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She was commissioned at Malta on 5 March, 1931 to serve with the {{UK-DF|3}} in the Mediterranean.{{NLJul31|p. 290}} | She was commissioned at Malta on 5 March, 1931 to serve with the {{UK-DF|3}} in the Mediterranean.{{NLJul31|p. 290}} | ||
She was withdrawn from 3 D.F. in December, 1931 and placed in Reserve at the Nore before being paid off into Dockyard Control on 25 February, 1932 for a retubing refit.{{ToL|Royal Navy|Thursday, Feb 25, 1932; pg. 7; Issue 46066}} This was completed by the end of June. | |||
She commissioned at Sheerness on 2 September, 1932 and proceeded to Malta (and then Rhodes) with special complement.{{ToL|Royal Navy|Saturday, Sep 03, 1932; pg. 3; Issue 46229}} | |||
She was commissioned at Malta on 11 September, 1932, this time to serve with the {{UK-SF|3}} in the Mediterranean.{{NLJan33|p. 293}} | |||
In 1935, her bell was one of several ships' bells the Royal Navy offered for sale to officers and others interested. It attracted a price of £1-£5, and men were to apply to win one at the fixed price, stating any special attachment or claim they had to the item(s) applied for.{{ToL|Ships' Bells for Sale|Saturday, Aug 10, 1935; pg. 6; Issue 47139}} | |||
Reduced to Reserve at Malta on 27 March, 1937.{{NLJul37|p. 293}} | |||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=John Ernest Phayre|nick=John E. Phayre|appt=9 February, 1924{{NLJul24|p. 290}}|end=July, 1924<ref>Phayre Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/54/47.|D7605635}} f. 47.</ref>{{NLApr25|p. 288}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=John Ernest Phayre|nick=John E. Phayre|appt=9 February, 1924{{NLJul24|p. 290}}|end=July, 1924<ref>Phayre Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/54/47.|D7605635}} f. 47.</ref>{{NLApr25|p. 288}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=John Douglas Harvey|nick=John D. Harvey|appt=19 February, 1925<ref>Harvey Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/53/166.|D7605577}} f. 165.</ref>|end=c. late March, 1925{{INF}}|note=temporary, for Fleet Exercises}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=John Douglas Harvey|nick=John D. Harvey|appt=19 February, 1925<ref>Harvey Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/53/166.|D7605577}} f. 165.</ref>|end=c. late March, 1925{{INF}}|note=temporary, for Fleet Exercises}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Cyril James Herbert Hill|nick=Cyril J. H. Hill|appt=1926|end=1927}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Cyril James Herbert Hill|nick=Cyril J. H. Hill|appt=1926<ref>Hill Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/53/153.|}} f. 152.</ref>|end=1927<ref>Hill Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/53/153.|}} f. 152.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Alexander Maitland Donovan|nick=Alexander M. Donovan|appt=c. February, 1927{{NavAppts|Friday, Feb 11, 1927; pg. 24; Issue 44503}}|end=|note=for passage home. He may have followed Spalding}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Meredith Stanton Spalding|nick=Meredith S. Spalding|appt=c. late April, 1927{{NavAppts|Monday, Jan 10, 1927; pg. 7; Issue 44475}}|end=|note=for passage to Malta from China}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Richard James Rodney Scott|nick=Richard J. R. Scott|appt=1930<ref>His service record is torn, not permitting this section to be read.</ref>|end=December, 1930{{ToL|Naval, Military and Air Force|Monday, Dec 08, 1930; pg. 18; Issue 45690}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Ion Beauchamp Butler Tower|nick=Ion B. B. Tower|appt=December, 1930|end=28 April, 1931}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Ion Beauchamp Butler Tower|nick=Ion B. B. Tower|appt=December, 1930|end=28 April, 1931}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Charles Maurice Blackman|nick=Charles M. Blackman|appt=June, 1931{{NLJul31|p. 290}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Percival Henry Gwynne James|nick=Percival H. G. James|appt=5 March, 1931<ref>James Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/118/130.