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The ship was re-commissioned on 21 August, 1928.{{NLFeb29|p. 285}} | The ship was re-commissioned on 21 August, 1928.{{NLFeb29|p. 285}} | ||
| − | She reduced to special reserve complement | + | She reduced to special reserve complement at Devonport on 2 May, 1931.{{NLJul31|p. 285}} |
Re-commissioned in Reserve at The Nore on 19 February, 1932.{{NLJan33|p. 289}} | Re-commissioned in Reserve at The Nore on 19 February, 1932.{{NLJan33|p. 289}} | ||
| − | + | In June of 1933, her bell was one of about 100 surplus bells announced as being for sale at prices ranging from £1 to £10. Preference would be given to those offers from men with a special consideration in the bell in question.{{ToL|Warships' Bells|12 June 1933, p. 11}} | |
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| + | She was commissioned with a Reserve Complement on 29 July, 1933.{{NLJul37|p. 289}} | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Henry Maurice Coombs|nick=Henry M. Coombs|appt=1 April, 1926{{NLJul27|p. 285}}<ref>Coombs Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/213.|D7604625}} f. ?.</ref>|end=2 May, 1928<ref>Coombs Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/213.|D7604625}} f. ?.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Henry Maurice Coombs|nick=Henry M. Coombs|appt=1 April, 1926{{NLJul27|p. 285}}<ref>Coombs Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/213.|D7604625}} f. ?.</ref>|end=2 May, 1928<ref>Coombs Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/213.|D7604625}} f. ?.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Edward Neville Syfret|nick=Edward N. Syfret|appt=13 August, 1928{{NLFeb29|p. 285}}|end=July, 1929}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Edward Neville Syfret|nick=Edward N. Syfret|appt=13 August, 1928{{NLFeb29|p. 285}}|end=July, 1929}} | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Eric John Shelley|nick=Eric J. Shelley|appt=1 July, 1929|end=c. 1930}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Eric John Shelley|nick=Eric J. Shelley|appt=1 July, 1929|end=c. early 1930}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Richard Frank Jolly|nick=Richard F. Jolly|appt=12 April, 1930{{NavAppts|Tuesday, Mar 04, 1930; pg. 26; Issue 45452}}|end=}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=John Robert Newton Taylor|nick=John R. N. Taylor|appt=c. early 1930<ref>Taylor Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/121/67.|}} f. 67.</ref>|end=6 May, 1930<ref>Taylor Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/121/67.|}} f. 67.</ref>}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Hugh Gartside-Tippinge|nick=Hugh Gartside-Tippinge|appt=31 July, 1939{{ | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Richard Frank Jolly|nick=Richard F. Jolly|appt=12 April, 1930{{NavAppts|Tuesday, Mar 04, 1930; pg. 26; Issue 45452}}|end=27 April, 1931<ref>Jolly Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/122/122.|}} f. 122.</ref>}} |
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=John Bostock|nick=John Bostock|appt=5 July, 1933|end=1933|note=left for {{UK-Whitley}}'s trials}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Hugh Gartside-Tippinge|nick=Hugh Gartside-Tippinge|appt=31 July, 1939<ref>Gartside-Tippinge Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/118/128.|}} f. 128.</ref>|end=30 December, 1939<ref>Gartside-Tippinge Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/118/128.|}} f. 128.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Norman Lanyon|nick=Norman Lanyon|appt=30 December, 1939{{UBAllyWarship|4275}}|end=12 January, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|4275}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Norman Lanyon|nick=Norman Lanyon|appt=30 December, 1939{{UBAllyWarship|4275}}|end=12 January, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|4275}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Arthur Shubrook Pomeroy|nick=Arthur S. Pomeroy|appt=12 January, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|4275}}|end=mid 1942{{UBAllyWarship|4275}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Arthur Shubrook Pomeroy|nick=Arthur S. Pomeroy|appt=12 January, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|4275}}|end=mid 1942{{UBAllyWarship|4275}}}} | ||
Latest revision as of 23:21, 11 April 2024
| H.M.S. Volunteer (1919) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | D.71 (Nov 1919)[1] |
| Builder: | William Denny & Brothers[2] |
| Ordered: | Jan, 1918 (1st Order)[3] |
| Launched: | 17 Apr, 1919[4] |
| Completed: | 7 Nov, 1919[5] |
| Commissioned: | 27 Oct, 1919[6] |
| Sold: | 4 Mar, 1947[7] |
H.M.S. Volunteer was one of fifteen destroyers of the Modified "W" class.
