H.M.S. Violent (1917)
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| Pendant Number: | F.A1 (1917) F.95 (Jan 1918) F.31 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Swan Hunter[2] |
| Launched: | 1 Sep, 1917[3] |
| Completed: | Nov, 1917[4] |
| Sold: | |
H.M.S. Violent was one of twenty-five "V" class destroyers completed for the Royal Navy in 1917-18.
Service
Violent joined the Thirteenth Destroyer Flotilla in November, 1917.[5]
She re-commissioned at Chatham on 15 October, 1920.[6]
She was re-commissioned at Rosyth on 11 March, 1924 under the command of Lieutenant-Commander Francis Ernest Wright. By March 1925, she was working with the Ninth Destroyer Flotilla of the Atlantic Fleet.[7]
She was re-commissioned with Reserve Crew on 23 November, 1925.[8]
She commissioned at the Nore on 10 March, 1927[9] and then again on 15 November, 1927 for the Maintenance Reserve at Rosyth.[10]
In 1938, her bell was one of a number ships' bells the Royal Navy offered for sale to officers and others interested. It commanded a price of between £3-£10 plus packing and shipping. Interested parties were to apply to win one at its stated price, stating any special attachment or claim they had to the item(s) applied for.[11]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant-Commander Ralph W. Wilkinson, 31 October, 1917[12] – 15 November, 1917[13]
- Lieutenant-Commander Laurence R. Palmer, 23 November, 1917[14][15] – 6 September, 1919[16]
- Lieutenant-Commander James R. C. Cavendish, 9 September, 1918[17] – 9 October, 1918[18]
- Commander Edward S. Graham, 18 August, 1919[19][20] – 16 August, 1920[21]
- Lieutenant-Commander Arthur M. C. Stileman, 23 July, 1920[22][23] – 2 September, 1920[24]
- Lieutenant-Commander Alexander L. Fletcher, 7 October, 1920[25][26] – 7 August, 1922[27]
- Lieutenant-Commander Frederick H. G. Dalrymple-Hamilton, 7 August, 1922[28][29] – 15 December, 1922[30]
- Lieutenant-Commander Norman A. G. Ohlenschlager, 15 December, 1922[31][32] – 8 January, 1924[Inference]
- Lieutenant-Commander Joseph H. L. Yorke, December, 1923[33] – 8 April, 1924[34]
- Lieutenant-Commander Francis E. Wright, 11 March, 1924[35][36] – 24 April, 1925[37]
- Lieutenant-Commander Lionel V. Lloyd, 24 April, 1925[38] – 23 November, 1925[39]
- Lieutenant-Commander Arthur V. Hemming, 30 April, 1927[40] – 26 August, 1927
- Lieutenant-Commander John M. Boyd, 15 November, 1927[41] – 13 December, 1927[42] (lent, on commissioning, for passage to Rosyth)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 73.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 83.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 83.
- ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 312.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 12.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 890.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 283.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 283.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 282a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 282a.
- ↑ "Ships' Bells for Sale." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Dec 17, 1938; pg. 19; Issue 48180.
- ↑ Wilkinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/89. f. 47.
- ↑ Wilkinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/89. f. 47.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1919). p. 936.
- ↑ Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 190.
- ↑ Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 190.
- ↑ Cavendish Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/19. ff. 179, 235.
- ↑ Cavendish Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/19. ff. 179, 235.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1920). p. 890.
- ↑ Graham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 334.
- ↑ Graham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 334.
- ↑ Stileman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/191. f. 559.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1920). p. 890.
- ↑ Stileman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/191. f. 559.
- ↑ Fletcher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 890.
- ↑ Fletcher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/. f. ?.
- ↑ Dalrymple-Hamilton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/243. f. 601.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Friday, July 14, 1922, Issue 43083, p.4.
- ↑ Dalrymple-Hamilton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/243. f. 601.
- ↑ Ohlenschlager Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/275. f. 645.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 836.
- ↑ Yorke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/260. f. 275.
- ↑ Yorke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/260. f. 275.
- ↑ Wright Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/304. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 284.
- ↑ Wright Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/304. f. ?.
- ↑ Lloyd Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/147. f. 147.
- ↑ Lloyd Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/147. f. 147.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 282a.
- ↑ Boyd Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/169. f. 170.
- ↑ Boyd Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/169. f. 170.
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