H.M.S. Vanessa (1918)

H.M.S. Vanessa (1918)
Pendant Number:	G.18 (Jun 1918)
Builder:	William Beardmore & Company
Launched:	16 Mar, 1918
Completed:	27 Apr, 1918
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H.M.S. Vanessa was one of twenty-five "V" class destroyers completed for the Royal Navy in 1917-18.

Service

In May 1918, Vanessa joined the Eleventh Destroyer Flotilla, operating with the Grand Fleet.

Vanessa re-commissioned on 3 October, 1918.

She was re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 15 September, 1924 for service with the Second Destroyer Flotilla in the Atlantic Fleet.

Re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 27 May, 1927 for service with the Second Destroyer Flotilla, which was now in the Mediterranean.

Re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 3 December, 1929 for continued service in the Mediterranean with 2 D.F..

Transferred to Dockyard Control at Sheerness on 11 May, 1934.

Transferred to the Reserve Fleet at The Nore on 18 December, 1934.

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

• Commander Gerald C. Harrison, 10 April, 1918 – 25 January, 1919
• Commander Edward O. Broadley, 28 September, 1918 – 1 February, 1920
• Commander Henry M. Coombs, 1 February, 1920 – 18 January, 1921
• Lieutenant-Commander Norman A. G. Ohlenschlager, 25 November, 1921 – 15 December, 1922
• Lieutenant-Commander Joseph H. L. Yorke, 15 December, 1922 – December, 1923
• Lieutenant-Commander Norman A. G. Ohlenschlager, 8 January, 1924 – 13 July, 1926
• Lieutenant-Commander Gordon F. Hannay, 1 May, 1926 – May, 1928
• Lieutenant-Commander Bernard A. W. Warburton-Lee, 9 April, 1928 – July, 1930
• Lieutenant-Commander Cyril F. Tower, 12 June, 1930 – 2 May, 1932
• Lieutenant-Commander James G. W. Deneys, 28 September, 1938 – 17 October, 1938
• Lieutenant-Commander John H. Plumer, 31 July, 1939 – 12 February, 1940
• Lieutenant-Commander Eric A. Stocker, 12 February, 1940 – 7 January, 1941
• Lieutenant in Command John H. A. Stucley, 7 January, 1941 – late 1941
• Lieutenant in Command Charles E. Sheen, 31 March, 1942 – 21 February, 1944
• Lieutenant in Command Barry J. Anderson, 21 February, 1944 – 4 October, 1944
• Temporary Acting Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. Arthur St. G. Walton, 4 October, 1944 – January, 1945^{[Fact Check]}

See Also

• Wikipedia