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''Fowey'' was launched in a private ceremony on 4 November 1930. The wife of Colonel E. Treffry of Place, Fowey, performed the naming ceremony.{{ToL|Launch of the Fowey|4 Nov. 1930, p. 7}} | |||
''Fowey'' was re-commissioned at Colombo on 16 July, 1932.{{NLJan33|p. 239}} | ''Fowey'' was re-commissioned at Colombo on 16 July, 1932.{{NLJan33|p. 239}} | ||
Revision as of 12:47, 11 March 2020
| H.M.S. Fowey (1930) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Devonport Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Launched: | 4 Nov, 1930[2] |
| Sold: | 1946[3] |
H.M.S. Fowey was one of eight Shoreham Class sloops completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Fowey was launched in a private ceremony on 4 November 1930. The wife of Colonel E. Treffry of Place, Fowey, performed the naming ceremony.[4]
Fowey was re-commissioned at Colombo on 16 July, 1932.[5]
Re-commissioned on 1 November 1934 for service in the Persian Gulf.[6]
Re-commissioned on 17 November, 1936.[7]
Captains
- Commander Gerald D. Yates, 31 October, 1931 (temporary)
- Commander Sir Philip W. Bowyer-Smyth, 21 May, 1932[8] – 28 July, 1934
- Commander Edmund H. N. Harvey, 28 July, 1934[9] – 11 August, 1936[Inference]
- Commander Markham H. Evelegh, 11 August, 1936[10] – 6 August, 1938
- Commander Henry B. Ellison, 18 July, 1938[11] – 6 August, 1940[12]
- Lieutenant-Commander Robert M. Aubrey, 6 August, 1940[13] – 30 November, 1942[14]
- Commander (retired) Lewis B. A. Majendie, 30 November, 1942[15] – 22 March, 1943[16]
- Lieutenant-Commander Ian M. Carss, 22 March, 1943[17] – 17 May, 1943[18]
- Commander (retired) Lewis B. A. Majendie, 17 May, 1943[19] – 2 November, 1943[20]
- Acting Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. George E. Newey, 2 November, 1943[21] – 7 November, 1945[22]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 56.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 56.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 56.
- ↑ "Launch of the Fowey." The Times (London, England), 4 Nov. 1930, p. 7.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 239.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 241.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 240.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 241.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 241.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 240.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ 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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