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'''H.M.S. ''Senator''''' was one of 67 destroyers of the [["S" Class Destroyer (1918)|"S" class]].
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'''H.M.S. ''Senator''''' was one of sixty-seven [["S" Class Destroyer (1918)|"S" class destroyers]] built for the [[Royal Navy]] as the [[Great War]] was ending.
  
 
==Service==
 
==Service==
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At some point in 1918, a torpedo ran hot in its tube when testing firing gear.  The vibration caused the warhead and pistol to fall onto the deck!{{ARTS1918|p. 85}}
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At some point in 1918, a torpedo ran hot in its tube when testing firing gear.  The vibration caused the head screws to sheer, resulting in the warhead and pistol falling out onto the deck!{{ARTS1918|p. 85}}
  
 
She recommissioned at Devonport on 21 May, 1919.{{NLJan21|p. 862}}
 
She recommissioned at Devonport on 21 May, 1919.{{NLJan21|p. 862}}
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Re-commissioned at Devonport with Reserve Crew 21 September, 1923 as part of the {{UK-DF|7}} with the Atlantic Fleet.{{NLApr25|p. 269}}
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Re-commissioned with Reserve Crew on 10 December, 1925.{{NLFeb26|p. 269}}
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Commissioned on 18 November, 1927.{{NLJan33|p. 272}}
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In mid-June, 1936, she was one of five destroyers and leaders at Rosyth on the list for disposal.{{ToL|Ships for Disposal|16 June 1936, p. 8}}
  
 
==Captains==
 
==Captains==
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Kenneth Cary Helyar|nick=Kenneth C. Helyar|appt=15 May, 1918{{NLFeb19|p. 906}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Kenneth Cary Helyar|nick=Kenneth C. Helyar|appt=20 May, 1918<ref>Helyar Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/50/294.|D7605210}} f. 325.</ref>|end=11 April, 1919<ref>Helyar Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/50/294.|D7605210}} f. 325.</ref>|precBy=New Command}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Henry Victor Hudson|nick=Henry V. Hudson|appt=11 April, 1919{{NLDec20|p. 862}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Henry Victor Hudson|nick=Henry V. Hudson|appt=11 April, 1919{{NLJan21|p. 862}}|end=6 January, 1921<ref>Hudson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/49.|D7604148}} f. ?.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=James Richard Maitland Makgill Crichton|nick=James R. M. M. Crichton|appt=6 January, 1921|end=January, 1922}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Stuart Douglas Wilson|nick=Stuart D. Wilson|appt=January, 1922<ref>Wilson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/287.|}} f. 644.</ref>|end=11 May, 1922<ref>Wilson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/287.|}} f. 644.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Ernest Russell Archer|nick=Ernest R. Archer|appt=November, 1922<ref>Archer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/53/141.|}} f. 140.</ref>|end=July, 1923<ref>Archer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/53/141.|}} f. 140.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Paul Felix Palmer Berryman|nick=Paul F. P. Berryman|appt=6 July, 1923|end=September, 1923|note=temporary}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=David James Robert Simson|nick=David J. R. Simson|appt=23 November, 1925<ref>Simson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/54/149.|D7605736}} f. 150.</ref>|end=11 December, 1925<ref>Simson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/54/149.|D7605736}} f. 150.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Reginald Becher Caldwell Hutchinson|nick=Reginald B. C. Hutchinson|appt=4 October, 1927<ref>Hutchinson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47/136.|D7603843}} f. 341.</ref>|end=November, 1927<ref>Hutchinson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47/136.|D7603843}} f. 341.</ref>|note=lent, for passage to Rosyth}}
 
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==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
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Latest revision as of 12:56, 31 May 2021

H.M.S. Senator (1918)
Pendant Number: G.36 (Jun 1918)
D.44 (Sep 1918)[1]
Builder: William Denny & Brothers[2]
Ordered: Apr, 1917 (1st Order)[3]
Launched: 2 Apr, 1918[4]
Completed: 7 Jun, 1918[5]
Sold:

H.M.S. Senator was one of sixty-seven "S" class destroyers built for the Royal Navy as the Great War was ending.

Service

At some point in 1918, a torpedo ran hot in its tube when testing firing gear. The vibration caused the head screws to sheer, resulting in the warhead and pistol falling out onto the deck![6]

She recommissioned at Devonport on 21 May, 1919.[7]

Re-commissioned at Devonport with Reserve Crew 21 September, 1923 as part of the Seventh Destroyer Flotilla with the Atlantic Fleet.[8]

Re-commissioned with Reserve Crew on 10 December, 1925.[9]

Commissioned on 18 November, 1927.[10]

In mid-June, 1936, she was one of five destroyers and leaders at Rosyth on the list for disposal.[11]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 74.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 84.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 84.
  4. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 74.
  5. ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 311.
  6. ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1918. p. 85.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 862.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 269.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 269.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 272.
  11. ↑ "Ships for Disposal." The Times (London, England), 16 June 1936, p. 8.
  12. ↑ Helyar Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/294. f. 325.
  13. ↑ Helyar Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/294. f. 325.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 862.
  15. ↑ Hudson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/49. f. ?.
  16. ↑ Wilson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/287. f. 644.
  17. ↑ Wilson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/287. f. 644.
  18. ↑ Archer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/141. f. 140.
  19. ↑ Archer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/141. f. 140.
  20. ↑ Simson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/149. f. 150.
  21. ↑ Simson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/149. f. 150.
  22. ↑ Hutchinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/136. f. 341.
  23. ↑ Hutchinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/136. f. 341.

Bibliography


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