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''Walpole'' was re-commissioned at Chatham on 24 April, 1931 to continue to operations with the {{UK-DF|6}} as part of the Atlantic Fleet.{{NLJul31|p. 286}} She remained with them until at least early 1933, after that formation became attached to the Home Fleet.{{NLJan33|p. 290}} | ''Walpole'' was re-commissioned at Chatham on 24 April, 1931 to continue to operations with the {{UK-DF|6}} as part of the Atlantic Fleet.{{NLJul31|p. 286}} She remained with them until at least early 1933, after that formation became attached to the Home Fleet.{{NLJan33|p. 290}} | ||
+ | She was reduced to Special Complement on 2 June, 1936 at assigned to the {{UK-ASF|1}} out of Portland.{{NLJul37|p. 290}} | ||
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Harold William Seaman|nick=Harold W. Seaman|appt=22 April, 1932{{NLJan33|p. 290}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Harold William Seaman|nick=Harold W. Seaman|appt=22 April, 1932{{NLJan33|p. 290}}|end=}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Frank Michael Walton|nick=Frank M. Walton|appt=12 April, 1937{{NLJul37|p. 290}}|end=}} | ||
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Revision as of 11:43, 17 July 2018
H.M.S. Walpole (1918) | |
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Pendant Number: | F.15 (Sep 1918)[1] |
Builder: | William Doxford & Sons[2] |
Ordered: | December, 1916[3] |
Launched: | 12 Feb, 1918[4] |
Completed: | 7 Aug, 1918[5] |
Commissioned: | 11 Jul, 1918[6] |
Sold: | 8 Feb, 1945[7] |
H.M.S. Walpole was one of twenty-one "W" class destroyers completed for the Royal Navy in 1917-18.
Service
Walpole commissioned on 11 July, 1918.[8]
She was re-commissioned at Port Edgar on 27 September, 1923 to serve with the Sixth Destroyer Flotilla as part of the Atlantic Fleet.[9]
She re-commissioned at the Nore on 21 May, 1926 and returned to duty with Sixth Destroyer Flotilla.[10]
She was re-commissioned at Chatham on 1 January 1929 to serve with the Sixth Destroyer Flotilla as part of the Atlantic Fleet.[11]
Walpole was re-commissioned at Chatham on 24 April, 1931 to continue to operations with the Sixth Destroyer Flotilla as part of the Atlantic Fleet.[12] She remained with them until at least early 1933, after that formation became attached to the Home Fleet.[13]
She was reduced to Special Complement on 2 June, 1936 at assigned to the First Anti-Submarine Flotilla out of Portland.[14]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant-Commander Charles G. Naylor, 19 June, 1918[15] – 15 April, 1921
- Lieutenant-Commander Hugh B. Wrey, 15 April, 1921[16] – 23 June, 1922[17]
- Lieutenant-Commander James C. Colvill, 23 June, 1922[18][19] – 14 August, 1925[20]
- Lieutenant-Commander William S. Moor, 14 August, 1925[21] – c. 30 March, 1926[Inference]
- Lieutenant-Commander Bernard A. W. Warburton-Lee, 30 March, 1926[22][23] – 5 April, 1928[24]
- Lieutenant-Commander Richard F. Jolly, 5 April, 1928[25]
- Lieutenant-Commander Eric B. K. Stevens, 1 April, 1930[26]
- Lieutenant-Commander Harold W. Seaman, 22 April, 1932[27]
- Commander Frank M. Walton, 12 April, 1937[28]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 73.
- ↑ 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. 73.
- ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 312.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 897.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 73.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 897.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 287.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 286.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 286.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 286.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 290.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 290.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 897.
- ↑ Wrey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/62. f. 420.
- ↑ Wrey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/62. f. 420.
- ↑ Colvill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/7. f. 7.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 287.
- ↑ Colvill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/7. f. 7.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 287.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 286.
- ↑ Warburton-Lee Service Record. The National Archives. ADM196/146. f. 1.
- ↑ Warburton-Lee Service Record. The National Archives. ADM196/146. f. 1.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 286.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 286.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 290.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 290.
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