H.M.S. Rival (1916)

H.M.S. Rival (1916)
Pendant Number:	G.62 (Sep 1915) F.24 (Jan 1917) F.20 (Jan 1918) H.40 (Jun 1918)
Builder:	Yarrow & Company
Launched:	14 Jun, 1916
Completed:	Sep, 1916
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H.M.S. Rival was one of one hundred and three destroyers of the "M" class built for the Royal Navy during the Great War.

Service

Completed to reduced crew on 5 November, 1920.

She completed a refit at Portsmouth on 17 March, 1923. She completed further repairs on 16 March 1923 and resumed her duties as tender to the artificer's training ship Fisgard.

The ship was paid off into Dockyard Control at Portsmouth on 16 November, 1925.

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

• Lieutenant-Commander Edward O. Tudor, 10 July, 1916 – 15 November, 1916
• Lieutenant-Commander Alexander S. Douglas, 15 November, 1916 – 15 May, 1918
• Commander Bryan F. Adams, 15 May, 1918 – 27 June, 1918
• Commander Ernest L. Cardale, 5 November, 1918 – 3 April, 1919  (and in charge of a group of T.B.Ds. from 23 March, 1919)
• Commander Alfred E. Evans, 3 April, 1919 – 12 April, 1919  (and in charge of a group of T.B.Ds.)
• Lieutenant-Commander George A. Scott, 18 November, 1919 – 1 January, 1921
• Lieutenant-Commander Richard L. Dearden, 1 January, 1921 – 9 January, 1923
• Lieutenant-Commander Jesse R. Pearce, 9 January, 1923 – 9 January, 1925
• Lieutenant-Commander Harry McDonald, 9 January, 1925 – 16 October, 1925

See Also

• Wikipedia