H.M.S. Senator (1918)

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

H.M.S. Senator was one of 67 destroyers of the "S" class.

Service

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![5]

She recommissioned at Devonport on 21 May, 1919.[6]

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. ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1918. p. 85.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 862.
  7. ↑ The Monthly Navy List, (December 1920). p. 862.

Bibliography


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