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Commissioned at Devonport on 15 January, 1931 for service in the [[Persian Gulf]],{{NLJul31|p. 259}} where she remained until at least early 1933.{{NLJan33|p. 261}} | Commissioned at Devonport on 15 January, 1931 for service in the [[Persian Gulf]],{{NLJul31|p. 259}} where she remained until at least early 1933.{{NLJan33|p. 261}} | ||
Re-commissioned on 1 July, 1933.{{NLJul34|p. 262}} | |||
Re-commssioned at Aden on 29 November, 1935.{{NLJul37|p. 262}} | Re-commssioned at Aden on 29 November, 1935.{{NLJul37|p. 262}} | ||
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<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Penzance''" nat="UK"> | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Penzance''" nat="UK"> | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Henry Ioan Montagu Lawrence Scott|nick=Henry I. M. L. Scott|appt=2 December, 1930<ref>Scott Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/82.|D7604494}} f. ?.</ref>|end=12 January, 1931<ref>Scott Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/82.|D7604494}} f. ?.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Henry Ioan Montagu Lawrence Scott|nick=Henry I. M. L. Scott|appt=2 December, 1930<ref>Scott Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/82.|D7604494}} f. ?.</ref>|end=12 January, 1931<ref>Scott Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/82.|D7604494}} f. ?.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Robert Arthur Startin|nick=Robert A. Startin|appt=1 March, 1931{{NLJul31|p. 259}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=John Campbell Annesley|nick=John C. Annesley|appt=12 January, 1931<ref>Annesley Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/117/134.|}} f. 134.</ref>|end=c. February, 1931<ref>Annesley Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/117/134.|}} f. 134.</ref>|note=transferred out to {{UK-Cyclamen}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Robert Arthur Startin|nick=Robert A. Startin|appt=1 March, 1931{{NLJul31|p. 259}}|end=c. August 1931<ref>Startin Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/56/105.|}} f. 107.</ref>|note=transferred out to {{UK-Shoreham}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Frederick Ross Maxwell Johnson|nick=Frederick R. M. Johnson|appt=14 December, 1931<ref>Johnson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/92/108.|}} f. 108.</ref>|end=February, 1932<ref>Johnson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/92/108.|}} f. 108.</ref>|note=and as Senior Officer, Red Sea Sloops}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Arthur Ronald Farquhar|nick=Arthur R. Farquhar|appt=February, 1932<ref>Farquhar Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/291.|D7605046}} f. 306.</ref>{{NLJan33|p. 261}}|end=April, 1933<ref>Farquhar Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/291.|D7605046}} f. 306.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Arthur Ronald Farquhar|nick=Arthur R. Farquhar|appt=February, 1932<ref>Farquhar Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/291.|D7605046}} f. 306.</ref>{{NLJan33|p. 261}}|end=April, 1933<ref>Farquhar Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/291.|D7605046}} f. 306.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Robert Hesketh Bevan|nick=Robert H. Bevan|appt=22 March, 1933{{NLJul34|p. 262}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Robert Hesketh Bevan|nick=Robert H. Bevan|appt=22 March, 1933{{NLJul34|p. 262}}|end=22 May, 1935}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Edward Henry Longsdon|nick=Edward H. Longsdon|appt=30 March, 1935{{NLOct35|p. 262}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Edward Henry Longsdon|nick=Edward H. Longsdon|appt=30 March, 1935{{NLOct35|p. 262}}|end=16 December, 1936<ref>Longsdon Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/122/79.|}} f. 79.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Arthur Wellesley Clarke|nick=Arthur W. Clarke|appt=1 March, 1937{{NLJul37|p. 262}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Arthur Wellesley Clarke|nick=Arthur W. Clarke|appt=1 March, 1937{{NLJul37|p. 262}}|end=c. May, 1938<ref>Clarke Service Record. {{TNA|196/120/126.|D7619402}} f. 126.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Allan John Wavish|nick=Allan J. Wavish|appt=16 May, 1938{{NLMay39|p. 318}}|end=24 August, 1940{{UBAlly|2904}}|succBy=Vessel Lost|note=died when ship torpedoed and lost}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Allan John Wavish|nick=Allan J. Wavish|appt=16 May, 1938<ref>Wavish Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/96/139.|}} f. 170.</ref>{{NLMay39|p. 318}}|end=24 August, 1940{{UBAlly|2904}}|succBy=Vessel Lost|note=died when ship torpedoed and lost}} | ||
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | ||
Latest revision as of 12:27, 26 July 2022
| H.M.S. Penzance (1930) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Devonport Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Launched: | 10 Apr, 1930[2] |
| Commissioned: | 15 Jan, 1931[3] |
| Torpedoed: | 24 Aug, 1940[4] |
H.M.S. Penzance was one of five Hastings Class sloops completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Commissioned at Devonport on 15 January, 1931 for service in the Persian Gulf,[5] where she remained until at least early 1933.[6]
Re-commissioned on 1 July, 1933.[7]
Re-commssioned at Aden on 29 November, 1935.[8]
Captains
- Commander Henry I. M. L. Scott, 2 December, 1930[9] – 12 January, 1931[10]
- Lieutenant-Commander John C. Annesley, 12 January, 1931[11] – c. February, 1931[12] (transferred out to Cyclamen)
- Commander Robert A. Startin, 1 March, 1931[13] – c. August 1931[14] (transferred out to Shoreham)
- Captain Frederick R. M. Johnson, 14 December, 1931[15] – February, 1932[16] (and as Senior Officer, Red Sea Sloops)
- Lieutenant-Commander Arthur R. Farquhar, February, 1932[17][18] – April, 1933[19]
- Commander Robert H. Bevan, 22 March, 1933[20] – 22 May, 1935
- Commander Edward H. Longsdon, 30 March, 1935[21] – 16 December, 1936[22]
- Commander Arthur W. Clarke, 1 March, 1937[23] – c. May, 1938[24]
- Commander Allan J. Wavish, 16 May, 1938[25][26] – 24 August, 1940[27] (died when ship torpedoed and lost)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 56.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 56.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 259.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 56.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 259.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 261.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 262.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 262.
- ↑ Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/82. f. ?.
- ↑ Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/82. f. ?.
- ↑ Annesley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/134. f. 134.
- ↑ Annesley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/134. f. 134.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 259.
- ↑ Startin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/105. f. 107.
- ↑ Johnson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/108. f. 108.
- ↑ Johnson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/108. f. 108.
- ↑ Farquhar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/291. f. 306.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 261.
- ↑ Farquhar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/291. f. 306.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 262.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 262.
- ↑ Longsdon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/79. f. 79.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 262.
- ↑ Clarke Service Record. The National Archives. 196/120/126. f. 126.
- ↑ Wavish Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/139. f. 170.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1939). p. 318.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
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