H.M.S. Saltash (1918)
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| H.M.S. Saltash (1918) | |
|---|---|
| Admiralty Pendant Number: | 3456[1] |
| Pendant Number: | T.9# (Oct 1918) T.6# (Nov 1919)[2] |
| Builder: | Murdoch & Murray[3] |
| Ordered: | mid 1917[4] |
| Launched: | 25 Jul, 1918[5] |
| Sold: | 13 Mar, 1947[6] |
H.M.S. Saltash was one of one hundred and fourteen Hunt Class minesweepers completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Paid off 25 October, 1919.[7]
In January, 1921, she was at Southampton, one of twenty-eight paid off minesweepers there.[8]
In mid-1931, she was in the Reserve Fleet at the Nore.[9]
In mid-1937, she was in the Mediterranean.[10]
Captains
- Acting Lieutenant-Commander James C. Bird, September, 1918[11][12] – 20 January, 1919[Inference] (and as Senior Officer, Nineteenth Fleet Sweeping Flotilla)
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Jesse Dixon, 20 January, 1919[13]
- Lieutenant-Commander Frederick E. Raw, 10 July, 1924[14] – c. 20 August, 1924[Inference] (temporary, for Reserve Fleet Exercises)
- Lieutenant-Commander Aubrey C. Thursfield, 22 December, 1928[15] – 16 May, 1929[16]
- Commander Charles M. J. Willis, 16 May, 1929[17] – 12 May, 1931[18] (and in command of other minesweepers in Reserve)
- Lieutenant & Commander Eric W. M. King, 12 May, 1931[19] – 5 April, 1932[20]
- Lieutenant-Commander Francis B. Hanson, 5 April, 1932[21][22] – 11 May, 1933[23]
- Lieutenant-Commander Walter F. Smithwick, 11 May, 1933 – 16 October, 1933 (and for charge of some minesweepers in reserve)
- Lieutenant-Commander Lionel V. Lloyd, 1 February, 1934[24] – 1 July, 1935[25] (and for charge of some minesweepers in reserve)
- Lieutenant-Commander Thomas R. Fowke, 21 August, 1939[26] – 27 August, 1941[27]
- Lieutenant-Commander Robert B. Chandler, 27 August, 1941[28] – 20 August, 1942[29]
- Temporary Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Frederick G. Dawson, 20 August, 1942[30] – 4 March, 1944[31]
- Temporary Lieutenant R.N.V.R. in Command Matthew D. Ballantine, 4 March, 1944[32] – early 1945[33]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 114.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. "#" denotes Numeral pendant here. p. 114.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 114.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 98.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 114.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 114.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 267.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 708.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 268.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 273.
- ↑ Bird Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/281. f. 299.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 902.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 902.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Friday, Jun 20, 1924; pg. 5; Issue 43683.
- ↑ Thursfield Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/51/87. f. 93.
- ↑ Thursfield Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/51/87. f. 93.
- ↑ Willis Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/52/258. f. 600.
- ↑ Willis Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/52/258. f. 600.
- ↑ King Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/190. f. 548.
- ↑ King Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/190. f. 548.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, March 1, 1932, Issue 46010, p.10.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 253.
- ↑ Hanson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/32. f. 32.
- ↑ Lloyd Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/147. f. 147.
- ↑ Lloyd Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/147. f. 147.
- ↑ 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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