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Revision as of 18:30, 31 December 2018
| H.M.S. Winchelsea (1917) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | F.40 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | J. Samuel 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]
Paid off into Reserve at Portsmouth on 12 April, 1932.[12]
Winchelsea was commissioned at The Nore on 28 May, 1934 for service with the Fifth Submarine Flotilla.[13]
Commissioned at Portsmouth on 2 February, 1937 for duty with the Fifth Submarine Flotilla.[14]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander James F. Houstoun, 19 February, 1918[15] – 19 February, 1919[16]
- Lieutenant-Commander Hubert S. Braddyll, 19 February, 1919[17][18] – 15 April, 1920[19]
- Commander Alban T. B. Curteis, 15 April, 1921[20] – 12 April, 1922[21]
- Lieutenant-Commander Herbert Owen, 12 April, 1922[22] – 8 April, 1924
- Lieutenant-Commander Colin S. Thomson, 8 April, 1924[23][24] – 4 March, 1925[25]
- Lieutenant-Commander Donald C. Brock, 2 March, 1925[26] – August, 1927
- Lieutenant-Commander Gerald R. Cousins, 11 August, 1927[27]
- Lieutenant-Commander Harold W. Seaman, 31 October, 1929[28]
- Commander Frank H. P. Maurice, 19 April, 1934[29] – 1935 (and for duty with submarines)
- Commander Matthew S. Slattery, 31 May, 1935[30] (and for duty with submarines)
- Commander David J. R. Simson, 18 January, 1936[31] – 18 May, 1936[32][33]
- Lieutenant-Commander John G. Hewitt, February, 1937[34]
- Commander Christopher T. Jellicoe, 6 July, 1939[35] – 20 December, 1939[36]
- Commander William A. F. Hawkins, 20 December, 1939[37] – December, 1941[38]
- Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. George W. Gregorie, 1 March, 1942[39] – 25 October, 1943[40]
- Lieutenant R.N.V.R. in Command Claude T. Shuttleworth, 25 October, 1943[41] – July, 1944[42][Fact Check]
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.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 292.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 292.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 292.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 292.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 292.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). 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.
- ↑ 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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