H.M.S. Penarth (1918)
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| H.M.S. Penarth (1918) | |
|---|---|
| Admiralty Pendant Number: | 3437[1] |
| Pendant Number: | T.91 (Jun 1918)[2] |
| Builder: | Lobnitz & Company[3] |
| Ordered: | mid 1917[4] |
| Launched: | 21 May, 1918[5] |
| Mined: | 4 Feb, 1919[6] |
| Fate: | in North Sea |
H.M.S. Penarth was one of one hundred and fourteen Hunt Class minesweepers completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Penarth joined the Third Minesweeping Flotilla in June, 1918 – initially on loan from the Clyde. She was under command of Senior Officer, North Sea Fast Sweeping Flotilla Basil Richard Brooke.
Captains
- Commander Basil R. Brooke, 26 May, 1918[7] – December, 1918[8] (and as Senior Officer, North Sea Fast Sweeping Flotilla)
- Lieutenant in Command Peter A. C. Sturrock, December, 1918[9] – 4 February, 1919[10] (killed when vessel mined under his command)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 114.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 114.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 114.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 98.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 114.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 114.
- ↑ Brooke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/25. f. 230.
- ↑ Brooke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/25. f. 230.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1919). p. 866.
- ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 148.
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