H.M.S. Ambuscade (1926)
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| H.M.S. Ambuscade (1926) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | D38 |
| Builder: | Yarrow & Company |
| Laid down: | 8 Dec, 1924 |
| Launched: | 15 Jan, 1926[1] |
| Completed: | 1926[2] |
| Commissioned: | 19 Apr, 1927[3] |
| Sold: | Nov, 1946 |
H.M.S. Ambuscade was a Yarrow & Company-built prototype destroyer built for the Royal Navy in the mid 1920s. She and John I. Thornycroft & Company's Amazon helped determine the design factors that would inform more significant post-war construction, culminating in the "A" and "B" Class Destroyers of 1929-30.
There was an earlier Ambuscade launched in 1913.
Construction and Service
Ambuscade was commissioned at The Nore on 19 April, 1927 under Commander Ambrose Thomas Norman Abbay.[4]
She re-commissioned at Chatham on 16 October 1928 for service with the Third Destroyer Flotilla in the Mediterranean.[5]
Ambuscade commissioned at Chatham on 22 June, 1932 under the command of William Gronow Davis.[6]
She was re-commissioned on 31 August, 1933.[7]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Ambrose T. N. Abbay, 17 June, 1926[8][9] – 12 September, 1928[10]
- Commander Louis H. K. Hamilton, 12 September, 1928[11] – September, 1929
- Captain Thomas B. Drew, 3 August, 1929 – March, 1930
- Captain John W. Clayton, c. March, 1930[12] – 26 August, 1930
- Captain Ion B. B. Tower, 25 August, 1930 – late April, 1931 (transferred to the destroyer Blanche as Ambuscade reduced to reserve)
- Lieutenant-Commander Arthur L. Pears, 21 April, 1932[13] – 22 June, 1932[Inference]
- Lieutenant-Commander William G. Davis, 22 June, 1932[14][15] – 20 February, 1933[16]
- Lieutenant-Commander Thomas L. Alkin, 20 February, 1933[17] – 30 August, 1933[18]
- Lieutenant-Commander Maurice W. B. Hervey, 30 August, 1933[19] – 15 November, 1933[Inference]
- Lieutenant-Commander Harold W. Seaman, 15 November, 1933[20][21] – 26 April, 1935[22]
- Lieutenant-Commander Geoffrey H. Peters, 26 April, 1935[23][24]
- Lieutenant-Commander Desmond L. C. Craig, 1 September, 1936[25]
- Lieutenant-Commander Arthur O. Johnson, 21 March, 1940[26] – 14 June, 1940[27]
- Lieutenant-Commander Robert A. Fell, 14 June, 1940[28][29] – 16 May, 1942[30]
- Lieutenant-Commander Edward C. Peake, 16 May, 1942[31] – 9 November, 1942[32]
- Lieutenant-Commander Donald E. Mansfield, 9 November, 1942[33] – 13 July, 1943[34]
- Lieutenant in Command Harry Hutchinson, 13 July, 1943[35] – 10 June, 1944[36]
- Lieutenant in Command John Mayling, 10 June, 1944[37] – February, 1945[38]
- Acting Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. Harold G. Chesterman, February, 1945[39] – mid 1945[40]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 37.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 37.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 215.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 215.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 215.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 215.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 214.
- ↑ Abbay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/338. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 215.
- ↑ Abbay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/338. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 215.
- ↑ Took command upon transfer to Fourth Destroyer Flotilla
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Monday, Apr 25, 1932; pg. 8; Issue 46116.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 215.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Friday, Jun 24, 1932; pg. 4; Issue 46168.
- ↑ "Command of the Ambuscade." The Times (London, England), Monday, Feb 20, 1933; pg. 20; Issue 46373.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Nov 12, 1932; pg. 14; Issue 46289.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Monday, Sep 04, 1933; pg. 17; Issue 46540.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Monday, Sep 04, 1933; pg. 17; Issue 46540.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 215.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Friday, Oct 06, 1933; pg. 6; Issue 46568.
- ↑ "Royal Navy." The Times (London, England), Saturday, May 25, 1935; pg. 23; Issue 47073.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 215.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Mar 23, 1935; pg. 23; Issue 47020.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 25, 1936; pg. 8; Issue 47436.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1941). p. 1211.
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