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Lady Pound, the wife of [[Second Sea Lord]], Vice-Admiral Sir [[Alfred Dudley Pickman Rogers Pound|Dudley Pound]] performed the naming ceremony for ''Fame'' at her launching on 28 June, 1934. Two sisters were launched the same day: {{UK-Firedrake}} and {{UK-Forester}}.{{ToL|Destroyer Launches|28 June 1934, p. 9}} | |||
''Fame'' was re-commissioned at Plymouth on 29 April, 1935 for service in the {{UK-DF|6}} of the [[Home Fleet]].{{NLOct35|p. 240}} | |||
She was re-commissioned at Devonport on 3 March, 1936 for service in the {{UK-DF|6}} of the [[Home Fleet]].{{NLJul37|p. 239}} | |||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
Revision as of 19:24, 26 January 2021
| H.M.S. Fame (1934) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Vickers-Armstrongs, Tyne |
| Launched: | 26 Jun, 1934[1] |
| Transferred: | 1949[2] |
| Fate: | to Dominican Republic |
H.M.S. Fame was one of eighteen "E" and "F" Class destroyers completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Lady Pound, the wife of Second Sea Lord, Vice-Admiral Sir Dudley Pound performed the naming ceremony for Fame at her launching on 28 June, 1934. Two sisters were launched the same day: Firedrake and Forester.[3]
Fame was re-commissioned at Plymouth on 29 April, 1935 for service in the Sixth Destroyer Flotilla of the Home Fleet.[4]
She was re-commissioned at Devonport on 3 March, 1936 for service in the Sixth Destroyer Flotilla of the Home Fleet.[5]
Captains
- Commander Edmund M. Haes, May, 1935[6]
- Commander Waldemar W. P. Shirley-Rollison, 1 September, 1936[7] – c. 28 July, 1938[8]
- Commander Philip N. Walter, 28 July, 1938[9] – 6 July, 1940[10]
- Commander Cecil A. N. Chatwin, 6 July, 1940[11] – late 1940[12]
- Commander Ralph Heathcote, 10 August, 1942[13] – 14 July, 1943[14]
- Commander Robert A. Currie, 14 July, 1943[15] – April, 1945[16]
- Lieutenant-Commander John A. Luther, April, 1945[17] – 12 June, 1945[18]
- Acting Lieutenant-Commander Roland L. Boddy, 12 June, 1945[19] – 11 September, 1945[20]
- Commander John Grant, 11 September, 1945[21] – 31 October, 1946[22]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 38.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 38.
- ↑ "Destroyer Launches." The Times (London, England), 28 June 1934, p. 9.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 240.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 239.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 240.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 239.
- ↑ Walter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/136. f. ?.
- ↑ Walter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/136. f. ?.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
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