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'''H.M.S. ''Wishart''''' was one of 15 destroyers of the [[Modified "W" Class Destroyer (1918)|Modified "W" class]].
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'''H.M.S. ''Wishart''''' was one of fifteen destroyers of the [[Modified "W" Class Destroyer (1918)|Modified "W" class]].
  
 
==Service==
 
==Service==
Commissioned at Southampton on 28 May, 1920.{{NLJan21|p. 900}}
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''Wishart'' was commissioned at Southampton on 28 May, 1920.{{NLJan21|p. 900}}
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She was re-commissioned on 6 July, 1923 for service with the {{UK-DF|3}} in the Mediterranean.{{NLApr25|p. 289}}
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Re-commissioned on 2 February, 1926 for service with the {{UK-DF|3}}, this time on the [[China Station]].{{NLJul27|p. 289}}
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Re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 16 October, 1928 for service with the {{UK-DF|3}}, now back in the Mediterranean.{{NLFeb29|p. 289}}
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She paid off into Dockyard Control at Chatham on 13 September 1930.{{NLJul31|p. 290}}
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Re-commissioned at [[Hong Kong]] on 24 April, 1933 for service with the {{UK-DF|8}} on the [[China Station]].{{NLJul34|p. 293}}  By October 1935, she was with the {{UK-DF|1}} in the Mediterranean.{{NLOct35|p. 293}}
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In 1935, her bell was one of several ships' bells the Royal Navy offered for sale to officers and others interested.  It attracted a price of £1-£5, and men were to apply to win one at the fixed price, stating any special attachment or claim they had to the item(s) applied for.{{ToL|Ships' Bells for Sale|Saturday, Aug 10, 1935; pg. 6; Issue 47139}}
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''Wishart'' was re-commissioned at Chatham on 31 August, 1936.{{NLJul37|p. 293}}
  
 
==Captains==
 
==Captains==
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
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* {{LCommRN}} [[Geoffrey Wynne Walker-Jones|Geoffrey W. Walker-Jones]], 7 May, 1920.{{NLJan21|p. 900}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Geoffrey Wynne Walker-Jones|nick=Geoffrey W. Walker-Jones|appt=7 May, 1920{{NLJan21|p. 900}}|precBy=New Command}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Maxwell Alexander Christian Ritter|nick=Maxwell A. C. Ritter|appt=April, 1922<ref>Ritter Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/96/36.|D8116668}} f. 36.</ref>{{NLJan23|p. 844}}|end=15 October, 1923<ref>Ritter Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/96/36.|D8116668}} f. 36.</ref>|note=relieved of command following excessive drinking}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Philip John Mack|nick=Philip J. Mack|appt=15 October, 1923{{NLJul24|p. 290}}<ref>Mack Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/55.|}} f. 21.</ref>|end=February, 1925<ref>Mack Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/55.|}} f. 21.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Stephen Barry|nick=Stephen Barry|appt=March, 1925{{NLFeb26|p. 289}}|end=April, 1927}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Irvine Gordon Glennie|nick=Irvine G. Glennie|appt=8 April, 1927{{NLJul27|p. 289}}|end=c. 30 June, 1928}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Hugh Merriman Barnes|nick=Hugh M. Barnes|appt=15 August, 1928{{NavAppts|Thursday, Aug 16, 1928; pg. 15; Issue 44973}}{{NLFeb29|p. 289}}|end=16 April, 1930}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=John Drinkwater|nick=John Drinkwater|appt=2 September, 1931|end=26 November, 1931|note=for trials}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Gerald Courtney Banister|nick=Gerald C. Banister|appt=16 December, 1931{{NLJan33|p. 293}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Percy Todd|nick=Percy Todd|appt=6 April, 1933{{NLJul34|p. 293}}|end=c. August, 1934{{ToL|Command of the Wishart|13 Aug. 1934, p. 15}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=George Devereux Belben|nick=George D. Belben|appt=10 October, 1934|end=November, 1934{{INF}}|note=invalided}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} ('''I''', ''Fr'')|name=Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, First Earl Mountbatten|nick=Lord Louis F. A. V. N. Mountbatten|appt=November, 1934{{NavAppts|Saturday, Nov 03, 1934; pg. 21; Issue 46902}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Bernulf Henry de Clegg Mellor|nick=Bernulf H. de C. Mellor|appt=15 April, 1937{{NLJul37|p. 293}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Edward Tyndale Cooper|nick=Edward T. Cooper|appt=30 June, 1939{{UBAllyWarship|5452}}|end=16 September, 1941{{UBAllyWarship|5452}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Humphrey Gilbert Scott|nick=Humphrey G. Scott|appt=16 September, 1941{{UBAllyWarship|5452}}|end=2 June, 1943{{UBAllyWarship|5452}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Alan Fitzroy Campbell|nick=Alan F. Campbell|appt=2 June, 1943{{UBAllyWarship|5452}}|end=14 July, 1943{{UBAllyWarship|5452}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Francis Nigel Featherston Johnston|nick=Francis N. F. Johnston|appt=14 July, 1943{{UBAllyWarship|5452}}|end=25 July, 1943{{UBAllyWarship|5452}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=John Arundell Holdsworth|nick=John A. Holdsworth|appt=25 July, 1943{{UBAllyWarship|5452}}|end=March, 1944{{UBAllyWarship|5452}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Victor John Manwaring|nick=Victor J. Manwaring|appt=March, 1944{{UBAllyWarship|5452}}|end=mid 1944{{UBAllyWarship|5452}}}}
 
