H.M.S. Winchelsea (1917)
| H.M.S. Winchelsea (1917) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | F.40 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | J. S. White[2] |
| Ordered: | December, 1916[3] |
| Launched: | 15 Dec, 1917[4] |
| Completed: | 20 Apr, 1918[5] |
| Sold: | 20 Mar, 1945[6] |
H.M.S. Winchelsea was one of twenty-one "W" class destroyers completed for the Royal Navy in 1917-18.
Service
Winchelsea joined the Thirteenth Destroyer Flotilla in March 1918.[7]
She re-commissioned on 27 August, 1920.[8]
Winchelsea was re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 15 September, 1924 to serve with the Second Destroyer Flotilla in the Mediterranean.[9] She would remain with the flotilla through at least mid-1931.
Winchelsea was re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 27 May, 1927 to serve with the Second Destroyer Flotilla in the Mediterranean.[10]
She was re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 3 December, 1929 for continued work with the Second Destroyer Flotilla in the Mediterranean under the command of Lieutenant-Commander Harold William Seaman.[11]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander James F. Houstoun, 19 February, 1918[12] – 19 February, 1919[13]
- Lieutenant-Commander Hubert S. Braddyll, 19 February, 1919[14][15] – 15 April, 1920[16]
- Commander Alban T. B. Curteis, 15 April, 1921[17] – 12 April, 1922[18]
- Lieutenant-Commander Herbert Owen, 12 April, 1922[19] – 8 April, 1924
- Lieutenant-Commander Colin S. Thomson, 8 April, 1924[20][21] – 4 March, 1925[22]
- Lieutenant-Commander Donald C. Brock, 2 March, 1925[23] – August, 1927
- Lieutenant-Commander Gerald R. Cousins, 11 August, 1927[24]
- Lieutenant-Commander Harold W. Seaman, 31 October, 1929[25]
- Commander David J. R. Simson, 18 January, 1936[26] – 18 May, 1936[27][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. 313.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 73.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (March, 1918). p. 12.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 900.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 289.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 289.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 289.
- ↑ Houstoun Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/149. f. 354.
- ↑ Houstoun Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/149. f. 354.
- ↑ Braddyll Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/212. f. 280.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 900.
- ↑ Braddyll Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/212. f. 280.
- ↑ Curteis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/13. f. 13.
- ↑ Curteis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/13. f. 13.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 844.
- ↑ Thomson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/76. f. 432.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 289.
- ↑ Thomson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/76. f. 432.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 289.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 289.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 289.
- ↑ Simson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/149. f. 150.
- ↑ Simson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/149. f. 150.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 245.
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