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'''H.M.S. ''Vanessa''''' was one of 25 destroyers of the [["V" Class Destroyer (1917)|"V" class]].
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'''H.M.S. ''Vanessa''''' was one of twenty-five [["V" Class Destroyer (1917)|"V" class destroyers]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]] in 1917-18.
  
 
==Service==
 
==Service==
 
In May 1918, ''Vanessa'' joined the {{UK-DF|11}}, operating with the [[Grand Fleet]].{{SMNLMay18|p. 12}}
 
In May 1918, ''Vanessa'' joined the {{UK-DF|11}}, operating with the [[Grand Fleet]].{{SMNLMay18|p. 12}}
  
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''Vanessa'' re-commissioned on 3 October, 1918.{{NLJan21|p. 879b}}
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''Vanessa'' re-commissioned on 3 October, 1918.{{NLJan21|p. 879''b''}}
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She was re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 15 September, 1924 for service with the {{UK-DF|2}} in the Atlantic Fleet.{{NLApr25|p. 279}}
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Re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 27 May, 1927 for service with the {{UK-DF|2}}, which was now in the Mediterranean.{{NLFeb29|p. 278}}
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Re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 3 December, 1929 for continued service in the Mediterranean with 2 D.F..{{NLJul31|p. 277}}
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In June of 1933, her bell was one of about 100 surplus bells announced as being for sale at prices ranging from £1 to £10.  Preference would be given to those offers from men with a special consideration in the bell in question.{{ToL|Warships' Bells|12 June 1933, p. 11}}
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Transferred to Dockyard Control at Sheerness on 11 May, 1934.{{NLJul34|p. 282}}
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Transferred to the Reserve Fleet at The Nore on 18 December, 1934.{{NLJul37|p. 282}}
  
 
==Captains==
 
==Captains==
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
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<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Vanessa''">
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* {{LCOMMRN}} [[Edward Osborne Broadley|Edward O. Broadley]], D.S.O., 28 September, 1918.{{SMNLFeb19|p. 923a}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Gerald Cartmell Harrison|nick=Gerald C. Harrison|appt=10 April, 1918<ref>Harrison Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48/164.|D7604068}} f. 568.</ref>|end=25 January, 1919<ref>Harrison Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48/164.|D7604068}} f. 568.</ref>|precBy=New Command}}
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* {{LCommRN}} [[Henry Maurice Coombs|Henry M. Coombs]], D.S.O., 1 February, 1920.<ref>''The Monthly Navy List'', (December 1920).  p. 879b.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Edward Osborne Broadley|nick=Edward O. Broadley|appt=28 September, 1918<ref>Broadley Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/309.|D7576675}} f. 156.</ref>{{NLFeb20|p. 879''b''}}|end=1 February, 1920<ref>Broadley Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/309.|D7576675}} f. 156.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Henry Maurice Coombs|nick=Henry M. Coombs|appt=1 February, 1920<ref>Coombs Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/213.|D7604625}} f. ?.</ref>{{NLDec20|p. 879''b''}}|end=18 January, 1921<ref>Coombs Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/213.|D7604625}} f. ?.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Norman Albert Gustave Ohlenschlager|nick=Norman A. G. Ohlenschlager|appt=25 November, 1921<ref>Ohlenschlager Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/275.|D7605360}} f. 645.</ref>|end=15 December, 1922<ref>Ohlenschlager Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/275.|D7605360}} f. 645.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Joseph Hugh Langdon Yorke|nick=Joseph H. L. Yorke|appt=15 December, 1922<ref>Yorke Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/260.|D7605015}}  f. 275.</ref>{{NLJan23|p. 827}}|end=December, 1923<ref>Yorke Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/260.|D7605015}}  f. 275.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Norman Albert Gustave Ohlenschlager|nick=Norman A. G. Ohlenschlager|appt=8 January, 1924{{NLApr25|p. 279}}|end=13 July, 1926<ref>Ohlenschlager Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/275.|D7605360}} f. 645.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Gordon Fraser Hannay|nick=Gordon F. Hannay|appt=1 May, 1926{{NLJul27|p. 278}}|end=May, 1928}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Bernard Armitage Warburton Warburton-Lee|nick=Bernard A. W. Warburton-Lee|appt=9 April, 1928{{NLFeb29|p. 278}}<ref>Warburton-Lee Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM196/146.|D8124407}} f. 1.</ref>|end=July, 1930<ref>Warburton-Lee Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM196/146.|D8124407}} f. 1.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Cyril Francis Tower|nick=Cyril F. Tower|appt=12 June, 1930{{NLJul31|p. 277}}|end=2 May, 1932}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=James Godfrey Wood Deneys|nick=James G. W. Deneys|appt=28 September, 1938<ref>Deneys Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/123/79.|}} f. 79.</ref>|end=17 October, 1938<ref>Deneys Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/123/79.|}} f. 79.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=John Henry Plumer|nick=John H. Plumer|appt=31 July, 1939{{UBAllyWarship|5455}}|end=12 February, 1940{{UBAllyWarship|5455}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Eric Alonzo Stocker|nick=Eric A. Stocker|appt=12 February, 1940{{UBAllyWarship|5455}}|end=7 January, 1941{{UBAllyWarship|5455}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=John Humphrey Albert Stucley|nick=John H. A. Stucley|appt=7 January, 1941{{UBAllyWarship|5455}}|end=late 1941{{UBAllyWarship|5455}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Charles Edward Sheen|nick=Charles E. Sheen|appt=31 March, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|5455}}|end=21 February, 1944{{UBAllyWarship|5455}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Barry John Anderson|nick=Barry J. Anderson|appt=21 February, 1944{{UBAllyWarship|5455}}|end=4 October, 1944{{UBAllyWarship|5455}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Temporary Acting {{LCommRNR}}|name=Arthur St. George Walton|nick=Arthur St. G. Walton|appt=4 October, 1944{{UBAllyWarship|5455}}|end=January, 1945{{FC}}{{UBAllyWarship|5455}}}}
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==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
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Latest revision as of 10:03, 14 February 2022

