H.M.S. Derby (1918)
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| H.M.S. Derby (1918) | |
|---|---|
| Admiralty Pendant Number: | 4352[1] |
| Pendant Number: | T.A4 (Oct 1918) T.#O (Nov 1919)[2] |
| Builder: | Clyde Shipbuilding Company[3] |
| Ordered: | mid 1917[4] |
| Launched: | 9 Aug, 1918[5] |
| Sold: | Jul, 1946[6] |
H.M.S. Derby was one of one hundred and fourteen Hunt Class minesweepers completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
After paying off to a C. & M. Party 17 October, 1924,[7] Derby completed to Reserve Complement on 22 November, 1924.[8]
Recommissioned with Reserve Complement on 26 September, 1929.[9]
Re-commissioned in Reserve at Malta on 13 January, 1937. She became part of the Second Minesweeping Flotilla on the China Station.[10]
Captains
- Lieutenant in Command William S. Bardwell, 26 September, 1918[11]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command John Horne, 5 January, 1919[12] – 12 March, 1919[Inference]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Arthur H. S. Roberts, 12 March, 1919[13][14] – 11 December, 1919[15]
- Lieutenant-Commander William N. Petch, 29 August, 1939[16] – 6 December, 1939[17]
- Lieutenant in Command Francis C. V. Brightman, 6 December, 1939[18] – June, 1941[19]
- Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. Archibald F. MacFie, June, 1941[20] – mid 1942[21]
- Lieutenant R.N.V.R. in Command Charles D. Sampson, mid 1942[22] – October, 1942[23]
- Lieutenant-Commander Sidney L. B. Maybury, October, 1942[24] – 10 May, 1944[25]
- Temporary Acting Lieutenant-Commander R.N.V.R. Daniel W. Scholes, 10 May, 1944[26] – late 1944[27]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 113.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. "A" and "#" denote Answer and Numeral pendants. p. 113.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 113.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 98.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 113.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 113.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 232.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 232.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 230.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 230.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 775.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1919). p. 775.
- ↑ Roberts Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/47/250. f. 128.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 775.
- ↑ Roberts Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/47/250. f. 128.
- ↑ 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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