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''Spenser'' was one of five flotilla leaders of the [[Shakespeare Class Flotilla Leader (1917)|''Shakespeare'' class]].
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'''H.M.S. ''Spenser''''' was one of five flotilla leaders of the [[Shakespeare Class Flotilla Leader (1917)|''Shakespeare'' class]].
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==Service==
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''Spenser'' commissioned on 1 December, 1917,{{NLJan21|p. 866}} becoming the flagship of the {{UK-DF|10}}.{{SMNLDec17|p. 13}}
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She would remain there until March 1919, when she was placed in the retooled {{UK-DF|2}}.{{SMNLMar19|p. 11}}
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In 1919, she was selected to receive one of the first five [[Renouf Torpedo Tactical Instrument Type A]]s.{{ARTS1919|p. 118}}
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The ship was re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 15 September, 1924.  By March 1925  she was with {{UK-DF|3}} in the Mediterranean, bearing Captain (D) [[Charles Gordon Ramsey|Charles G. Ramsey]].{{NLApr25|p. 271}}
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On 6 June, 1925, she re-commissioned at Portsmouth.{{NLJul27|p. 270}}
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She paid off on 1 July 1928 to the Maintenance Reserve at Rosyth.{{NLJul34|p. 276}}
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In mid-June, 1936, she was one of five destroyers and leaders at Rosyth on the list for disposal.{{ToL|Ships for Disposal|16 June 1936, p. 8}}
  
 
==Captains==
 
==Captains==
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
 
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* {{CaptRN}} [[Humphrey Thomas Walwyn]], D.S.O., 29 April, 1920.<ref>''The Monthly Navy List'', (December 1920).  p. 866.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Colin Kenneth MacLean|nick=Colin K. MacLean|appt=17 October, 1917{{NLMar20|p. 866}}<ref>MacLean Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|D8112229}} f. 285.</ref>|note=and as Captain (D) of {{UK-DF|10}}, later of {{UK-DF|2}}|precBy=New Command|end=29 April, 1920<ref>MacLean Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|D8112229}} f. 285.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Humphrey Thomas Walwyn|nick=Humphrey T. Walwyn|appt=29 April, 1920{{NLDec20|p. 866}}<ref>Walwyn Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/24.}} f. 24.</ref>|end=9 May, 1922<ref>Walwyn Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/24.}} f. 24.</ref>|note=and as Captain (D) of {{UK-DF|2}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Roger L'Estrange Murray Rede|nick=Roger L'E. M. Rede|appt=9 May, 1922<ref>Rede Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/42.|}} f. 42.</ref>|end=1 November, 1923<ref>Rede Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/42.|}} f. 42.</ref>|note=and as Captain (D) of {{UK-DF|2}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Eric Gascoigne Robinson|nick=Eric G. Robinson|appt=1 November, 1923<ref>Robinson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47.|D7603783}} f. 281.</ref>|end=November, 1924<ref>Robinson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47.|D7603783}} f. 281.</ref>|note=and as Captain (D) of {{UK-DF|2}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Charles Gordon Ramsey|nick=Charles G. Ramsey|appt=15 January, 1925<ref>Ramsey Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47.}} f. 327.</ref>|end=May, 1925<ref>Ramsey Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47.}} f. 327.</ref>|note=and as Captain (D) of {{UK-DF|3}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Frederick Hew George Dalrymple-Hamilton|nick=Frederick H. G. Dalrymple-Hamilton|appt=May, 1925<ref>Dalrymple-Hamilton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/243.|}} f. 601.</ref>|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Cyril St. Clair Cameron|nick=Cyril St. C. Cameron|appt=1 February, 1926{{NLFeb26|p. 271}}|end=12 April, 1926|note=and as Captain (D), Portsmouth Reserve Flotilla}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Ernest William Leir|nick=Ernest W. Leir|appt=12 April, 1926{{NLJul27|p. 270}}<ref>Leir Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/21.|D7603925}} f. 424.</ref>|end=c. early 1927<ref>Leir Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/21.|D7603925}} f. 424.</ref>|note=and as Captain (D), [[Portsmouth Reserve Flotilla]]}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Leonard Stanley Holbrook|nick=Leonard S. Holbrook|appt=18 October, 1927<ref>Holbrook Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47.|}} f. 219.</ref>|end=16 December, 1927<ref>Holbrook Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47.|}} f. 219.</ref>|note=and as Senior Officer, Reserve Fleet Nore}}
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==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
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Latest revision as of 00:57, 30 May 2021

H.M.S. Spenser (1917)
Pendant Number: F.90 (Jan 1918)[1]
Builder: John I. Thornycroft & Company[2]
Launched: 22 Sep, 1917[3]
Handed over: 29 Sep, 1936[4]

H.M.S. Spenser was one of five flotilla leaders of the Shakespeare class.

Service

Spenser commissioned on 1 December, 1917,[5] becoming the flagship of the Tenth Destroyer Flotilla.[6]

She would remain there until March 1919, when she was placed in the retooled Second Destroyer Flotilla.[7]

In 1919, she was selected to receive one of the first five Renouf Torpedo Tactical Instrument Type As.[8]

The ship was re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 15 September, 1924. By March 1925 she was with Third Destroyer Flotilla in the Mediterranean, bearing Captain (D) Charles G. Ramsey.[9]

On 6 June, 1925, she re-commissioned at Portsmouth.[10]

She paid off on 1 July 1928 to the Maintenance Reserve at Rosyth.[11]

In mid-June, 1936, she was one of five destroyers and leaders at Rosyth on the list for disposal.[12]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 71.
  2. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 71.
  3. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 71.
  4. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 71.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 866.
  6. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (December, 1917). p. 13.
  7. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (March, 1919). p. 11.
  8. ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1919. p. 118.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 271.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 270.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 276.
  12. ↑ "Ships for Disposal." The Times (London, England), 16 June 1936, p. 8.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1920). p. 866.
  14. ↑ MacLean Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 285.
  15. ↑ MacLean Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 285.
  16. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 866.
  17. ↑ Walwyn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/24. f. 24.
  18. ↑ Walwyn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/24. f. 24.
  19. ↑ Rede Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/42. f. 42.
  20. ↑ Rede Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/42. f. 42.
  21. ↑ Robinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 281.
  22. ↑ Robinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 281.
  23. ↑ Ramsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 327.
  24. ↑ Ramsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 327.
  25. ↑ Dalrymple-Hamilton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/243. f. 601.
  26. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 271.
  27. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 270.
  28. ↑ Leir Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/21. f. 424.
  29. ↑ Leir Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/21. f. 424.
  30. ↑ Holbrook Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 219.
  31. ↑ Holbrook Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 219.

Bibliography


Shakespeare Class Flotilla Leader
Shakespeare Spenser Wallace Keppel Broke
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