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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Bernard Armitage Warburton Warburton-Lee|nick=Bernard A. W. Warburton-Lee|appt=9 April, 1928{{NLFeb29|p. 278}}<ref>Warburton-Lee Service Record. {{TNA|ADM196/146.|D8124407}} f. 1.</ref>|end=July, 1930<ref>Warburton-Lee Service Record. {{TNA|ADM196/146.|D8124407}} f. 1.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Bernard Armitage Warburton Warburton-Lee|nick=Bernard A. W. Warburton-Lee|appt=9 April, 1928{{NLFeb29|p. 278}}<ref>Warburton-Lee Service Record. {{TNA|ADM196/146.|D8124407}} f. 1.</ref>|end=July, 1930<ref>Warburton-Lee Service Record. {{TNA|ADM196/146.|D8124407}} f. 1.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Cyril Francis Tower|nick=Cyril F. Tower|appt=12 June, 1930{{NLJul31|p. 277}}|end=2 May, 1932}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Cyril Francis Tower|nick=Cyril F. Tower|appt=12 June, 1930{{NLJul31|p. 277}}|end=2 May, 1932}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=James Godfrey Wood Deneys|nick=James G. W. Deneys|appt=28 September, 1938<ref>Deneys Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/123/79.|}} f. 79.</ref>|end=17 October, 1938<ref>Deneys Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/123/79.|}} f. 79.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=John Henry Plumer|nick=John H. Plumer|appt=31 July, 1939{{UBAllyWarship|5455}}|end=12 February, 1940{{UBAllyWarship|5455}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=John Henry Plumer|nick=John H. Plumer|appt=31 July, 1939{{UBAllyWarship|5455}}|end=12 February, 1940{{UBAllyWarship|5455}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Eric Alonzo Stocker|nick=Eric A. Stocker|appt=12 February, 1940{{UBAllyWarship|5455}}|end=7 January, 1941{{UBAllyWarship|5455}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Eric Alonzo Stocker|nick=Eric A. Stocker|appt=12 February, 1940{{UBAllyWarship|5455}}|end=7 January, 1941{{UBAllyWarship|5455}}}} | ||
Latest revision as of 14:03, 14 February 2022
| H.M.S. Vanessa (1918) | |
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| Pendant Number: | G.18 (Jun 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | William Beardmore & Company[2] |
| Launched: | 16 Mar, 1918[3] |
| Completed: | 27 Apr, 1918[4] |
| Sold: | |
H.M.S. Vanessa was one of twenty-five "V" class destroyers completed for the Royal Navy in 1917-18.
Service
In May 1918, Vanessa joined the Eleventh Destroyer Flotilla, operating with the Grand Fleet.[5]
Vanessa re-commissioned on 3 October, 1918.[6]
She was re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 15 September, 1924 for service with the Second Destroyer Flotilla in the Atlantic Fleet.[7]
Re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 27 May, 1927 for service with the Second Destroyer Flotilla, which was now in the Mediterranean.[8]
Re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 3 December, 1929 for continued service in the Mediterranean with 2 D.F..[9]
In June of 1933, her bell was one of about 100 surplus bells announced as being for sale at prices ranging from £1 to £10. Preference would be given to those offers from men with a special consideration in the bell in question.[10]
Transferred to Dockyard Control at Sheerness on 11 May, 1934.[11]
Transferred to the Reserve Fleet at The Nore on 18 December, 1934.[12]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Gerald C. Harrison, 10 April, 1918[13] – 25 January, 1919[14]
- Commander Edward O. Broadley, 28 September, 1918[15][16] – 1 February, 1920[17]
- Commander Henry M. Coombs, 1 February, 1920[18][19] – 18 January, 1921[20]
- Lieutenant-Commander Norman A. G. Ohlenschlager, 25 November, 1921[21] – 15 December, 1922[22]
- Lieutenant-Commander Joseph H. L. Yorke, 15 December, 1922[23][24] – December, 1923[25]
- Lieutenant-Commander Norman A. G. Ohlenschlager, 8 January, 1924[26] – 13 July, 1926[27]
- Lieutenant-Commander Gordon F. Hannay, 1 May, 1926[28] – May, 1928
- Lieutenant-Commander Bernard A. W. Warburton-Lee, 9 April, 1928[29][30] – July, 1930[31]
- Lieutenant-Commander Cyril F. Tower, 12 June, 1930[32] – 2 May, 1932
- Lieutenant-Commander James G. W. Deneys, 28 September, 1938[33] – 17 October, 1938[34]
- Lieutenant-Commander John H. Plumer, 31 July, 1939[35] – 12 February, 1940[36]
- Lieutenant-Commander Eric A. Stocker, 12 February, 1940[37] – 7 January, 1941[38]
- Lieutenant in Command John H. A. Stucley, 7 January, 1941[39] – late 1941[40]
- Lieutenant in Command Charles E. Sheen, 31 March, 1942[41] – 21 February, 1944[42]
- Lieutenant in Command Barry J. Anderson, 21 February, 1944[43] – 4 October, 1944[44]
- Temporary Acting Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. Arthur St. G. Walton, 4 October, 1944[45] – January, 1945[Fact Check][46]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 72.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 83.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 83.
- ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 312.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (May, 1918). p. 12.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 879b.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 279.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 278.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 277.
- ↑ "Warships' Bells." The Times (London, England), 12 June 1933, p. 11.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 282.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 282.
- ↑ Harrison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/164. f. 568.
- ↑ Harrison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/164. f. 568.
- ↑ Broadley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/309. f. 156.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1920). p. 879b.
- ↑ Broadley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/309. f. 156.
- ↑ Coombs Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/213. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 879b.
- ↑ Coombs Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/213. f. ?.
- ↑ Ohlenschlager Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/275. f. 645.
- ↑ Ohlenschlager Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/275. f. 645.
- ↑ Yorke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/260. f. 275.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 827.
- ↑ Yorke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/260. f. 275.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 279.
- ↑ Ohlenschlager Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/275. f. 645.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 278.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 278.
- ↑ Warburton-Lee Service Record. The National Archives. ADM196/146. f. 1.
- ↑ Warburton-Lee Service Record. The National Archives. ADM196/146. f. 1.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 277.
- ↑ Deneys Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/79. f. 79.
- ↑ Deneys Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/79. f. 79.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
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