H.M.S. Southdown (1917)
From The Dreadnought Project
Jump to navigationJump to search
| H.M.S. Southdown (1917) | |
|---|---|
| Admiralty Pendant Number: | 500[1] |
| Pendant Number: | T.08 (Sep 1918)[2] |
| Builder: | William Simons & Company[3] |
| Ordered: | mid 1916[4] |
| Launched: | 7 May, 1917[5] |
| Commissioned: | 1917[6] |
| Sold: | Dec, 1926[7] |
H.M.S. Southdown was one of one hundred and fourteen Hunt Class minesweepers completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Southdown paid off at Southampton on 31 August, 1919.[8]
In January, 1921, she was at Southampton, one of twenty-eight paid off minesweepers there.[9]
Re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 20 June, 1924. By June 1924 she was functioning as a Diving Tender.[10]
Captains
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command William D. Bayne, 29 March, 1917[11]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Gordon B. Hedley, 5 February, 1919[12]
- Lieutenant-Commander Claude L. Woollard, 30 May, 1924[13] – 10 July, 1924[14] (for trials)
- Lieutenant in Command Frederick C. Russell, 16 June, 1924[15] – 7 March, 1925 (and as Inspector of Diving)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 112.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 112.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 98.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 98.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 112.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 98.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 98.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 866.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 708.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 271.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 397z.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1919). p. 909.
- ↑ Woollard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/235. f. 281.
- ↑ Woollard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/235. f. 281.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 271.
Bibliography
