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''Widnes'' was reduced to Reserve on 7 February, 1926.{{NLFeb29|p. 289}} | ''Widnes'' was reduced to Reserve on 7 February, 1926.{{NLFeb29|p. 289}} | ||
| − | + | The ship was re-commissioned with reserve complement at Malta on 26 September, 1929.{{NLJan33|p. 292}} | |
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| + | She was again re-commissioned into Reserve at Malta on 13 January, 1937.{{NLJul37|p. 292}} | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Widnes''" nat="UK"> | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Widnes''" nat="UK"> | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRNR}}|name=Thomas Victor Birkett|nick=Thomas V. Birkett|appt=28 August, 1918{{NLMar19|p. 943}}}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRNR}}|name=Thomas Victor Birkett|nick=Thomas V. Birkett|appt=28 August, 1918{{NLMar19|p. 943}}|end=8 April, 1919{{INF}}}} |
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=William Sylvester Moor|nick=William S. Moor|appt=8 April, 1919{{NLDec19|p. 900}}|end=11 March, 1920<ref>Moor Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/118/9.|}} f. 9.</ref>}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{CBosunRN}} in Command|name=William Thomas Dommett|nick=William T. Dommett|appt=28 August, 1935{{NLOct35|p. 292}}|end=}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=William Maurice Passmore|nick=William M. Passmore|appt=October, 1939{{UBAllyWarship|6525}}|end=9 December, 1939{{UBAllyWarship|6525}}}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Robert Bruce Chandler|nick=Robert B. Chandler|appt=9 December, 1939{{UBAllyWarship|6525}}|end=20 May, 1941{{UBAllyWarship|6525}}|succBy=Vessel Lost|note=ship lost under his command}} | ||
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | ||
Latest revision as of 11:03, 7 December 2021
| H.M.S. Widnes (1918) | |
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| Admiralty Pendant Number: | 3448[1] |
| Pendant Number: | T.6# (Sep 1918) T.1# (Nov 1919)[2] |
| Builder: | Napier & Miller[3] |
| Ordered: | mid 1917[4] |
| Launched: | 28 Jun, 1918[5] |
| Sunk: | 17 Oct, 1943[6] |
| Fate: | as German UJ.2109 |
Service
Widnes paid off at Malta on 28 November, 1919.[7]
She paid off to a C. & M. Party on 17 October, 1924.[8]
Widnes was reduced to Reserve on 7 February, 1926.[9]
The ship was re-commissioned with reserve complement at Malta on 26 September, 1929.[10]
She was again re-commissioned into Reserve at Malta on 13 January, 1937.[11]
Captains
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Thomas V. Birkett, 28 August, 1918[12] – 8 April, 1919[Inference]
- Lieutenant in Command William S. Moor, 8 April, 1919[13] – 11 March, 1920[14]
- Chief Boatswain in Command William T. Dommett, 28 August, 1935[15]
- Lieutenant-Commander William M. Passmore, October, 1939[16] – 9 December, 1939[17]
- Lieutenant-Commander Robert B. Chandler, 9 December, 1939[18] – 20 May, 1941[19] (ship lost under his command)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 115.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. "#" denotes Numeral pendant here. p. 115.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 115.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 98.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 115.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 115.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 900.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 289.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 289.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 292.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 292.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1919). p. 943.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1919). p. 900.
- ↑ Moor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/9. f. 9.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 292.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
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