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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Ralph Kerr|nick=Ralph Kerr|appt=2 September, 1932{{NLJan33|p. 229}}<ref>Kerr Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/53/137.|D7605548}} f. 136.</ref>|end=14 January, 1935<ref>Kerr Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/53/137.|D7605548}} f. 136.</ref>|precBy=New Command}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Ralph Kerr|nick=Ralph Kerr|appt=2 September, 1932{{NLJan33|p. 229}}<ref>Kerr Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/53/137.|D7605548}} f. 136.</ref>|end=14 January, 1935<ref>Kerr Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/53/137.|D7605548}} f. 136.</ref>|precBy=New Command}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Bernard Armitage Warburton Warburton-Lee|nick=Bernard A. W. Warburton-Lee|appt= | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Bernard Armitage Warburton Warburton-Lee|nick=Bernard A. W. Warburton-Lee|appt=23 October, 1934{{NavAppts|27 Aug. 1934, p. 15}}|end=|note=to take command upon re-commissioning}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=John Montagu Howson|nick=John M. Howson|appt=c. mid-December, 1934{{NavAppts|3 Nov. 1934, p. 21}}|end=4 April, 1935}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=John Montagu Howson|nick=John M. Howson|appt=c. mid-December, 1934{{NavAppts|3 Nov. 1934, p. 21}}|end=4 April, 1935}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Antony Fane De Salis|nick=Antony F. De Salis|appt=16 January, 1935{{NLOct35|p. 228}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Antony Fane De Salis|nick=Antony F. De Salis|appt=16 January, 1935{{NLOct35|p. 228}}|end=}} |
Latest revision as of 20:31, 22 June 2021
H.M.S. Decoy (1932) | |
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Pendant Number: | H75 |
Builder: | John I. Thornycroft & Company |
Launched: | 7 Jun, 1932[1] |
Broken up: | 1946[2] |
H.M.S. Decoy was one of fourteen "C" and "D" Class destroyers completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Decoy re-commissioned at Devonport on 23 October, 1934 for service with the Eighth Destroyer Flotilla on the China Station.[3]
Decoy re-commissioned at Hong Kong on 16 October, 1936 for service with the Eighth Destroyer Flotilla on the China Station.[4]
Captains
- Commander Ralph Kerr, 2 September, 1932[5][6] – 14 January, 1935[7]
- Commander Bernard A. W. Warburton-Lee, 23 October, 1934[8] (to take command upon re-commissioning)
- Commander John M. Howson, c. mid-December, 1934[9] – 4 April, 1935
- Commander Antony F. De Salis, 16 January, 1935[10]
- Commander Wilfred J. C. Robertson, 10 April, 1937[11]
- Commander Eric G. McGregor, 1 February, 1939[12] – June, 1941[13]
- Lieutenant in Command John M. Alliston, June, 1941[14] – March, 1942[15]
- Lieutenant-Commander George I. M. Balfour, March, 1942[16] – late 1942[17]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 38.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 38.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 228.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 228.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 229.
- ↑ Kerr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/137. f. 136.
- ↑ Kerr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/137. f. 136.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 27 Aug. 1934, p. 15.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 3 Nov. 1934, p. 21.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 228.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 228.
- ↑ 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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