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Revision as of 18:58, 22 February 2021
| H.M.S. Faulknor (1934) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Yarrow & Company |
| Launched: | 12 Jun, 1934[1] |
| Broken up: | 1946[2] |
H.M.S. Faulknor was one of eighteen "E" and "F" Class destroyers completed for the Royal Navy. She was one of two "leaders" of the class, having an additional 4.7-in gun and a slight speed increase.
Service
Re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 27 May, 1935 for service as flagship in the Sixth Destroyer Flotilla of the Home Fleet.[3]
Re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 3 March, 1936 for service as flagship in the Sixth Destroyer Flotilla of the Home Fleet.[4]
After Faulknor was damaged in collision with the steamer S.S. Clan Macfayden on 4 August, 1937, Keith took over duties as flagship in 6 D.F.. Faulknor resumed her role on 1 November, 1937.[5]
Captains
- Captain Marshal L. Clarke, 27 May, 1935[6] (and as Captain (D), Sixth Destroyer Flotilla)
- Captain Victor H. Danckwerts, 3 March, 1936[7] – 17 August, 1937 (and as Captain (D), Sixth Destroyer Flotilla)
- Captain Victor H. Danckwerts, 1 November, 1937 – 2 April, 1938 (and continuing as Captain (D), Sixth Destroyer Flotilla)
- Captain Charles S. Daniel, 1 April, 1938[8] – 19 February, 1940[9] (ill at end)
- Commander Philip N. Walter, 1 February, 1940[10] (temporary, and as S.O. Eighth Destroyer Flotilla during illness of Daniel)
- Captain Antony F. De Salis, 19 February, 1940[11] – 26 January, 1942[12]
- Captain Alan K. Scott-Moncrieff, 26 January, 1942[13] – 28 September, 1943[14]
- Captain Mervyn S. Thomas, 28 September, 1943[15][16] – 24 February, 1944[17][18] (and as Captain (D), Eighth Destroyer Flotilla)
- Lieutenant-Commander Eric G. May, 24 February, 1944[19] – April, 1944[20]
- Commander Charles F. H. Churchill, April, 1944[21] – 19 December, 1944[22]
- Commander Douglas E. Holland-Martin, 19 December, 1944[23] – 3 April, 1945[24]
- Commander George E. Fardell, 3 April, 1945[25] – mid 1945[26]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 39.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 39.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 240.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 239.
- ↑ "6th Flotilla Leader." The Times (London, England), 27 Oct. 1937, p. 20.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 240.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 239.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Walter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/136. f. ?.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Thomas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/124/201. f. 200.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Thomas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/124/201. f. 200.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
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