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She was relegated to reduced Complement on 8 February, 1919{{NLJan21|p. 879}} and in the March, 1919 fleet reorganization, ''Urchin'' was moved from the 13th to join the new incarnation of the {{UK-DF|5}}. | She was relegated to reduced Complement on 8 February, 1919{{NLJan21|p. 879}} and in the March, 1919 fleet reorganization, ''Urchin'' was moved from the 13th to join the new incarnation of the {{UK-DF|5}}. | ||
| − | ''Urchin'' reduced to Reserve on 11 May, 1922.{{ | + | ''Urchin'' reduced to Reserve on 11 May, 1922.{{NLFeb29|p. 276}} |
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=George Arthur Scott|nick=George A. Scott|appt=22 August, 1918<ref>Scott Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/294.|D7605049}} f. 309.</ref>{{NLJun19|p. 922''a''}}|end=15 June, 1919<ref>Scott Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/294.|D7605049}} f. 309.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=George Arthur Scott|nick=George A. Scott|appt=22 August, 1918<ref>Scott Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/294.|D7605049}} f. 309.</ref>{{NLJun19|p. 922''a''}}|end=15 June, 1919<ref>Scott Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/294.|D7605049}} f. 309.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Herbert Masterman Hughes|nick=Herbert M. Hughes|appt=15 June, 1919<ref>Hughes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/195.|D7605280}} f. 563.</ref>{{NLJul20|p. 879}}|end=10 July, 1920<ref>Hughes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/195.|D7605280}} f. 563.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Herbert Masterman Hughes|nick=Herbert M. Hughes|appt=15 June, 1919<ref>Hughes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/195.|D7605280}} f. 563.</ref>{{NLJul20|p. 879}}|end=10 July, 1920<ref>Hughes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/195.|D7605280}} f. 563.</ref>}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Delorest John Dumergne Noble|nick=Delorest J. D. Noble|appt=10 July, 1920|end=15 July, 1920}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=James Robert Carnegie Cavendish|nick=James R. C. Cavendish|appt=15 July, 1920<ref>Cavendish Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/19.|D7576678}} ff. 179, 235.</ref>{{NLDec20|p. 879}}|end=11 May, 1922<ref>Cavendish Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/19.|D7576678}} ff. 179, 235.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=James Robert Carnegie Cavendish|nick=James R. C. Cavendish|appt=15 July, 1920<ref>Cavendish Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/19.|D7576678}} ff. 179, 235.</ref>{{NLDec20|p. 879}}|end=11 May, 1922<ref>Cavendish Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/19.|D7576678}} ff. 179, 235.</ref>}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Robert Tatton Bower|nick=Robert T. Bower|appt=10 July, 1924<ref>Bower Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/56/157.|}} f. 159.</ref>{{NavAppts|Friday, Jun 20, 1924; pg. 5; Issue 43683}}|end=16 September, 1924<ref>Bower Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/56/157.|}} f. 159.</ref>|note=temporary, for Reserve Fleet Exercises}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:53, 29 December 2021
| H.M.S. Urchin (1917) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | F.95 (Jan 1917) F.04 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Company[2] |
| Ordered: | Mar 1916 (8th Order)[3][4] |
| Launched: | 7 Jun, 1917[5] |
| Completed: | Aug, 1917[6] |
| Sold: | 7 Jan, 1930[7] |
H.M.S. Urchin was one of sixty-two "R" class destroyers completed for the Royal Navy in 1916-17.
Service
In July, 1917, Urchin was ready for service and was assigned to the Thirteenth Destroyer Flotilla, assigned to the Grand Fleet.[8]
She was relegated to reduced Complement on 8 February, 1919[9] and in the March, 1919 fleet reorganization, Urchin was moved from the 13th to join the new incarnation of the Fifth Destroyer Flotilla.
Urchin reduced to Reserve on 11 May, 1922.[10]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant-Commander Guy P. Bowles, 17 July, 1917[11][12] – 13 October, 1917[13]
- Lieutenant-Commander George A. Scott, 22 August, 1918[14][15] – 15 June, 1919[16]
- Lieutenant-Commander Herbert M. Hughes, 15 June, 1919[17][18] – 10 July, 1920[19]
- Commander Delorest J. D. Noble, 10 July, 1920 – 15 July, 1920
- Commander James R. C. Cavendish, 15 July, 1920[20][21] – 11 May, 1922[22]
- Lieutenant-Commander Robert T. Bower, 10 July, 1924[23][24] – 16 September, 1924[25] (temporary, for Reserve Fleet Exercises)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 71.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 82.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. pp. 81-2.
- ↑ March. British Destroyers. p. 184.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 82.
- ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 311.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 71.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 12.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 879.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 276.
- ↑ Bowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/144. f. 245.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 398o.
- ↑ Bowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/144. f. 245.
- ↑ Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1919). p. 922a.
- ↑ Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
- ↑ Hughes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/195. f. 563.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1920). p. 879.
- ↑ Hughes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/195. f. 563.
- ↑ Cavendish Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/19. ff. 179, 235.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 879.
- ↑ Cavendish Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/19. ff. 179, 235.
- ↑ Bower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/157. f. 159.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Friday, Jun 20, 1924; pg. 5; Issue 43683.
- ↑ Bower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/157. f. 159.
Bibliography
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