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In June 1918, she transferred to the {{UK-DF|20}}, operating out of the Humber.{{SMNLJun18|p. 15}} | In June 1918, she transferred to the {{UK-DF|20}}, operating out of the Humber.{{SMNLJun18|p. 15}} | ||
| − | She and {{UK-Ariel}} were lost to mines on the night of 1 August, 1918. | + | She and {{UK-Ariel}} were lost to mines on the night of 1 August, 1918. ''Vehement's'' captain, {{LiCRN}} [[Vernon Hammersley-Heenan]], was blown 400 yards from the vessel by the blast but survived with moderate injuries.{{PrestonVW|p. 26}} |
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
Dates of appointment are provided when known. | Dates of appointment are provided when known. | ||
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| − | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Vernon Hammersley-Heenan|nick=Vernon Hammersley-Heenan|appt=October, 1917{{NLNov17|p. 398''q''}}|end=2 August, 1918<ref>Hammersley-Heenan Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/289.|D7605044}} ff. 303, 304.</ref> | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Martin John Coucher de Meric|nick=Martin J. C. de Meric|appt=26 September, 1917<ref>de Meric Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/284.|D7605039}} f. 299.</ref>|end=3 November, 1917<ref>de Meric Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/284.|D7605039}} f. 299.</ref>|precBy=New Command}} |
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Vernon Hammersley-Heenan|nick=Vernon Hammersley-Heenan|appt=October, 1917{{NLNov17|p. 398''q''}}|end=2 August, 1918<ref>Hammersley-Heenan Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/289.|D7605044}} ff. 303, 304.</ref>|succBy=Vessel Lost|note=vessel lost under his command}} | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Revision as of 10:46, 7 April 2018
| H.M.S. Vehement (1917) | |
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| Pendant Number: | F.1A (1917) F.12 (Jan 1918) H.2A (Jun 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | William Denny & Brothers[2] |
| Launched: | 6 Jul, 1917[3] |
| Completed: | Oct, 1917[4] |
| Mined: | 1 Aug, 1918[5] |
H.M.S. Vehement was one of twenty-five "V" class destroyers completed for the Royal Navy in 1917-18.
Service
In October, 1917, Vehement joined the Thirteenth Destroyer Flotilla.[6]
In June 1918, she transferred to the Twentieth Destroyer Flotilla, operating out of the Humber.[7]
She and Ariel were lost to mines on the night of 1 August, 1918. Vehement's captain, Lieutenant in Command Vernon Hammersley-Heenan, was blown 400 yards from the vessel by the blast but survived with moderate injuries.[8]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant in Command Martin J. C. de Meric, 26 September, 1917[9] – 3 November, 1917[10]
- Lieutenant in Command Vernon Hammersley-Heenan, October, 1917[11] – 2 August, 1918[12] (vessel lost under his command)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 72.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 83.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 83.
- ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 312.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 83.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (October, 1917). p. 12.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (June, 1918). p. 15.
- ↑ Preston. V and W Class Destroyers 1914–1945. p. 26.
- ↑ de Meric Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/284. f. 299.
- ↑ de Meric Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/284. f. 299.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 398q.
- ↑ Hammersley-Heenan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/289. ff. 303, 304.
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