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She would remain there until March 1919, when she was placed in the retooled {{UK-DF|2}}.{{SMNLMar19|p. 11}}
 
She would remain there until March 1919, when she was placed in the retooled {{UK-DF|2}}.{{SMNLMar19|p. 11}}
  
==Equipment==
 
 
In 1919, she was selected to receive one of the first five [[Renouf Torpedo Tactical Instrument Type A]]s.{{ARTS1919|p. 118}}
 
In 1919, she was selected to receive one of the first five [[Renouf Torpedo Tactical Instrument Type A]]s.{{ARTS1919|p. 118}}
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The ship was re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 15 September, 1924.  By March 1925  she was with {{UK-DF|3}} in the Mediterranean, bearing Captain (D) [[Charles Gordon Ramsey|Charles G. Ramsey]].{{NLApr25|p. 271}}
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On 6 June, 1925, she re-commissioned at Portsmouth.{{NLJul27|p. 270}}
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She paid off on 1 July 1928 to the Maintenance Reserve at Rosyth.{{NLJul34|p. 276}}
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In mid-June, 1936, she was one of five destroyers and leaders at Rosyth on the list for disposal.{{ToL|Ships for Disposal|16 June 1936, p. 8}}
  
 
==Captains==
 
==Captains==
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Spenser''">{{TenureListBegin|Captain of {{UK-Spenser|f=p}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Colin Kenneth MacLean|nick=Colin K. MacLean|appt=17 October, 1917{{NLMar20|p. 866}}|note=and for Flotilla}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Colin Kenneth MacLean|nick=Colin K. MacLean|appt=17 October, 1917{{NLMar20|p. 866}}<ref>MacLean Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|D8112229}} f. 285.</ref>|note=and as Captain (D) of {{UK-DF|10}}, later of {{UK-DF|2}}|precBy=New Command|end=29 April, 1920<ref>MacLean Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|D8112229}} f. 285.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Humphrey Thomas Walwyn|nick=Humphrey T. Walwyn|appt=29 April, 1920{{NLDec20|p. 866}}|note=and as Captain (D) of {{UK-DF|2}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Humphrey Thomas Walwyn|nick=Humphrey T. Walwyn|appt=29 April, 1920{{NLDec20|p. 866}}<ref>Walwyn Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/24.}} f. 24.</ref>|end=9 May, 1922<ref>Walwyn Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/24.}} f. 24.</ref>|note=and as Captain (D) of {{UK-DF|2}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Roger L'Estrange Murray Rede|nick=Roger L'E. M. Rede|appt=9 May, 1922<ref>Rede Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/42.|}} f. 42.</ref>|end=1 November, 1923<ref>Rede Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/42.|}} f. 42.</ref>|note=and as Captain (D) of {{UK-DF|2}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Eric Gascoigne Robinson|nick=Eric G. Robinson|appt=1 November, 1923<ref>Robinson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47.|D7603783}} f. 281.</ref>|end=November, 1924<ref>Robinson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47.|D7603783}} f. 281.</ref>|note=and as Captain (D) of {{UK-DF|2}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Charles Gordon Ramsey|nick=Charles G. Ramsey|appt=15 January, 1925<ref>Ramsey Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47.}} f. 327.</ref>|end=May, 1925<ref>Ramsey Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47.}} f. 327.</ref>|note=and as Captain (D) of {{UK-DF|3}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Frederick Hew George Dalrymple-Hamilton|nick=Frederick H. G. Dalrymple-Hamilton|appt=May, 1925<ref>Dalrymple-Hamilton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/243.|}} f. 601.</ref>|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Cyril St. Clair Cameron|nick=Cyril St. C. Cameron|appt=1 February, 1926{{NLFeb26|p. 271}}|end=12 April, 1926|note=and as Captain (D), Portsmouth Reserve Flotilla}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Ernest William Leir|nick=Ernest W. Leir|appt=12 April, 1926{{NLJul27|p. 270}}<ref>Leir Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/21.|D7603925}} f. 424.</ref>|end=c. early 1927<ref>Leir Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/21.|D7603925}} f. 424.</ref>|note=and as Captain (D), [[Portsmouth Reserve Flotilla]]}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Leonard Stanley Holbrook|nick=Leonard S. Holbrook|appt=18 October, 1927<ref>Holbrook Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47.|}} f. 219.</ref>|end=16 December, 1927<ref>Holbrook Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47.|}} f. 219.</ref>|note=and as Senior Officer, Reserve Fleet Nore}}
 
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</div name=fredbot:officeCapt>
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
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Latest revision as of 00:57, 30 May 2021

H.M.S. Spenser (1917)
Pendant Number: F.90 (Jan 1918)[1]
Builder: John I. Thornycroft & Company[2]
Launched: 22 Sep, 1917[3]
Handed over: 29 Sep, 1936[4]

H.M.S. Spenser was one of five flotilla leaders of the Shakespeare class.

Service

Spenser commissioned on 1 December, 1917,[5] becoming the flagship of the Tenth Destroyer Flotilla.[6]

She would remain there until March 1919, when she was placed in the retooled Second Destroyer Flotilla.[7]

In 1919, she was selected to receive one of the first five Renouf Torpedo Tactical Instrument Type As.[8]

The ship was re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 15 September, 1924. By March 1925 she was with Third Destroyer Flotilla in the Mediterranean, bearing Captain (D) Charles G. Ramsey.[9]

On 6 June, 1925, she re-commissioned at Portsmouth.[10]

She paid off on 1 July 1928 to the Maintenance Reserve at Rosyth.[11]

In mid-June, 1936, she was one of five destroyers and leaders at Rosyth on the list for disposal.[12]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 71.
  2. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 71.
  3. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 71.
  4. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 71.
  5. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 866.
  6. Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (December, 1917). p. 13.
  7. Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (March, 1919). p. 11.
  8. Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1919. p. 118.
  9. The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 271.
  10. The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 270.
  11. The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 276.
  12. "Ships for Disposal." The Times (London, England), 16 June 1936, p. 8.
  13. The Navy List. (March, 1920). p. 866.
  14. MacLean Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 285.
  15. MacLean Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 285.
  16. The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 866.
  17. Walwyn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/24. f. 24.
  18. Walwyn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/24. f. 24.
  19. Rede Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/42. f. 42.
  20. Rede Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/42. f. 42.
  21. Robinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 281.
  22. Robinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 281.
  23. Ramsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 327.
  24. Ramsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 327.
  25. Dalrymple-Hamilton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/243. f. 601.
  26. The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 271.
  27. The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 270.
  28. Leir Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/21. f. 424.
  29. Leir Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/21. f. 424.
  30. Holbrook Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 219.
  31. Holbrook Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 219.

Bibliography


Shakespeare Class Flotilla Leader
Shakespeare Spenser Wallace Keppel Broke
<– "V" Class Destroyer Leaders (UK) Scott Class –>