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| + | ''Veronica'' served in the {{UK-SloopF|1}} from August through Novermber, 1915. | ||
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| + | In 1923, she and {{UK-Laburnum}} were based at New Zealand.{{NLJan23|p. 709}} | ||
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''Veronica'' was re-commissioned at Wellington on 1 May, 1924.{{NLJul27|p. 280}} | ''Veronica'' was re-commissioned at Wellington on 1 May, 1924.{{NLJul27|p. 280}} | ||
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| H.M.S. Veronica (1915) | |
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| Pendant Number: | M.98 (Feb, 1915) T.31 (Sep, 1915) T.87 (Jan, 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Dunlop Bremner & Company[2] |
| Ordered: | Jan, 1915[3] |
| Launched: | 27 May, 1915[4] |
| Sold: | 22 Feb, 1935[5] |
H.M.S. Veronica was one of twenty-four Acacia Class sweeping sloops completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Veronica served in the First Sloop Flotilla from August through Novermber, 1915.
In 1923, she and Laburnum were based at New Zealand.[6]
Veronica was re-commissioned at Wellington on 1 May, 1924.[7]
She was re-commissioned at Auckland on 11 January, 1927 for service out of New Zealand.[8]
She re-commissioned at Auckland on 2 November, 1931.[9]
Captains
- Lieutenant-Commander Henry C. Alcock, 18 July, 1915[10] – 2 May, 1917
- Acting Commander Reginald Gregory, 31 May, 1918[11] – May, 1919
- Lieutenant-Commander George St. J. Llewellyn, 26 September, 1919[12] – 16 March, 1920
- Lieutenant-Commander Francis H. L. Lewin, 27 February, 1920[13]
- Commander Bernard Buxton, 1 February, 1922[14] – September, 1922[15]
- Commander Vincent B. Cardwell, 7 September, 1922[16] – 1 March, 1925 (end date seems odd, given Hordern)
- Commander Philip Hordern, 1 September, 1924[17] – 14 April, 1926
- Commander Rodolph H. F. De Salis, 1 October, 1926[18]
- Commander Gerard W. T. Robertson, 20 August, 1928[19]
- Commander Horace L. Morgan, 1 August, 1930[20] – 3 October, 1932
- Captain William L. Jackson, 11 August, 1932[21]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 93. The M pendants were changed to M (international) on 24 Apr 1915.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 94.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 94.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 94.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 94.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 709.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 280.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 279a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 283.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 398y.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 928.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1920). p. 883.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 883.
- ↑ Buxton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 253.
- ↑ Buxton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 253.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 281.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 281.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 280.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 279a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 279a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 283.
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