H.M.S. Vanessa (1918)
Pendant Number: G.18 (Jun 1918)[1]
Builder: William Beardmore & Company[2]
Launched: 16 Mar, 1918[3]
Completed: 27 Apr, 1918[4]
Sold:

H.M.S. Vanessa was one of twenty-five "V" class destroyers completed for the Royal Navy in 1917-18.

Service

In May 1918, Vanessa joined the Eleventh Destroyer Flotilla, operating with the Grand Fleet.[5]

Vanessa re-commissioned on 3 October, 1918.[6]

She was re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 15 September, 1924 for service with the Second Destroyer Flotilla in the Atlantic Fleet.[7]

Re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 27 May, 1927 for service with the Second Destroyer Flotilla, which was now in the Mediterranean.[8]

Re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 3 December, 1929 for continued service in the Mediterranean with 2 D.F..[9]

In June of 1933, her bell was one of about 100 surplus bells announced as being for sale at prices ranging from £1 to £10. Preference would be given to those offers from men with a special consideration in the bell in question.[10]

Transferred to Dockyard Control at Sheerness on 11 May, 1934.[11]

Transferred to the Reserve Fleet at The Nore on 18 December, 1934.[12]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 72.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 83.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 83.
  4. ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 312.
  5. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (May, 1918). p. 12.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 879b.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 279.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 278.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 277.
  10. ↑ "Warships' Bells." The Times (London, England), 12 June 1933, p. 11.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 282.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 282.
  13. ↑ Harrison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/164. f. 568.
  14. ↑ Harrison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/164. f. 568.
  15. ↑ Broadley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/309. f. 156.
  16. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1920). p. 879b.
  17. ↑ Broadley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/309. f. 156.
  18. ↑ Coombs Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/213. f. ?.
  19. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 879b.
  20. ↑ Coombs Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/213. f. ?.
  21. ↑ Ohlenschlager Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/275. f. 645.
  22. ↑ Ohlenschlager Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/275. f. 645.
  23. ↑ Yorke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/260. f. 275.
  24. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 827.
  25. ↑ Yorke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/260. f. 275.
  26. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 279.
  27. ↑ Ohlenschlager Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/275. f. 645.
  28. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 278.
  29. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 278.
  30. ↑ Warburton-Lee Service Record. The National Archives. ADM196/146. f. 1.
  31. ↑ Warburton-Lee Service Record. The National Archives. ADM196/146. f. 1.
  32. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 277.
  33. ↑ Deneys Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/79. f. 79.
  34. ↑ Deneys Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/79. f. 79.
  35. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  36. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  37. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  38. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  39. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  40. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  41. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  42. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  43. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  44. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  45. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  46. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.

Bibliography


"V" Class Destroyer
Admiralty Design
Vancouver Vanessa Vanity Vanquisher Vanoc
Vega Velox Vehement Venturous Vendetta
Venetia Verdun Versatile Verulam Vesper
  Vidette Violent Vimiera Vittoria  
  Vivacious Vivien Vortigern Vectis  
Thornycroft Specials
  Viceroy Viscount  
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