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| + | Upon her completion, ''Medea'' joined the {{UK-DF|10}} in mid-1915. In mid-1916, she left the flotilla, eventually to re-appear with the {{UK-SF|9}} in October, 1916 and then in the {{UK-SF|10}} by November. | ||
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| + | In March 1919, she moved over to the {{UK-SF|7}}, which was essentially S.F. 10 under a new designation. | ||
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=George Louis Downall Gibbs|nick=George L. D. Gibbs|appt=12 August, 1916<ref>Gibbs Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/57/166.|D7603873}} f. 371.</ref>|end=25 August, 1916<ref>Gibbs Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/57/166.|D7603873}} f. 371.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=George Louis Downall Gibbs|nick=George L. D. Gibbs|appt=12 August, 1916<ref>Gibbs Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/57/166.|D7603873}} f. 371.</ref>|end=25 August, 1916<ref>Gibbs Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/57/166.|D7603873}} f. 371.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Arthur Winnifred Benson|nick=Arthur W. Benson|appt=25 August, 1916{{NLFeb19|p. 844}}|end=28 October, 1919}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Arthur Winnifred Benson|nick=Arthur W. Benson|appt=25 August, 1916{{NLFeb19|p. 844}}|end=28 October, 1919}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Lachlan Donald Mackintosh|nick=Lachlan D. Mackintosh|appt=13 February, 1919<ref>Mackintosh Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/119/30.|}} f. 30.</ref>|end=18 June, 1919<ref>Mackintosh Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/119/30.|}} f. 30.</ref>|note=temporary, while Benson was sick}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:45, 19 December 2021
| H.M.S. Medea (1915) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | H.9C (Sep 1915) H.74 (Jan 1917)[1] |
| Builder: | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company[2] |
| Launched: | 30 Jan, 1915[3] |
| Completed: | Jun, 1915[4] |
| Sold: | 9 May, 1921[5] |
H.M.S. Medea was one of four Medea class destroyers laid down for the Greek Navy but completed for the Royal Navy.
In 1925, the former monitor H.M.S. M.22 was renamed Medea.
Service
Upon her completion, Medea joined the Tenth Destroyer Flotilla in mid-1915. In mid-1916, she left the flotilla, eventually to re-appear with the Ninth Submarine Flotilla in October, 1916 and then in the Tenth Submarine Flotilla by November.
In March 1919, she moved over to the Seventh Submarine Flotilla, which was essentially S.F. 10 under a new designation.
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Reginald St. P. Parry, 15 May, 1915[6][7] – 6 December, 1915[8]
- Commander George L. D. Gibbs, 6 December, 1915[9] – 16 June, 1916[10]
- Commander George L. D. Gibbs, 12 August, 1916[11] – 25 August, 1916[12]
- Commander Arthur W. Benson, 25 August, 1916[13] – 28 October, 1919
- Lieutenant in Command Lachlan D. Mackintosh, 13 February, 1919[14] – 18 June, 1919[15] (temporary, while Benson was sick)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 68.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 78.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 78.
- ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 309.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 68.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 396.
- ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
- ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
- ↑ Gibbs Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/57/166. f. 371.
- ↑ Gibbs Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/57/166. f. 371.
- ↑ Gibbs Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/57/166. f. 371.
- ↑ Gibbs Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/57/166. f. 371.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 844.
- ↑ Mackintosh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/119/30. f. 30.
- ↑ Mackintosh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/119/30. f. 30.
Bibliography
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