H.M.S. Whirlwind (1917)
| H.M.S. Whirlwind (1917) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | H.41 (Apr 1918) D.25 (Sep 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Swan Hunter[2] |
| Ordered: | December, 1916[3] |
| Launched: | 15 Dec, 1917[4] |
| Completed: | 28 Mar, 1918[5] |
| Torpedoed: | 5 Jul, 1940[6] |
| Fate: | by U-34, SW of Ireland |
H.M.S. Whirlwind was one of twenty-one "W" class destroyers completed for the Royal Navy in 1917-18.
Service
Whirlwind immediately joined the Dover Patrol's Sixth Destroyer Flotilla upon commissioning in March, 1918.[7]
She re-commissioned on 10 December, 1920.[8]
Whirlwind was re-commissioned on 3 May, 1923 to serve with the First Destroyer Flotilla as part of the Atlantic Fleet.[9]
She was re-commissioned on 6 January, 1926 for service with the Fifth Destroyer Flotilla in the Atlantic Fleet.[10]
Re-commissioned on 4 September, 1928 for service with the Fifth Destroyer Flotilla in the Atlantic Fleet.[11]
Re-commissioned at Chatham on 18 November, 1930 for continued service with the Fifth Destroyer Flotilla in the Atlantic Fleet.[12] She remained with them into at least 1933 after that formation became attacked to Home Fleet.[13]
Commissioned in Reserve at The Nore on 25 May, 1934.[14]
Reduced to Reserve at The Nore on 22 October, 1934.[15]
In 1935, her bell was one of several ships' bells the Royal Navy offered for sale to officers and others interested. It attracted a price of £1-£5, and men were to apply to win one at the fixed price, stating any special attachment or claim they had to the item(s) applied for.[16]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Reginald St. P. Parry, 27 February, 1918[17][18] – 20 February, 1919[19]
- Lieutenant-Commander Brian C. Gourley, 20 February, 1919[20][21] – August, 1919[22]
- Lieutenant-Commander William A. C. Salmond, August, 1919[23] – 21 March, 1921 (committed suicide aboard)
- Lieutenant-Commander Thomas C. A. H. Ouchterlony, 7 April, 1921[24] – 3 May, 1923
- Lieutenant-Commander Ivan B. Colvin, April, 1923[25][26] – 5 May, 1925[27]
- Lieutenant-Commander Donal S. McGrath, 5 May, 1925[28] – 1 February, 1926[29]
- Lieutenant-Commander Gerald M. McKenna, December, 1925[30] – 6 May, 1926
- Lieutenant-Commander John D. Harvey, 1 May, 1926[31][32] – 10 December, 1927[33]
- Lieutenant-Commander John W. D. W. Easterbrook, 6 March, 1928[34] – late March, 1928[Inference] (temporary, upon commissioning for trials)
- Lieutenant-Commander (I, Rs.) Henry Clanchy, 29 March, 1928[35] – 2 December, 1929[36]
- Lieutenant-Commander Francis S. W. de Winton, 2 December, 1929[37][38] – 30 December, 1931[39]
- Lieutenant-Commander Richard E. Hyde-Smith, 31 December, 1931[40][41] – 14 January, 1933[42]
- Commander Roger P. Selby, 14 January, 1933[43] – 22 January, 1933[44]
- Lieutenant-Commander Thomas J. N. Hilken, c. 1933 – 25 May, 1934[45] (relieved by Wessex, crew went to new ship en masse)
- Lieutenant-Commander (retired) Michael W. Ewart-Wentworth, 15 June, 1939[46] – 10 October, 1939[47]
- Lieutenant-Commander John M. Rodgers, 10 October, 1939[48] – 5 July, 1940[49] (ship lost under his command)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 73.
- ↑ 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. 73.
- ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 313.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 73.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (March, 1918). p. 14.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 899.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 288.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 288.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 288.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 288.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 292.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 292.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 292.
- ↑ "Ships' Bells for Sale." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Aug 10, 1935; pg. 6; Issue 47139.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 943.
- ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
- ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
- ↑ Gourley Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/51/33. f. 38.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1919). p. 943.
- ↑ Gourley Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/51/33. f. 38.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 899.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 843.
- ↑ Colvin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/170. f. 169.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 289.
- ↑ Colvin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/170. f. 169.
- ↑ McGrath Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/96. f. 95.
- ↑ McGrath Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/96. f. 95.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 288.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 288.
- ↑ Harvey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/166. f. 165.
- ↑ Harvey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/166. f. 165.
- ↑ Easterbrook Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/96/222. f. 268.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 288.
- ↑ Clanchy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/180. f. 180.
- ↑ De Winton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/105. f. 105.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 288.
- ↑ De Winton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/105. f. 105.
- ↑ Hyde-Smith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/124/193. f. 192.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 292.
- ↑ Hyde-Smith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/124/193. f. 192.
- ↑ Selby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/21. f. ?.
- ↑ Selby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/21. f. ?.
- ↑ "Destroyer Change." The Times (London, England), 28 May 1934, p. 21.
- ↑ 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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