H.M.S. Widnes (1918)
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| H.M.S. Widnes (1918) | |
|---|---|
| Admiralty Pendant Number: | 3448[1] |
| Pendant Number: | T.6# (Sep 1918) T.1# (Nov 1919)[2] |
| Builder: | Napier & Miller[3] |
| Ordered: | mid 1917[4] |
| Launched: | 28 Jun, 1918[5] |
| Sunk: | 17 Oct, 1943[6] |
| Fate: | as German UJ.2109 |
H.M.S. Widnes was one of one hundred and fourteen Hunt Class minesweepers completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Widnes paid off at Malta on 28 November, 1919.[7]
She paid off to a C. & M. Party on 17 October, 1924.[8]
Widnes was reduced to Reserve on 7 February, 1926.[9]
The ship was re-commissioned with reserve complement at Malta on 26 September, 1929.[10]
She was again re-commissioned into Reserve at Malta on 13 January, 1937.[11]
Captains
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Thomas V. Birkett, 28 August, 1918[12] – 8 April, 1919[Inference]
- Lieutenant in Command William S. Moor, 8 April, 1919[13] – 11 March, 1920[14]
- Chief Boatswain in Command William T. Dommett, 28 August, 1935[15]
- Lieutenant-Commander William M. Passmore, October, 1939[16] – 9 December, 1939[17]
- Lieutenant-Commander Robert B. Chandler, 9 December, 1939[18] – 20 May, 1941[19] (ship lost under his command)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 115.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. "#" denotes Numeral pendant here. p. 115.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 115.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 98.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 115.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 115.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 900.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 289.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 289.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 292.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 292.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1919). p. 943.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1919). p. 900.
- ↑ Moor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/9. f. 9.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 292.
- ↑ 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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