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==Service== | ==Service== | ||
''Abbot'' was commissioned on 19 July, 1919 with Lieutenant Commander [[William Nicholas Richardson, Jr.|William N. Richardson, Jr.]] in command. | ''Abbot'' was commissioned on 19 July, 1919 with Lieutenant Commander [[William Nicholas Richardson, Jr.|William N. Richardson, Jr.]] in command. | ||
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+ | In September 1940, she was re-commissioned for service in the [[Royal Navy]] as '''H.M.S. ''Charlestown'''''. | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of U.S.S. ''Abbot''" nat="US"> | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of U.S.S. ''Abbot''" nat="US"> | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommUS}}|name=William Nicholas Richardson, Jr.|nick=William N. Richardson, Jr.|appt=19 July, 1919|precBy=New Command}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommUS}}|name=William Nicholas Richardson, Jr.|nick=William N. Richardson, Jr.|appt=19 July, 1919|precBy=New Command}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Thomas Johnston|nick=Thomas Johnston|appt=23 September, 1940{{UBAllyWarship|4306}}|end=3 March, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|4306}}|note=ship is now H.M.S. ''Charlestown''|as=Captain of H.M.S. ''Charlestown''}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Norman Robins Murch|nick=Norman R. Murch|appt=3 March, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|4306}}|end=30 January, 1943{{UBAllyWarship|4306}}|note=ship is now H.M.S. ''Charlestown''|as=Captain of H.M.S. ''Charlestown''}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} (retired)|name=Charles William Vane Tempest Stewart Lepper|nick=Charles W. V. T. S. Lepper|appt=30 January, 1943{{UBAllyWarship|4306}}|end=1 February, 1943{{UBAllyWarship|4306}}|note=ship is now H.M.S. ''Charlestown''|as=Captain of H.M.S. ''Charlestown''}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=William Frank Broughton Webb|nick=William F. B. Webb|appt=1 February, 1943{{UBAllyWarship|4306}}|end=23 September, 1943{{UBAllyWarship|4306}}|note=ship is now H.M.S. ''Charlestown''|as=Captain of H.M.S. ''Charlestown''}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Alfred Francis Colenso Gray|nick=Alfred F. C. Gray|appt=23 September, 1943{{UBAllyWarship|4306}}|end=early 1945{{UBAllyWarship|4306}}|note=ship is now H.M.S. ''Charlestown''|as=Captain of H.M.S. ''Charlestown''}} | ||
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | ||
Revision as of 20:39, 19 February 2022
U.S.S. Abbot (1918) | |
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Hull Number: | DD-184 |
Builder: | Newport News[1] |
Laid down: | 5 Apr, 1918[2] |
Launched: | 4 Jul, 1918[3] |
Commissioned: | 19 Jul, 1919[4] |
Decommissioned: | 5 Jul, 1922[5] |
Broken up: | 1948[6] |
Fate: | wrecked in collision as H.M.S. Charlestown |
U.S.S. Abbot was one of one hundred and eleven Wickes class destroyers completed for the U.S. Navy.
Service
Abbot was commissioned on 19 July, 1919 with Lieutenant Commander William N. Richardson, Jr. in command.
In September 1940, she was re-commissioned for service in the Royal Navy as H.M.S. Charlestown.
Captains
- Lieutenant Commander William N. Richardson, Jr., 19 July, 1919
- Lieutenant-Commander Thomas Johnston, 23 September, 1940[7] – 3 March, 1942[8] (ship is now H.M.S. Charlestown)
- Lieutenant-Commander Norman R. Murch, 3 March, 1942[9] – 30 January, 1943[10] (ship is now H.M.S. Charlestown)
- Commander (retired) Charles W. V. T. S. Lepper, 30 January, 1943[11] – 1 February, 1943[12] (ship is now H.M.S. Charlestown)
- Lieutenant in Command William F. B. Webb, 1 February, 1943[13] – 23 September, 1943[14] (ship is now H.M.S. Charlestown)
- Lieutenant-Commander Alfred F. C. Gray, 23 September, 1943[15] – early 1945[16] (ship is now H.M.S. Charlestown)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 433.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 433.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 433.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 433.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 433.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 433.
- ↑ 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.
Bibliography