|}} f. 130.</ref>|end=c. June, 1931<ref>James Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/118/130.|}} f. 130.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Charles Maurice Blackman|nick=Charles M. Blackman|appt=June, 1931{{NLJul31|p. 290}}|end=4 November, 1931}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=John Drinkwater|nick=John Drinkwater|appt=2 August, 1932|end=24 August, 1932|note=temporary, for trials}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Denys Royds Brocklebank|nick=Denys R. Brocklebank|appt=29 August, 1932<ref>Brocklebank Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/124/112.|}} f. 112.</ref>|end=11 September, 1932<ref>Brocklebank Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/124/112.|}} f. 112.</ref>|note=for passage out, to return in {{UK-Douglas}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Frederick Henry Taylor|nick=Frederick H. Taylor|appt=11 September, 1932|end=19 December, 1932|note=and as Captain (S), {{UK-SF|1}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Frederick Henry Taylor|nick=Frederick H. Taylor|appt=11 September, 1932|end=19 December, 1932|note=and as Captain (S), {{UK-SF|1}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Ronald William Blacklock|nick=Ronald W. Blacklock|appt= | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Ronald William Blacklock|nick=Ronald W. Blacklock|appt=16 November, 1932{{NLJan33|p. 293}}|end=May, 1933|note=and as Captain (S), {{UK-SF|1}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Arthur Ronald Mawson Black|nick=Arthur R. M. Black|appt=12 September, 1935<ref>Black Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/122/149.|}} f. 149.</ref>|end=1936|note=left upon''Wolsey'' paying off}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Cecil Athos Newcome Chatwin|nick=Cecil A. N. Chatwin|appt=December, 1939{{UBAllyWarship|5447}}|end=16 February, 1940{{UBAllyWarship|5447}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Colin Henry Campbell|nick=Colin H. Campbell|appt=16 February, 1940{{UBAllyWarship|5447}}|end=12 January, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|5447}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Thomas Frederick Taylor|nick=Thomas F. Taylor|appt=12 January, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|5447}}|end=July 1943{{UBAllyWarship|5447}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Sydney Alexander Cuthbert|nick=Sydney A. Cuthbert|appt=July 1943{{UBAllyWarship|5447}}|end=31 December, 1943{{UBAllyWarship|5447}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Frederick William Hayden|nick=Frederick W. Hayden|appt=31 December, 1943{{UBAllyWarship|5447}}|end=mid 1945{{UBAllyWarship|5447}}}} | |||
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| H.M.S. Wolsey (1918) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | G.40 (Jun 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | John I. Thornycroft & Company[2] |
| Ordered: | December, 1916[3] |
| Launched: | 16 Mar, 1918[4] |
| Completed: | 14 May, 1918[5] |
| Sold: | 4 Mar, 1947[6] |
H.M.S. Wolsey was one of twenty-one "W" class destroyers completed for the Royal Navy in 1917-18.
Service
Wolsey was re-commissioned on 8 September, 1920.[7]
She completed to Full Complement on 19 February, 1925.[8]
Reduced to Reserve at Malta on 31 July, 1925.[9]
Commissioned at Malta on 11 June, 1926. In mid-1927, she had no clear captain, but Lieutenant George Edward Cameron Wood was the senior officer in the Navy List for her.[10]
She was commissioned at Malta on 5 March, 1931 to serve with the Third Destroyer Flotilla in the Mediterranean.[11]
She was withdrawn from 3 D.F. in December, 1931 and placed in Reserve at the Nore before being paid off into Dockyard Control on 25 February, 1932 for a retubing refit.[12] This was completed by the end of June.