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==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
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Revision as of 11:32, 8 September 2020

H.M.S. Wishart (1919)
Pendant Number: D.67 (Nov 1919)[1]
Builder: John I. Thornycroft & Company[2]
Ordered: Jan, 1918 (1st Order)[3]
Launched: 18 Jul, 1919[4]
Completed: Jun, 1920[5]
Commissioned: 28 May, 1920[6]
Sold: 20 Mar, 1945[7]

H.M.S. Wishart was one of fifteen destroyers of the Modified "W" class.

Service

Wishart was commissioned at Southampton on 28 May, 1920.[8]

She was re-commissioned on 6 July, 1923 for service with the Third Destroyer Flotilla in the Mediterranean.[9]

Re-commissioned on 2 February, 1926 for service with the Third Destroyer Flotilla, this time on the China Station.[10]

Re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 16 October, 1928 for service with the Third Destroyer Flotilla, now back in the Mediterranean.[11]

She paid off into Dockyard Control at Chatham on 13 September 1930.[12]

Re-commissioned at Hong Kong on 24 April, 1933 for service with the Eighth Destroyer Flotilla on the China Station.[13] By October 1935, she was with the First Destroyer Flotilla in the Mediterranean.[14]

In 1935, her bell was one of several ships' bells the Royal Navy offered for sale to officers and others interested. It attracted a price of £1-£5, and men were to apply to win one at the fixed price, stating any special attachment or claim they had to the item(s) applied for.[15]

Wishart was re-commissioned at Chatham on 31 August, 1936.[16]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 77.
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p.85.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p.85.
  4. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 77.
  5. Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 313.
  6. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 900.
  7. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 77.
  8. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 900.
  9. The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 289.
  10. The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 289.
  11. The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 289.
  12. The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 290.
  13. The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 293.
  14. The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 293.
  15. "Ships' Bells for Sale." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Aug 10, 1935; pg. 6; Issue 47139.
  16. The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 293.
  17. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 900.
  18. Ritter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/36. f. 36.
  19. The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 844.
  20. Ritter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/36. f. 36.
  21. The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 290.
  22. Mack Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55. f. 21.
  23. Mack Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55. f. 21.
  24. The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 289.
  25. The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 289.
  26. "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Aug 16, 1928; pg. 15; Issue 44973.
  27. The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 289.
  28. The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 293.
  29. The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 293.
  30. "Command of the Wishart." The Times (London, England), 13 Aug. 1934, p. 15.
  31. "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Nov 03, 1934; pg. 21; Issue 46902.
  32. The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 293.
  33. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  34. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  35. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  36. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  37. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  38. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  39. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  40. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  41. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  42. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  43. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  44. Uboat.net page on the ship.

Bibliography


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