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''Carnation'' was repaired after striking a mine in early 1917, and in August of that year Lt. Cdr. [[Barry Victor Sturdee]] was appointed in command.  Sturdee had recently recovered after suffering what had been diagnosed as a "mental disturbance."<ref>Sturdee Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/51/31.|}} f. 36.</ref>
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On 25 November 1917, a Court of Enquiry was convened to probe a collision between ''Carnation'' and the {{UK-Pansy|f=t}}.  Lt. Cdr. Sturdee was cautioned to be more careful in future as a result, but he remained in command.<ref>Sturdee Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/51/31.|}} f. 36.</ref>
  
 
==Captains==
 
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{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Stafford Harry Dillon|nick=Stafford H. Dillon|appt=24 October, 1915{{NLOct16|p. 392''t''}}|end=31 March, 1917|note=ship mined|precBy=New Command}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Colin Rose St. George Tucker|nick=Colin R. St. G. Tucker|appt=1 April, 1919{{NavAppts|Monday, Mar 24, 1919; pg. 21; Issue 42056}}|end=|note=this was cancelled}}
 
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Latest revision as of 13:26, 4 May 2020

H.M.S. Carnation (1915)
Pendant Number: T.36 (Sep, 1915)
T.18 (Jan, 1918)[1]
Builder: Greenock and Grangemouth Dockyard Company[2]
Ordered: May, 1915[3]
Launched: 6 Sep, 1915[4]
Sold: 14 Jan, 1922[5]

H.M.S. Carnation was one of twelve Azalea Class sweeping sloops completed for the Royal Navy.

Service

Carnation was repaired after striking a mine in early 1917, and in August of that year Lt. Cdr. Barry Victor Sturdee was appointed in command. Sturdee had recently recovered after suffering what had been diagnosed as a "mental disturbance."[6]

On 25 November 1917, a Court of Enquiry was convened to probe a collision between Carnation and the sweeping sloop Pansy. Lt. Cdr. Sturdee was cautioned to be more careful in future as a result, but he remained in command.[7]

Captains

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 94.
  2. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 94.
  3. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 94.
  4. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 94.
  5. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 94.
  6. ↑ Sturdee Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/51/31. f. 36.
  7. ↑ Sturdee Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/51/31. f. 36.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 392t.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 753.
  10. ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Monday, Mar 24, 1919; pg. 21; Issue 42056.

Bibliography


Azalea Class Sweeping Sloop
Azalea Begonia Camellia Carnation Clematis
Heliotrope Jessamine Myrtle Narcissus Peony
  Snowdrop Zinnia  
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