H.M.S. Rowena (1916)
| H.M.S. Rowena (1916) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | G.81 (Jan 1917) G.90 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | John Brown & Company[2] |
| Ordered: | Jul 1915 (6th Order)[3][4] |
| Launched: | 1 Jul, 1916[5] |
| Completed: | Sep, 1916[6] |
| Handed over: | 21 Jul, 1937[7] |
H.M.S. Rowena was one of sixty-two "R" class destroyers completed for the Royal Navy in 1916-17.
Service
Rowena was assigned to the Fifteenth Destroyer Flotilla in October, 1916, as it was still building up to strength.[8]
She arrived at Dover in company with Rigorous and Restless on 1 September, 1919,[9] and proceeded to Devonport, arriving on 11 October.[10] She was then reduced to reserve at Devonport on 16 October, 1919.[11]
Rowena re-commissioned at Devonport on 27 April, 1920,[12] and proceeded to Gibraltar in company with Romola. They arrived there on 8 May.[13]
She re-commissioned at Devonport on 8 March, 1922.[14]
On 21 April, 1925 she departed Devonport for Rosyth.[15]
She paid off into Dockyard Control at Rosyth on 19 June, 1925[16] for a refit which was to last until November.[17]
Her basin trial at Rosyth was to occur about 20 March 1926, after which a Portsmouth crew was to commission her and take her down to that port where her trials would be completed and she was then to be paid off into reserve.[18]
She was re-commissioned on 1 July 1926 for service with the Portland Anti-Submarine Flotilla.[19]
In January 1928 she underwent a refit at Chatham.[20]
She was re-commissioned on 1 July, 1933 for service with the First Anti-Submarine Flotilla out of Portland.[21]
After many years of continuous operation with the Anti-Submarine Flotilla out of Portland and a brief stint as Local Defence destroyers based on Alexandria, Thruster, Torrid and Rowena paid off into Reserve at The Nore on 11 June, 1936.[22]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Richard L. Hamer, 13 September, 1916[23] – 12 March, 1919
- Lieutenant-Commander Lawrence D'O. Bignell, 12 March, 1919[24][25] – 1 October, 1919[26]
- Lieutenant-Commander Percy R. P. Percival, 11 March, 1920[27] – 27 April, 1920[Inference] (and for command of Romola)
- Commander Patrick B. Crohan, 27 April, 1920 – 8 May, 1920 (took command upon re-commissioning until her arrival in Gibraltar)
- Commander Reginald V. Holt, April, 1920[28][29] – 1 February 1922[30][31]
- Commander William E. B. Magee, 1 February 1922[32]
- Commander Edward O. Broadley, 10 July, 1924[33] – c. 20 August, 1924[Inference] (temporary, for Reserve Fleet Exercises)
- Lieutenant-Commander Colin R. St. G. Tucker, 20 March, 1926 – 18 July, 1926
- Lieutenant-Commander Roland F. B. Swinley, 1 July, 1926[34][35] – 25 April, 1927[36][37]
- Lieutenant-Commander Richard F. Jolly, 19 April, 1927[38][39] – 24 March, 1928[40]
- Lieutenant-Commander Harold W. Seaman, 24 March, 1928[41] – 22 August, 1929
- Lieutenant-Commander Cyril F. Tower, 22 August, 1929[42] – 15 May, 1930
- Lieutenant-Commander Peter G. L. Cazalet, 22 September, 1929[43] – 30 October, 1929
- Lieutenant-Commander Guy S. Norrington, 15 May, 1930[44][45]
- Lieutenant-Commander St. John A. Micklethwait, 16 July, 1932[46][47] – mid 1933[Inference]
- Lieutenant-Commander Trevylyan M. Napier, 17 July, 1933[48]
- Lieutenant-Commander William G. A. Robson, 8 January, 1934[49]
- Lieutenant-Commander John L. Machin, 8 October, 1934[50]
- Lieutenant-Commander Errol C. L. Turner, 14 October, 1935 – February, 1936
- Lieutenant-Commander Richard G. K. Knowling, 13 January, 1936[51]
It is not clear whether Crohan actually got a chance to command her, given the dates.
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 70.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 81.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 81.
- ↑ March. British Destroyers. p. 184.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 81.
- ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 310.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 69.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 12.
- ↑ "Movements of Ships." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Sep 03, 1919; pg. 15; Issue 42195.
- ↑ "Movements of Ships." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Oct 14, 1919; pg. 18; Issue 42230.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1920). p. 857.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 857.
- ↑ "Movements of Ships." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, May 11, 1920; pg. 21; Issue 42407.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 265a.
- ↑ "Naval and Military." The Times (London, England), Friday, Apr 24, 1925; pg. 7; Issue 43944.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 265a.
- ↑ "Naval and Military." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Aug 06, 1925; pg. 20; Issue 44033.
- ↑ "Naval and Military." The Times (London, England), Monday, Mar 15, 1926; pg. 23; Issue 44220.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 268.
- ↑ "Naval and Military." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Jan 11, 1928; pg. 6; Issue 44787.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 269.
- ↑ "Destroyer Changes." The Times (London, England), Saturday, May 30, 1936; pg. 8; Issue 47388.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 898.
- ↑ Bignell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/117. f. 521.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1919). p. 898.
- ↑ Bignell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/117. f. 521.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Mar 13, 1920; pg. 6; Issue 42358.
- ↑ Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 857.
- ↑ "Naval and Military." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Feb 01, 1922; pg. 6; Issue 42944.
- ↑ Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.
- ↑ "Naval and Military." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Feb 01, 1922; pg. 6; Issue 42944.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Friday, Jun 20, 1924; pg. 5; Issue 43683.
- ↑ Swinley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/57. f. 57.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 03, 1926; pg. 8; Issue 44314.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 28 Feb. 1927, p. 19.
- ↑ Swinley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/57. f. 57.
- ↑ Jolly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/122. f. 122.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 28 Feb. 1927, p. 19.
- ↑ Jolly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/122. f. 122.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 265.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Aug 08, 1929; pg. 15; Issue 45276.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Sep 25, 1929; pg. 4; Issue 45317.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Monday, Apr 28, 1930; pg. 9; Issue 45498.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 266.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, June 8, 1932, Issue 46154, p.4.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 268.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Friday, Jun 30, 1933; pg. 8; Issue 46484.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Friday, Jan 05, 1934; pg. 23; Issue 46644.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 269.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Jan 09, 1936; pg. 21; Issue 47267.
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