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In January, 1921, she was at Southampton, one of twenty-eight paid off minesweepers there.{{NLJan21|p. 708}} | In January, 1921, she was at Southampton, one of twenty-eight paid off minesweepers there.{{NLJan21|p. 708}} | ||
Re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 20 June, 1924. By June 1924 she was functioning as a Diving Tender.{{NLApr25|p. 271}} | |||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Southdown''" nat="UK"> | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Southdown''" nat="UK"> | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRNR}}|name=William Drummond Bayne|nick=William D. Bayne|appt=29 March, 1917{{NLAug17|p. 397''z''}}|end=}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRNR}}|name=Gordon Bushell Hedley|nick=Gordon B. Hedley|appt=5 February, 1919{{NLMar19|p. 909}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRNR}}|name=Gordon Bushell Hedley|nick=Gordon B. Hedley|appt=5 February, 1919{{NLMar19|p. 909}}|end=}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Frederick Charles Russell|nick=Frederick C. Russell|appt=16 June, 1924{{NLJul24|p. 271}}|end=|note=and as Inspector of Diving}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Claude Lombard Woollard|nick=Claude L. Woollard|appt=30 May, 1924<ref>Woollard Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/96/235.|}} f. 281.</ref>|end=10 July, 1924<ref>Woollard Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/96/235.|}} f. 281.</ref>|note=for trials}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Frederick Charles Russell|nick=Frederick C. Russell|appt=16 June, 1924{{NLJul24|p. 271}}|end=7 March, 1925|note=and as Inspector of Diving}} | |||
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Latest revision as of 12:37, 26 July 2022
| H.M.S. Southdown (1917) | |
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| Admiralty Pendant Number: | 500[1] |
| Pendant Number: | T.08 (Sep 1918)[2] |
| Builder: | William Simons & Company[3] |
| Ordered: | mid 1916[4] |
| Launched: | 7 May, 1917[5] |
| Commissioned: | 1917[6] |
| Sold: | Dec, 1926[7] |
H.M.S. Southdown was one of one hundred and fourteen Hunt Class minesweepers completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Southdown paid off at Southampton on 31 August, 1919.[8]
In January, 1921, she was at Southampton, one of twenty-eight paid off minesweepers there.[9]
Re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 20 June, 1924. By June 1924 she was functioning as a Diving Tender.[10]
Captains
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command William D. Bayne, 29 March, 1917[11]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Gordon B. Hedley, 5 February, 1919[12]
- Lieutenant-Commander Claude L. Woollard, 30 May, 1924[13] – 10 July, 1924[14] (for trials)
- Lieutenant in Command Frederick C. Russell, 16 June, 1924[15] – 7 March, 1925 (and as Inspector of Diving)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 112.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 112.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 98.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 98.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 112.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 98.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 98.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 866.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 708.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 271.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 397z.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1919). p. 909.
- ↑ Woollard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/235. f. 281.
- ↑ Woollard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/235. f. 281.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 271.
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