She commissioned at Sheerness on 2 September, 1932 and proceeded to Malta (and then Rhodes) with special complement.[13]
She was commissioned at Malta on 11 September, 1932, this time to serve with the Third Submarine Flotilla in the Mediterranean.[14]
In 1935, her bell was one of several ships' bells the Royal Navy offered for sale to officers and others interested. It attracted a price of £1-£5, and men were to apply to win one at the fixed price, stating any special attachment or claim they had to the item(s) applied for.[15]
Reduced to Reserve at Malta on 27 March, 1937.[16]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander John O. Barron, 18 April, 1918[17][18] – 1 March, 1921[19]
- Commander Hamilton C. Allen, 11 January, 1921[20][21] – c. mid July, 1921[22]
- Commander Cecil R. Hemans, 14 July, 1921[23] – 4 January, 1922[24]
- Commander Francis H. G. Walker, 4 January, 1922[25] – 10 November, 1922[26]
- Commander Henry E. Horan, 10 November, 1922[27] – February, 1924[28]
- Lieutenant-Commander John E. Phayre, 9 February, 1924[29] – July, 1924[30][31]
- Lieutenant-Commander John D. Harvey, 19 February, 1925[32] – c. late March, 1925[Inference] (temporary, for Fleet Exercises)
- Lieutenant-Commander Cyril J. H. Hill, 1926[33] – 1927[34]
- Lieutenant-Commander Alexander M. Donovan, c. February, 1927[35] (for passage home. He may have followed Spalding)
- Lieutenant-Commander Meredith S. Spalding, c. late April, 1927[36] (for passage to Malta from China)
- Captain Richard J. R. Scott, 1930[37] – December, 1930[38]
- Captain Ion B. B. Tower, December, 1930 – 28 April, 1931
- Lieutenant-Commander Percival H. G. James, 5 March, 1931[39] – c. June, 1931[40]
- Commander Charles M. Blackman, June, 1931[41] – 4 November, 1931
- Lieutenant-Commander John Drinkwater, 2 August, 1932 – 24 August, 1932 (temporary, for trials)
- Lieutenant-Commander Denys R. Brocklebank, 29 August, 1932[42] – 11 September, 1932[43] (for passage out, to return in Douglas)
- Captain Frederick H. Taylor, 11 September, 1932 – 19 December, 1932 (and as Captain (S), First Submarine Flotilla)
- Captain Ronald W. Blacklock, 16 November, 1932[44] – May, 1933 (and as Captain (S), First Submarine Flotilla)
- Lieutenant-Commander Arthur R. M. Black, 12 September, 1935[45] – 1936 (left uponWolsey paying off)
- Commander Cecil A. N. Chatwin, December, 1939[46] – 16 February, 1940[47]
- Lieutenant-Commander Colin H. Campbell, 16 February, 1940[48] – 12 January, 1942[49]
- Lieutenant in Command Thomas F. Taylor, 12 January, 1942[50] – July 1943[51]
- Lieutenant-Commander Sydney A. Cuthbert, July 1943[52] – 31 December, 1943[53]
- Lieutenant in Command Frederick W. Hayden, 31 December, 1943[54] – mid 1945[55]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 74.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 74.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 84.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 74.
- ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 313.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 74.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 901.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 290.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 290.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 290.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 290.
- ↑ "Royal Navy." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Feb 25, 1932; pg. 7; Issue 46066.
- ↑ "Royal Navy." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Sep 03, 1932; pg. 3; Issue 46229.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 293.
- ↑ "Ships' Bells for Sale." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Aug 10, 1935; pg. 6; Issue 47139.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 293.
- ↑ Barron Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/10. f. 214.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1920). p. 901.
- ↑ Barron Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/10. f. 214.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 901.
- ↑ Allen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 408.
- ↑ Allen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 408.
- ↑ Hemans Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/47/151. f. 356.
- ↑ Hemans Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/47/151. f. 356.
- ↑ Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/73. f. 79.
- ↑ Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/73. f. 79.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 845.
- ↑ Horan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/5. f. 5.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 290.
- ↑ Phayre Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/47. f. 47.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 288.
- ↑ Harvey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/166. f. 165.
- ↑ Hill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/153. f. 152.
- ↑ Hill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/153. f. 152.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Friday, Feb 11, 1927; pg. 24; Issue 44503.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Monday, Jan 10, 1927; pg. 7; Issue 44475.
- ↑ His service record is torn, not permitting this section to be read.
- ↑ "Naval, Military and Air Force." The Times (London, England), Monday, Dec 08, 1930; pg. 18; Issue 45690.
- ↑ James Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/130. f. 130.
- ↑ James Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/130. f. 130.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 290.
- ↑ Brocklebank Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/124/112. f. 112.
- ↑ Brocklebank Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/124/112. f. 112.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 293.
- ↑ Black Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/149. f. 149.
- ↑ 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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