H.M.S. Venomous (1918)
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| H.M.S. Venomous (1918) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | G.98 (Jun 1919)[1] |
| Builder: | John Brown & Company[2] |
| Ordered: | Jan, 1918 (1st Order)[3] |
| Launched: | 21 Dec, 1918[4] |
| Commissioned: | 28 Apr, 1919[5] |
| Sold: | 4 Mar, 1947[6] |
H.M.S. Venomous (originally named H.M.S. Venom) was one of fifteen destroyers of the Modified "W" class.
Service
Venomous was commissioned on 28 April, 1919.[7] Another source gives 24 August, 1919.[8]
She was re-commissioned at Chatham on 8 October, 1923. By March 1925, she was part of Fourth Destroyer Flotilla in the Mediterranean.[9]
She re-commissioned at Chatham on 30 April 1926 to serve with the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla in the Mediterranean.[10]
She was re-commissioned on 21 August, 1928.[11]
Reduced to Maintenance Reserve on 10 July, 1930, and would remain so until at least mid 1937.[12]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Somerville P. B. Russell, 24 April, 1919[13] – May, 1921[14]
- Lieutenant-Commander Lewes G. Gardner, 14 July, 1921[15] – October, 1923[16]
- Lieutenant-Commander Donal S. McGrath, October, 1923[17] – December, 1924[18]
- Lieutenant-Commander Lawrence F. N. Ommanney, 13 December, 1924[19] – January, 1927
- Lieutenant-Commander Edmund G. N. Rushbrooke, 11 December, 1926[20]
- Lieutenant-Commander Cecil A. N. Chatwin, January, 1929[21]
- Commander Hugh W. Falcon-Steward, 3 July, 1941[22]
See Also
- Wikipedia
- Moore, Robert J. A Hard Fought Ship: The Story of HMS Venomous (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk)
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 76.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p.85.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p.85.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 76.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 880. Given as 1918, but clearly a mistake.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 76.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 880. Given as 1918, but clearly a mistake.
- ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 312.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 280.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 279.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 279.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 283.
- ↑ Russell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/124. f. 528.
- ↑ Russell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/124. f. 528.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 828.
- ↑ Gardner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/60. f. 66.
- ↑ 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. (April, 1925). p. 280.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 279.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 279.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1941). p. 1541.
Bibliography
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