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| − | + | ''Bideford'' was placed under the command of Cdr. [[Percy Frank Pilkington Wood] on 16 October 1931 for trials. Upon their completion, he commissioned her for service. Due at Aden on 6 January, 1932, he was to proceed to Muscat to relieve the {{UK-Hastings|f=t}}, exchanging ships with her commander, D. S. McGrath. | |
| + | {{ToL|Sloops on Foreign Service|6 Jan. 1932, p. 6}} | ||
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| + | She was commissioned at Chatham on 15 November, 1932 for service in the [[Persian Gulf]].{{NLJan33|p. 217}} | ||
Re-commissioned on 17 November 1936.{{NLJul37|p. 218}} | Re-commissioned on 17 November 1936.{{NLJul37|p. 218}} | ||
Revision as of 22:08, 15 December 2021
| H.M.S. Bideford (1931) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | L43, later U43 |
| Builder: | Devonport Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Launched: | 1 Apr, 1931[2] |
| Broken up: | 1949[3] |
H.M.S. Bideford was one of eight Shoreham Class sloops completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Bideford was placed under the command of Cdr. [[Percy Frank Pilkington Wood] on 16 October 1931 for trials. Upon their completion, he commissioned her for service. Due at Aden on 6 January, 1932, he was to proceed to Muscat to relieve the sloop Hastings, exchanging ships with her commander, D. S. McGrath. [4]
She was commissioned at Chatham on 15 November, 1932 for service in the Persian Gulf.[5]
Re-commissioned on 17 November 1936.[6]
Re-commissioned at Malta on 12 December, 1938 for service in the Persian Gulf.[7]
Captains
- Commander Percy F. P. Wood, 16 October, 1931[8] – 17 January, 1932[9] (transferred out to Hastings)
- Commander Donal S. McGrath, 17 January, 1932[10] – 9 April, 1932[11] (removed from command following negative report from S.N.O., Persian Gulf)
- Captain Edward C. Denison, 25 March, 1932[12] – March, 1934
- Captain Charles A. Browne, 2 February, 1934[13] – 8 November, 1934
- Captain Douglas B. Fisher, 25 September, 1934[14] – 1935 (and as S.N.O, Persian Gulf from 30 November, 1934)
- Captain Douglas B. Fisher, 29 June, 1936 – 1936 (vice "Barnes")
- Captain Geoffrey W. Wadham, – 18 February, 1937 (fact check this is correct Wadham)
- Captain George H. Faulkner, 18 February, 1937 – 17 April, 1938 (and as S.N.O, Persian Gulf from 20 February, 1937)
- Captain George H. Faulkner, 30 July, 1938 – 1 October, 1938 (and as S.O., Minesweeping Flotilla, Mediterranean)
- Captain George H. Faulkner, 1 November, 1938 – 2 December, 1938
- Captain Douglas Young-Jamieson, 14 November, 1938[15] – 12 September, 1939[16]
- Commander Robert F. Elkins, 12 September, 1939[17] – 16 April, 1940[18]
- Lieutenant-Commander John Hugh Lewes, 16 April, 1940[19] – 15 November, 1940[20]
- Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. William J. Moore, 15 November, 1940[21] – 22 November, 1942[22]
- Lieutenant-Commander William F. Hollins, 22 November, 1942[23] – 4 October, 1943[24]
- Commander John R. Westmacott, 4 October, 1943[25] – February, 1944[26]
- Temporary Acting Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. Herbert J. Beverley, 1 March, 1944[27] – December, 1944[28]
- Acting Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. Alan H. Pierce, December, 1944[29] – mid 1945[30]
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.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 56.
- ↑ "Sloops on Foreign Service." The Times (London, England), 6 Jan. 1932, p. 6.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 217.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 218.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1939). p. 262.
- ↑ Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/186. f. 188.
- ↑ Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/186. f. 188.
- ↑ McGrath Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/96. f. 95.
- ↑ McGrath Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/96. f. 95.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 217.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 217.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 218.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1939). p. 262.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
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