Service
Volunteer was commissioned on 27 October, 1919.[8]
She was re-commissioned at Devonport on 8 October, 1923. By March 1925, she was with the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla in the Mediterranean.[9]
She re-commissioned at Devonport on 29 April, 1926 for continued service in the Mediterranean with the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla.[10]
The ship was re-commissioned on 21 August, 1928.[11]
She reduced to special reserve complement at Devonport on 2 May, 1931.[12]
Re-commissioned in Reserve at The Nore on 19 February, 1932.[13]
In June of 1933, her bell was one of about 100 surplus bells announced as being for sale at prices ranging from £1 to £10. Preference would be given to those offers from men with a special consideration in the bell in question.[14]
She was commissioned with a Reserve Complement on 29 July, 1933.[15]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant-Commander Richard C. A. Littleton, 29 October, 1919[16] – May, 1921
- Lieutenant-Commander John H. Jauncey, 14 July, 1921[17] – 11 January, 1923[18]
- Lieutenant-Commander John W. Durnford, 5 January, 1923[19] – October, 1923[20]
- Lieutenant-Commander Edward S. F. Fegen, c. September, 1923[21][22] – 1 September, 1924[23]
- Lieutenant-Commander John D. Harvey, 1 September, 1924[24] – 9 February, 1925[25]
- Commander (I Gr.) Thomas C. C. Bolster, 9 February, 1925[26][27] – 1 April, 1926[28]
- Commander Henry M. Coombs, 1 April, 1926[29][30] – 2 May, 1928[31]
- Commander Edward N. Syfret, 13 August, 1928[32] – July, 1929
- Commander Eric J. Shelley, 1 July, 1929 – c. early 1930
- Lieutenant-Commander John R. N. Taylor, c. early 1930[33] – 6 May, 1930[34]
- Lieutenant-Commander Richard F. Jolly, 12 April, 1930[35] – 27 April, 1931[36]
- Lieutenant-Commander John Bostock, 5 July, 1933 – 1933 (left for Whitley's trials)
- Lieutenant-Commander Hugh Gartside-Tippinge, 31 July, 1939[37] – 30 December, 1939[38]
- Lieutenant-Commander Norman Lanyon, 30 December, 1939[39] – 12 January, 1942[40]
- Lieutenant in Command Arthur S. Pomeroy, 12 January, 1942[41] – mid 1942[42]
- Lieutenant-Commander Gordon J. Luther, 3 December, 1942[43] – 3 February, 1944[44]
- Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. James E. R. Wilford, 3 February, 1944[45] – mid 1945[46]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 76.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p.85.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p.85.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 76.
- ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 313.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 896.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 76.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 896.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 285.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 285.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 285.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 285.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 289.
- ↑ "Warships' Bells." The Times (London, England), 12 June 1933, p. 11.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 289.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 896.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 839.
- ↑ Jauncey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/132. f. 488.
- ↑ Durnford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/129. f. 128.
- ↑ Durnford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/129. f. 128.
- ↑ Fegen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/8. f. 8.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 286.
- ↑ Fegen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/8. f. 8.
- ↑ Harvey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/166. f. 165.
- ↑ Harvey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/166. f. 165.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 285.
- ↑ Bolster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/159. f. 253.
- ↑ Bolster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/159. f. 253.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 285.
- ↑ Coombs Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/213. f. ?.
- ↑ Coombs Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/213. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 285.
- ↑ Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/67. f. 67.
- ↑ Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/67. f. 67.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Mar 04, 1930; pg. 26; Issue 45452.
- ↑ Jolly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/122. f. 122.
- ↑ Gartside-Tippinge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/128. f. 128.
- ↑ Gartside-Tippinge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/128. f. 128.
- ↑ 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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