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|comm=Jun, 1917{{Conways1906|p. 60}}
|fatedate=12 Jun, 1940{{Conways1906|p. 60}}
|order=Dec, 1915{{Conways1906|p. 60}}
|name=Calypso
|launch=24 Jan, 1917{{Conways1906|p. 60}}
|builder=[[Hawthorn Leslie & Company]]{{Conways1906|p. 60}}
|laid=7 Feb, 1916{{Conways1906|p. 60}}
|fate=Torpedoed
|pend=24 (Jan 1918)<br>82 (Apr 1918){{DittColl|p. 47}}
|fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>

==Service==
''Calypso'' was completed on the Tyne in June 1917 and two months later in August she was fitted with a director.<ref>''The Times'' (London, England), Wednesday, Sep 26, 1928; pg. 8; Issue 45008.</ref>  This alteration required her pole mast to be replaced with a tripod mast for greater rigidity.{{FCHMShips|pp. 11-12}}

At the [[Second Battle of Heligoland Bight]], a 5.9-in shell hit on her {{CT}} forced in an Electro-Pneumatic firing push and thereby caused her to fire a ready torpedo.  This quirk inspired issuance of a Torpedo Order to keep safety pins or push covers in place until the moment before firing.{{GFGTO|1/5/1918, p. 40}}

''Calypso'' re-commissioned on 22 January, 1925.{{NLJul27|p. 221}}

In June 1927 ''Calypso'' sailed to [[Chatham Royal Dockyard|Chatham Dock]] where she was refitted and was recommissioned in August before returning to the {{UK-CS|3}}, Mediterranean.<ref>''The Times'' (London, England), Friday, Aug 12, 1927; pg. 8; Issue 44658.</ref>

Re-commissioned at Chatham on 5 November, 1929 for duty with the {{UK-CS|3}} in the Mediterranean.{{NLJul31|p. 220}}

Re-commissioned at Chatham on 12 May, 1932 under the command of [[Guy Onslow Lydekker]].{{NLJan33|p. 219}}

