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She was re-commissioned at Devonport on 6 June, 1924 to serve with the {{UK-DF|5}} in the Mediterranean.{{NLApr25|p. 287}} | She was re-commissioned at Devonport on 6 June, 1924 to serve with the {{UK-DF|5}} in the Mediterranean.{{NLApr25|p. 287}} | ||
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Robert Alexander Cassidi|nick=Robert A. Cassidi|appt=29 June, 1925{{NLFeb26|p. 287}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Robert Alexander Cassidi|nick=Robert A. Cassidi|appt=29 June, 1925{{NLFeb26|p. 287}}|end=}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Lionel Vavasseur Lloyd|nick=Lionel V. Lloyd|appt=16 August, 1928{{NLFeb29|p. 286}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Lionel Vavasseur Lloyd|nick=Lionel V. Lloyd|appt=16 August, 1928{{NLFeb29|p. 286}}|end=}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Guy Neville Rolfe|nick=Guy N. Rolfe|appt=1 January, 1930{{NLJul31|p. 286}}|end=}} | ||
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Revision as of 20:33, 18 February 2018
| H.M.S. Walrus (1917) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | G.17 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Fairfield[2] |
| Ordered: | December, 1916[3] |
| Launched: | 27 Dec, 1917[4] |
| Completed: | 8 Mar, 1918[5] |
| Commissioned: | 5 Feb, 1918[6] |
| Stranded: | 12 Feb, 1938[7] |
| Fate: | Sold & scrapped[8] |
H.M.S. Walrus was one of twenty-one "W" class destroyers completed for the Royal Navy in 1917-18.
Service
Walrus was commissioned on 5 February, 1918.[9]
She was re-commissioned at Devonport on 6 June, 1924 to serve with the Fifth Destroyer Flotilla in the Mediterranean.[10]
Walrus was re-commissioned at the Nore on 5 April, 1927 to serve with the First Destroyer Flotilla in the Mediterranean.[11]
She was re-commissioned at Devonport on 11 June, 1929 for continued service with the First Destroyer Flotilla in the Mediterranean.[12]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant-Commander David B. Nicol, 28 January, 1918[13] – 20 April, 1921[14]
- Lieutenant-Commander Francis Howard, 20 April, 1921[15] – 6 June, 1923
- Lieutenant-Commander John H. Jauncey, 6 June, 1923[16][17] – June, 1925[18]
- Lieutenant-Commander Robert A. Cassidi, 29 June, 1925[19]
- Lieutenant-Commander Lionel V. Lloyd, 16 August, 1928[20]
- Lieutenant-Commander Guy N. Rolfe, 1 January, 1930[21]
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. 312.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 897.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 73.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 73.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 897.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 287.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 286.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 286.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 897.
- ↑ Nicol Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/133. f. 144.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 841.
- ↑ Jauncey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/132. f. 488.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 287.
- ↑ Jauncey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/132. f. 488.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 287.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 286.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 286.
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