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==Service==
 
==Service==
She commissioned directly into the hands of a C. & M. Party at Devonport on 27 June, 1919.{{NLApr25|p. 235}}
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She proceeded from Glasgow to Devonport on 25 June 1919{{MoS|Saturday, Jun 28, 1919; pg. 17; Issue 42138}} and commissioned directly into the hands of a C. & M. Party at Devonport on 27 June, 1919.{{NLApr25|p. 235}}
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On 25 March 1922, was towed from Harwich to Chatham under the tow of ''Alliance''.{{MoS|Tuesday, Mar 28, 1922; pg. 22; Issue 42991}}  In late 1925, she and {{UK-Albury}} and {{UK-Pangbourne}} were three of twelve minesweepers in the Central Reserve at Sheerness selected for foreign service which would be fitted out for hot weather to accommodate senior officers.{{ToL|Minesweepers for Foreign Service|Friday, Nov 06, 1925; pg. 7; Issue 44112}}
  
 
Lt. Cdr. [[William Vesey Hamilton Harris]] commissioned her on 22 March, 1927 for service in the {{UK-MSF|1}}.{{NLFeb29|p. 233}}
 
Lt. Cdr. [[William Vesey Hamilton Harris]] commissioned her on 22 March, 1927 for service in the {{UK-MSF|1}}.{{NLFeb29|p. 233}}
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Re-commissioned at Chatham on 14 August, 1936.{{NLJul37|p. 235}}
  
 
==Captains==
 
==Captains==
 
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Dunoon''" nat="UK">
 
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=William Vesey Hamilton Harris|nick=William V. H. Harris|appt=22 March, 1927{{NLJul27|p. 233}}|end=23 April, 1928}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=William Vesey Hamilton Harris|nick=William V. H. Harris|appt=22 March, 1927{{NLJul27|p. 233}}|end=23 April, 1928}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Thomas Albert Jolliffe|nick=Thomas A. Jolliffe|appt=23 April, 1928{{NLFeb29|p. 233}}|end=1929}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Thomas Albert Jolliffe|nick=Thomas A. Jolliffe|appt=23 April, 1928<ref>Jolliffe Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/154/60.|}} f. 60.</ref>{{NLFeb29|p. 233}}|end=30 September, 1929<ref>Jolliffe Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/154/60.|}} f. 60.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Charles Victor Solomon Joseph Marsden|nick=Charles V. S. J. Marsden|appt=30 September, 1929{{NLJul31|p. 234}}|end=}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Charles Victor Solomon Joseph Marsden|nick=Charles V. S. J. Marsden|appt=30 September, 1929{{NLJul31|p. 234}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommAU}}|name=George Dunbar Moore|nick=George D. Moore|appt=15 February, 1932{{NLJan33|p. 234}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Phillip Leonard Gunn|nick=Phillip L. Gunn|appt=6 January, 1934{{NLJul34|p. 236}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Guy Neville Rolfe|nick=Guy N. Rolfe|appt=31 August, 1935<ref>Rolfe Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/124/113.|}} f. 113.</ref>{{NLOct35|p. 236}}|end=1 September, 1936<ref>Rolfe Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/124/113.|}} f. 113.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Hugh Alan Barclay|nick=Hugh A. Barclay|appt=21 August, 1939{{UBAllyWarship|6521}}|end=30 April, 1940{{UBAllyWarship|6521}}|succBy=Vessel Lost|note=killed when ship lost under his command}}
 
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Latest revision as of 19:29, 1 January 2022

H.M.S. Dunoon (1919)
Pendant Number: T.57 (Jun 1919)
N.3A (Nov 1919)[1]
Builder: Clyde Shipbuilding Company[2]
Ordered: mid 1917[3]
Launched: 21 Mar, 1919[4]
Commissioned: 27 Jun, 1919[5]
Mined: 30 Apr, 1940[6]
H.M.S. Dunoon was one of one hundred and fourteen Hunt Class minesweepers completed for the Royal Navy.

Service

She proceeded from Glasgow to Devonport on 25 June 1919[7] and commissioned directly into the hands of a C. & M. Party at Devonport on 27 June, 1919.[8]

On 25 March 1922, was towed from Harwich to Chatham under the tow of Alliance.[9] In late 1925, she and Albury and Pangbourne were three of twelve minesweepers in the Central Reserve at Sheerness selected for foreign service which would be fitted out for hot weather to accommodate senior officers.[10]

Lt. Cdr. William Vesey Hamilton Harris commissioned her on 22 March, 1927 for service in the First Minesweeping Flotilla.[11]

Re-commissioned at Chatham on 14 August, 1936.[12]

Captains

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. "A" denotes Answer pendant here. p. 113.
  2. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 113.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 98.
  4. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 113.
  5. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 764.
  6. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 113.
  7. "Movements of Ships." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jun 28, 1919; pg. 17; Issue 42138.
  8. The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 235.
  9. "Movements of Ships." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Mar 28, 1922; pg. 22; Issue 42991.
  10. "Minesweepers for Foreign Service." The Times (London, England), Friday, Nov 06, 1925; pg. 7; Issue 44112.
  11. The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 233.
  12. The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 235.
  13. The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 233.
  14. Jolliffe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/60. f. 60.
  15. The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 233.
  16. Jolliffe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/60. f. 60.
  17. The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 234.
  18. The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 234.
  19. The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 236.
  20. Rolfe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/124/113. f. 113.
  21. The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 236.
  22. Rolfe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/124/113. f. 113.
  23. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  24. Uboat.net page on the ship.

Bibliography


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