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==Service==
 
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Commissioned at Chatham on 9 June, 1931.{{NLJul31|p. 247}}
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Re-commissioned at Chatham on 18 October, 1933.{{NLOct35|p. 248}}
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Reduced to Reserve on 13 February, 1937.{{NLJul37|p. 251}}
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After {{UK-Faulknor}} was damaged in collision with the steamer S.S. ''Clan Macfayden'' on 4 August, 1937, ''Keith'' took over duties as flagship in the {{UK-DF|6}}.  ''Faulknor'' resumed her role on 1 November, 1937.{{ToL|6th Flotilla Leader|27 Oct. 1937, p. 20}}
  
 
==Captains==
 
==Captains==
 
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Hugh Hext Rogers|nick=Hugh H. Rogers|appt=28 April, 1931|end=May, 1932|note=and as Captain (D), {{UK-DF|4}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Hugh Hext Rogers|nick=Hugh H. Rogers|appt=28 April, 1931|end=May, 1932|note=and as Captain (D), {{UK-DF|4}}|precBy=New Command}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Gerald Cartmell Harrison|nick=Gerald C. Harrison|appt=29 April, 1932<ref>Harrison Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48/164.|D7604068}} f. 568.</ref>|end=18 October, 1933<ref>Harrison Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48/164.|D7604068}} f. 568.</ref>|note=and as Captain (D), {{UK-DF|4}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Gerald Cartmell Harrison|nick=Gerald C. Harrison|appt=29 April, 1932{{NLJan33|p. 247}}<ref>Harrison Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48/164.|D7604068}} f. 568.</ref>|end=18 October, 1933<ref>Harrison Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48/164.|D7604068}} f. 568.</ref>|note=and as Captain (D), {{UK-DF|4}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Alfred Jerome Lucian Phillips|nick=Alfred J. L. Phillips|appt=31 July, 1939|end=30 August, 1939|note=and as Captain (D), {{UK-DF|20}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Frederick Hew George Dalrymple-Hamilton|nick=Frederick H. G. Dalrymple-Hamilton|appt=18 October, 1933{{NLOct35|p. 248}}|end=15 March, 1936<ref>Dalrymple-Hamilton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/243.|}} f. 601.</ref>|note=and as Captain (D), {{UK-DF|4}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} (retired)|name=Henry Thurston Wake Pawsey|nick=Henry T. W. Pawsey|appt=6 September, 1939|end=15 February, 1940}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Denis William Boyd|nick=Denis W. Boyd|appt=14 March, 1936{{NavAppts|March 20, 1936, Issue 47328, p.26}}|end=20 July, 1936<ref>McGrigor Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/55/59.|}} f. 59.</ref>|note=and as Captain (D), {{UK-DF|4}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Rhoderick Robert McGrigor|nick=Rhoderick R. McGrigor|appt=20 July, 1936<ref>McGrigor Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/55/59.|}} f. 59.</ref>|end=22 September, 1936<ref>McGrigor Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/55/59.|}} f. 59.</ref>|note=and as Captain (D), {{UK-DF|4}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Victor Hilary Danckwerts|nick=Victor H. Danckwerts|appt=17 August, 1937<ref>Danckwerts Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/.|}} f. ?.</ref>|end=1 November, 1937<ref>Danckwerts Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/.|}} f. ?.</ref>|note=and as Captain (D), {{UK-DF|6}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Alfred Jerome Lucian Phillips|nick=Alfred J. L. Phillips|appt=31 July, 1939{{UBAllyWarship|4349}}|end=30 August, 1939{{UBAllyWarship|4349}}|note=and as Captain (D), {{UK-DF|20}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} (retired)|name=Henry Thurston Wake Pawsey|nick=Henry T. W. Pawsey|appt=6 September, 1939{{UBAllyWarship|4349}}|end=15 February, 1940{{UBAllyWarship|4349}}}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=David James Robert Simson|nick=David J. R. Simson|appt=15 February, 1940<ref>Simson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/54/149.|D7605736}} f. 150.</ref>|end=23 May, 1940<ref>Simson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/54/149.|D7605736}} f. 150.</ref>|note=killed when vessel bombed under his command}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=David James Robert Simson|nick=David J. R. Simson|appt=15 February, 1940<ref>Simson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/54/149.|D7605736}} f. 150.</ref>|end=23 May, 1940<ref>Simson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/54/149.|D7605736}} f. 150.</ref>|note=killed when vessel bombed under his command}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Edward Lyon Berthon|nick=Edward L. Berthon|appt=27 May, 1940|end=1 June, 1940|succBy=Vessel Lost}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Edward Lyon Berthon|nick=Edward L. Berthon|appt=27 May, 1940{{UBAllyWarship|4349}}|end=1 June, 1940{{UBAllyWarship|4349}}|succBy=Vessel Lost|note=and as Captain (D), {{UK-DF|19}}}}
 
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Latest revision as of 21:21, 6 July 2021

H.M.S. Keith (1930)
Pendant Number: H06
Builder: Vickers Armstrongs
Laid down: 1 Oct, 1929
Launched: 10 Jul, 1930
Commissioned: 20 Mar, 1931
Bombed: 1 Jun, 1940

H.M.S. Keith was one of nine "B" Class destroyers completed for the Royal Navy. She was the "leader" of the other eight, having an additional gun and a slightly different design.

Service

Commissioned at Chatham on 9 June, 1931.[1]

Re-commissioned at Chatham on 18 October, 1933.[2]

Reduced to Reserve on 13 February, 1937.[3]

After Faulknor was damaged in collision with the steamer S.S. Clan Macfayden on 4 August, 1937, Keith took over duties as flagship in the Sixth Destroyer Flotilla. Faulknor resumed her role on 1 November, 1937.[4]

Captains

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 247.
  2. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 248.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 251.
  4. ↑ "6th Flotilla Leader." The Times (London, England), 27 Oct. 1937, p. 20.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 247.
  6. ↑ Harrison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/164. f. 568.
  7. ↑ Harrison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/164. f. 568.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 248.
  9. ↑ Dalrymple-Hamilton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/243. f. 601.
  10. ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), March 20, 1936, Issue 47328, p.26.
  11. ↑ McGrigor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/59. f. 59.
  12. ↑ McGrigor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/59. f. 59.
  13. ↑ McGrigor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/59. f. 59.
  14. ↑ Danckwerts Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/. f. ?.
  15. ↑ Danckwerts Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/. f. ?.
  16. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  17. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  18. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  19. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  20. ↑ Simson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/149. f. 150.
  21. ↑ Simson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/149. f. 150.
  22. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  23. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.


"A" and "B" Class Destroyer
"A" Class Leader
  Codrington  
Destroyers
  Acasta Achates Active Antelope  
  Anthony Ardent Arrow Acheron  
Canadian Destroyers
  Saguenay Skeena  
"B" Class Leader
  Keith  
Destroyers
  Basilisk Beagle Blanche Boadicea  
  Boreas Brazen Brilliant Bulldog  
<– Modified "W" Class Destroyers (UK) "C" and "D" Class –>


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