | F.98 (Jan 1917) F.24 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Swan Hunter[2] |
| Ordered: | Mar 1916 (8th Order)[3][4] |
| Launched: | 5 Apr, 1917[5] |
| Completed: | Aug, 1917[6] |
| Sold: | 17 May, 1928[7] |
H.M.S. Tower was one of sixty-two "R" class destroyers completed for the Royal Navy in 1916-17.
Service
Tower joined the Thirteenth Destroyer Flotilla in July, 1917.[8]
She was re-commissioned in Reserve at the Nore on 24 August, 1920.[9]
She was re-commissioned 17 January, 1925.[10]
Reduced to Reserve on 6 January, 1926.[11]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant in Command Harold O. Joyce, 26 June, 1917[12] – 11 October, 1917
- Lieutenant-Commander Jack E. A. Mocatta, 11 October, 1917[13] – September, 1918
- Lieutenant in Command Mark P. C. Kerr, 23 July, 1918[14] – August, 1918[15] (temporary)
- Lieutenant in Command Austen G. Lilley, 1 August, 1918[16] – 6 March, 1920[17] (temporary prior to 6 September, 1918)
- Lieutenant in Command Valentine A. Raleigh, 21 June, 1920[18] – 22 June, 1920 (for Reserve Fleet Exercises)
- Lieutenant-Commander Irving M. Palmer, 22 June, 1920 – c. August, 1920[Inference] (for Reserve Fleet Exercises)
- Acting Lieutenant in Command Wolstan B. C. W. Forester, 22 June, 1920[19] – 20 July, 1920[20] (for Reserve Fleet Exercises)
- Lieutenant-Commander Franklin Ratsey, August, 1921 – 25 August, 1922
- Lieutenant-Commander John M. Porter, 17 December, 1923[21] – 1 January, 1925[22][Inference]
- Lieutenant-Commander Desmond A. Stride, 30 April, 1925[23] – 1925[24] (left on ship paying off)
The conflict between Raleigh and Palmer is acknowledged.
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 71.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 82.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. pp. 81-2.
- ↑ March. British Destroyers. p. 184.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 82.
- ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 311.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 71.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (July, 1917). p. 12.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 876.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 276.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 275a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 398n.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 398n.
- ↑ Kerr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/143. f. 142.
- ↑ Kerr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/143. f. 142.
- ↑ Lilley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/24. f. 24.
- ↑ Lilley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/24. f. 24.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1920). p. 876.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 876.
- ↑ Forester Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/26. f. 26.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 276.
- ↑ Porter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/292. f. 307.
- ↑ Stride Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/239. f. 286.
- ↑ Stride Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/239. f. 286.
Bibliography
| "R" Class Destroyer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Admiralty Design | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radstock | Raider | Romola | Rowena | Restless | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rigorous | Rocket | Rob Roy | Redgauntlet | Redoubt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Recruit | Sturgeon | Sceptre | Salmon | Sylph | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sarpedon | Sable | Setter | Sorceress | Satyr | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sharpshooter | Simoom | Skate | Starfish | Stork | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skilful | Springbok | Tancred | Tarpon | Telemachus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tempest | Tetrarch | Tenacious | Thisbe | Thruster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tormentor | Tornado | Torrent | Torrid | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thornycroft Specials | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rosalind | Radiant | Retriever | Taurus | Teazer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yarrow Specials | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sabrina | Strongbow | Surprise | Sybille | Truculent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tyrant | Ulleswater | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Modified "R" Class | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ulster | Undine | Tower | Trenchant | Tristram | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tirade | Ursula | Ulysses | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Umpire | Urchin | Ursa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| <– | Talisman Class | Destroyers (UK) | "V" Class | –> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
