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|launch=28 Jun, 1934{{Conways1922|p. 39}} | |launch=28 Jun, 1934{{Conways1922|p. 39}} | ||
|builder=[[Vickers-Armstrongs]], Tyne | |builder=[[Vickers-Armstrongs]], Tyne | ||
|fate=Sunk | |fate=Sunk | ||
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|fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''H.M.S. ''Firedrake''''' was one of eighteen [["E" and "F" Class Destroyer (1934)|"E" and "F" Class destroyers]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]]. | |fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''H.M.S. ''Firedrake''''' was one of eighteen [["E" and "F" Class Destroyer (1934)|"E" and "F" Class destroyers]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
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==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Firedrake''" nat=UK> | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Firedrake''" nat=UK> | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Lionel Peyton Skipwith|nick=Lionel P. Skipwith|appt=4 June, 1935{{NLOct35|p. 240}}|end=}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Lionel Peyton Skipwith|nick=Lionel P. Skipwith|appt=4 June, 1935{{NLOct35|p. 240}}{{NavAppts|1 May 1935, p. 9}}|end=|precBy=New Command}} |
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=John Malcolm Rodgers|nick=John M. Rodgers|appt=5 January, 1937{{NLJul37|p. 240}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=John Malcolm Rodgers|nick=John M. Rodgers|appt=5 January, 1937{{NLJul37|p. 240}}|end=}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Stephen Hugh Norris|nick=Stephen H. Norris|appt=4 April, 1938{{UBAllyWarship|4386}}|end=4 May, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|4386}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Stephen Hugh Norris|nick=Stephen H. Norris|appt=4 April, 1938{{UBAllyWarship|4386}}|end=4 May, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|4386}}}} | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:11, 24 February 2021
| H.M.S. Firedrake (1934) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | H79 |
| Builder: | Vickers-Armstrongs, Tyne |
| Launched: | 28 Jun, 1934[1] |
| Commissioned: | 4 Jun, 1935[2] |
| Sunk: | 16 Dec, 1942[3] |
H.M.S. Firedrake was one of eighteen "E" and "F" Class destroyers completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Mrs. Blake, the wife of Fourth Sea Lord, Rear-Admiral Geoffrey Blake performed the naming ceremony for Firedrake at her launching on 28 June, 1934. Two sisters were launched the same day: Fame and Forester.[4]
Commissioned on 4 June, 1935 for service with the Sixth Destroyer Flotilla of the Home Fleet.[5]
Re-commissioned at Chatham on 3 March, 1936 for service with the Sixth Destroyer Flotilla of the Home Fleet.[6]
Captains
- Lieutenant-Commander Lionel P. Skipwith, 4 June, 1935[7][8]
- Lieutenant-Commander John M. Rodgers, 5 January, 1937[9]
- Lieutenant-Commander Stephen H. Norris, 4 April, 1938[10] – 4 May, 1942[11]
- Commander William E. Banks, 4 May, 1942[12] – 1 September, 1942[13]
- Commander Eric H. Tilden, 1 September, 1942[14] – 17 December, 1942[15] (died when ship lost under his command)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 39.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 240.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 39.
- ↑ "Destroyer Launches." The Times (London, England), 28 June 1934, p. 9.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 240.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 240.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 240.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 1 May 1935, p. 9.
- ↑ 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.
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