H.M.S. Scimitar (1918)
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| H.M.S. Scimitar (1918) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | G.41 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | John Brown & Company[2] |
| Ordered: | Apr, 1917 (1st Order)[3] |
| Launched: | 27 Feb, 1918[4] |
| Completed: | 13 Apr, 1918[5] |
| Sold: | |
H.M.S. Scimitar was one of sixty-seven "S" class destroyers built for the Royal Navy as the Great War was ending.
Service
She reduced to Reserve Fleet at Devonport on 14 August, 1920.[6]
Paid off to Maintenance Reserve in Rosyth on 6 October, 1927.[7]
She was commissioned at Rosyth on 2 June, 1931[8] and completed to special complement at Chatham on 1 October, 1931.[9]
In June of 1933, her bell was one of about 100 surplus bells announced as being for sale at prices ranging from £1 to £10. Preference would be given to those offers from men with a special consideration in the bell in question.[10]
She was reduced to reserve at The Nore on 9 September, 1936.[11]
Scimitar left Scarborough for Chatham with Scout on 13 August, 1934.[12]
Scimitar arrived at Harwich on 31 October, 1934.[13]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant-Commander Christopher J. F. Eddis, 19 March, 1918[14] – 19 October, 1918[15] (died of influenza)
- Lieutenant-Commander James R. C. Cavendish, 21 October, 1918[16][17] – 6 February, 1919[18]
- Lieutenant-Commander Cuthbert H. Heath-Caldwell, 6 February, 1919 – December, 1919
- Lieutenant-Commander John H. Jauncey, 31 December, 1919[19][20] – 1 February, 1920[21]
- Lieutenant in Command Edward Eastwick-Field, 21 June, 1920[22][23] (temporary, for Reserve Fleet Exercises)
- Lieutenant-Commander Robert A. Startin, 10 July, 1924[24][25] – 28 August, 1924[26] (temporary, for Reserve Fleet Exercises)
- Lieutenant Ninian G. R. Crawford, 1 June, 1931[27] (not noted as being "in command")
- Lieutenant-Commander Arthur L. Pears, 21 January, 1933[28][29] – 31 January, 1933[30] (temporary, for trials, after which some time out of service)
- Lieutenant-Commander John Bostock, 26 May, 1938[31][32] – 7 June, 1938[33] (for trials)
- Lieutenant in Command Mark Thornton, 7 June, 1938[34] – 26 February, 1940[35]
- Lieutenant in Command Robert D. Franks, 26 February, 1940[36] – 20 June, 1942[37]
- Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. Charles G. Cuthbertson, 20 June, 1942[38] – July, 1943[39]
- Lieutenant in Command Gilbert C. Potter, 1 July, 1943[40] – 18 December, 1943[41]
- Lieutenant R.N.V.R. in Command Philip Archer-Shee, 18 December, 1943[42] – October, 1944[43]
- Temporary Acting Lieutenant-Commander R.N.V.R. Allan A. Gotelee, October, 1944[44] – January, 1945[45]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 74.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 84.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 84.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 74.
- ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 311.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 268.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 267.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 268.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 271.
- ↑ "Warships' Bells." The Times (London, England), 12 June 1933, p. 11.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 273.
- ↑ "Movements of Ships." The Times (London, England), 15 Aug. 1934, p. 19.
- ↑ "Movements of Ships." The Times (London, England), 2 Nov. 1934, p. 4.
- ↑ Eddis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/98. f. ?.
- ↑ Eddis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/98. f. ?.
- ↑ Cavendish Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/19. ff. 179, 235.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 905.
- ↑ Cavendish Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/19. ff. 179, 235.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Friday, January 2, 1920, Issue 42297, p.16.
- ↑ Jauncey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/132. f. 488.
- ↑ Jauncey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/132. f. 488.
- ↑ Eastwick-Field Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/289. f. 662.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 862.
- ↑ Startin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/105. f. 107.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Friday, Jun 20, 1924; pg. 5; Issue 43683.
- ↑ Startin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/105. f. 107.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 268.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 23 Jan. 1933, p. 7.
- ↑ Pears Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/176. f. 178.
- ↑ Pears Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/176. f. 178.
- ↑ Bostock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/119/91. f. 91.
- ↑ "H.M.S. Scimitar." The Times (London, England), Monday, May 30, 1938; pg. 7; Issue 48007.
- ↑ Bostock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/119/91. f. 91.
- ↑ 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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