H.M.S. Acacia (1915)
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| H.M.S. Acacia (1915) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | M.26 (Feb, 1915) T.00 (Sep, 1915)[1] |
| Builder: | Swan Hunter[2] |
| Ordered: | Jan, 1915[3] |
| Launched: | 15 Apr, 1915[4] |
| Sold: | Sep, 1922[5] |
H.M.S. Acacia was one of twenty-four Acacia Class sweeping sloops completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Acacia served in the Mediterranean Sloop Flotilla from at least November 1915[6] to mid 1918,[7] when this formation was renamed the Twelfth Sloop Flotilla. From July 1918 to December, Acacia she served first at Brindisi and then was moved to Malta. By January 1919, she was working with the Thirteenth Sloop Flotilla, part of the Egyptian Division. She left this work in May 1919.
Captains
- Lieutenant in Command Thomas C. MacGill, 30 April, 1915[8] – 9 July, 1917[9] (sick)
- Lieutenant in Command (I, Fr.) Claude L. Woollard, 23 July, 1917[10] – 27 June, 1919
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 93. The M pendants were changed to M (international) on 24 Apr 1915.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 94.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 94.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 94.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 94.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (December, 1915). p. 20.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (June, 1918). p. 22.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 391a.
- ↑ MacGill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/231. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1919). p. 722.
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