==Captains==
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Herbert Laurence Edwards|nick=Herbert L. Edwards|appt=23 May, 1917{{NLNov17|p. 392''b''}}|end=17 November, 1917|note=died at the [[Second Battle of Heligoland Bight]]|precBy=New Command}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Arthur John Davies|nick=Arthur J. Davies|appt=November, 1917<ref>Davies Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}} f. 413.</ref>|note=temporary, pending arrival of [[Bertram Sackville Thesiger|Thesiger]]}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Bertram Sackville Thesiger|nick=Bertram S. Thesiger|appt=November, 1917{{NLFeb19|p. 748}}<ref>Thesiger Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 472.</ref>|note=and as Second in Command, {{UK-LCS|6}}|end=September, 1919<ref>Thesiger Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 472.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Claude Seymour|nick=Claude Seymour|appt=27 September, 1919<ref>Seymour Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/177.}} f. 198.</ref>|end=29 September, 1921<ref>Seymour Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/177.}} f. 198.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Herbert Arthur Buchanan-Wollaston|nick=Herbert A. Buchanan-Wollaston|appt=20 September, 1921<ref>Buchanan-Wollaston Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/90.|}} f. 115.</ref>|end=December, 1922<ref>Buchanan-Wollaston Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/90.|}} f. 115.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Charles Arthur Robertson-Scott|nick=Charles A. Scott|appt=31 December, 1922<ref>Scott Service Records. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/203.|D7603455}} f. 207.</ref>{{NLJan23|p. 731}}|end=January, 1925<ref>Scott Service Records. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/203.|D7603455}} f. 207.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Colin Alfred Molyneux Sarel|nick=Colin A. M. Sarel|appt=22 January, 1925{{NLApr25|p. 221}}|end=3 February, 1926}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=John Francis Finlayson|nick=John F. Finlayson|appt=3 February, 1926|end=c. 22 January, 1927<ref>Egerton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/46.|D7604458}} f. 194.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Brian Egerton|nick=Brian Egerton|appt=3 January, 1927{{NLJul27|p. 221}}<ref>''The Times'' (London, England), Monday, Jan 03, 1927; pg. 19; Issue 44469.</ref>|ass=c. 22 January, 1927<ref>Egerton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/46.|D7604458}} f. 194.</ref>|end=22 October, 1928<ref>Egerton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/46.|D7604458}} f. 194.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Guy Lushington Coleridge|nick=Guy L. Coleridge|appt=20 August, 1929<ref>Coleridge Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/91.|}} f. 160.</ref>|end=17 October, 1929<ref>Coleridge Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/91.|}} f. 160.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Norman Atherton Wodehouse|nick=Norman A. Wodehouse|appt=November, 1929<ref>Wodehouse Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/150.}}  f. ?.</ref>|end=17 November, 1930<ref>Wodehouse Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/150.}}  f. ?.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=George Fraser|nick=The Hon. George Fraser|appt=27 October, 1930{{NLJul31|p. 220}}<ref>Fraser Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/50/346.|D7576692}} f. 344.</ref>|ass=17 November, 1930<ref>Wodehouse Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/150.}}  f. ?.</ref>|end=17 October, 1932<ref>Fraser Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/50/346.|D7576692}} f. 344.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Guy Onslow Lydekker|nick=Guy O. Lydekker|appt=12 May, 1932{{NLJan33|p. 219}}{{NavAppts|Saturday, May 14, 1932, Issue 46133, p.12}}|end=7 June, 1933<ref>Lydekker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/226.|}} f. 584.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Geoffrey Nicholson|nick=Geoffrey Nicholson|appt=7 June, 1933<ref>Nicholson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/126.|}} f. 128.</ref>|end=24 July, 1933<ref>Nicholson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/126.|}} f. 128.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Charles Henry Allen|nick=Charles H. Allen|appt=24 July, 1933{{NLJul34|p. 220}}|end=2 April, 1935|note=}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Mark Fogg-Elliott|nick=Mark Fogg-Elliott|appt=1 April, 1935<ref>Fogg-Elliott Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/121/96.|}} f. 96.</ref>|end=1 July, 1935<ref>Fogg-Elliott Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/121/96.|}} f. 96.</ref>|note=vice Allen}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Stanley Brian de Courcy-Ireland|nick=Stanley B. de Courcy-Ireland|appt=24 July, 1935{{NavAppts|22 July 1935, p. 17}}|end=30 August, 1935{{INF}}}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Alfred William Sprott|nick=Alfred W. Sprott|appt=30 August, 1935{{NavAppts|31 Aug. 1935, p. 15}}|end=22 February, 1936|note=temporary, upon her reducing}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Lancelot Vivian Donne|nick=Lancelot V. Donne|appt=22 February, 1936<ref>Donne Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/117/88.|}} f. 88.</ref>|end=22 July, 1936<ref>Donne Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/117/88.|}} f. 88.</ref>|note=}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Henry Thurston Wake Pawsey|nick=Henry T. W. Pawsey|appt=22 July, 1936|end=19 April, 1937|note=}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Thomas Arthur Charles Pakenham|nick=Thomas A. C. Pakenham|appt=19 June, 1937<ref>Pakenham Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/124/210.|}} f. 209.</ref>{{NLJul37|p. 221}}|end=11 January, 1938<ref>Pakenham Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/124/210.|}} f. 209.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=George Robert Irving Irving|nick=George R. I. Irving|appt=10 January, 1938<ref>Irving Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/118/23.|}} f. 23.</ref>|end=8 July, 1938<ref>Irving Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/118/23.|}} f. 23.</ref>|note=remained in ship after Musters arrived}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=John Domvile Auchmuty Musters|nick=John D. A. Musters|appt=8 July, 1938|end=c. September, 1938|note=}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=John Domvile Auchmuty Musters|nick=John D. A. Musters|appt=1 October, 1938|end=16 October, 1938}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=George Robert Irving Irving|nick=George R. I. Irving|appt=18 October, 1938<ref>Irving Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/118/23.|}} f. 23.</ref>|end=13 June, 1940<ref>Irving Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/118/23.|}} f. 23.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Newton James Wallop William-Powlett|nick=Newton J. W. William-Powlett|appt=31 July, 1939<ref>William-Powlett Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/118/159.|}}  f. 159.</ref>|end=12 December, 1939<ref>William-Powlett Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/118/159.|}}  f. 159.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Henry Aubrey Rowley|nick=Henry A. Rowley|appt=December, 1939{{MackieRNW}}|end=12 June, 1940{{MackieRNW}}|succBy=Vessel Lost|note=killed when vessel lost}}
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==See Also==
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* [http://www.naval-history.net/OWShips-WW1-06-HMS_Calypso.htm Transcribed Ship Logs at naval-history.net]
{{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Calypso_(D61)}}
{{refend}}

==Footnotes==
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