H.M.S. Venturous (1917)
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| H.M.S. Venturous (1917) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | F.30 (1917) F.21 (Jan 1918) F.87 (Sep 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Denny[2] |
| Launched: | 21 Sep, 1917[3] |
| Completed: | 29 Nov, 1917[4] |
| Sold: | |
H.M.S. Venturous was one of twenty-five "V" class destroyers completed for the Royal Navy in 1917-18.
Service
In December 1917, Venturous joined the Thirteenth Destroyer Flotilla.[5] In March, 1918, she went to the Twentieth Destroyer Flotilla, part of the East Coast Forces.[6]
She completed to full Crew on 19 June, 1919.[7]
Venturous was re-commissioned at Devonport on 4 December, 1923. By March 1925, she was with Ninth Destroyer Flotilla in the Atlantic Fleet.[8]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant-Commander Guy P. Bowles, 5 November, 1917[9][10] – 15 January, 1921[11]
- Lieutenant-Commander John H. Jauncey, December, 1920[12] – c. 29 June, 1921[13]
- Lieutenant-Commander Charlie F. Bush, 29 June, 1921[14] – April, 1922[15]
- Lieutenant-Commander Percival C. W. Manwaring, 21 April, 1922[16] – January, 1923
- Lieutenant-Commander George A. Scott, 22 January, 1923[17] – 20 March, 1923[18]
- Lieutenant-Commander Austen G. Lilley, 20 March, 1923[19] – September, 1923[20]
- Lieutenant-Commander Vernon Hammersley-Heenan, September, 1923[21] – 6 December, 1924[22]
- Lieutenant-Commander David J. R. Simson, 3 December, 1924[23][24] – 23 November, 1925[25]
- Commander Ivan B. Colvin, 17 May, 1927[26] – 30 March, 1928[27][28]
- Lieutenant-Commander Harold R. W. Turnor, April, 1928 – 20 July, 1928 (for passage to Chatham and reducing to reserve)
The apparent conflict between Jauncey and Bowles is noted.
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 72.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 83.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 83.
- ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 312.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (December, 1917). p. 12.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (March, 1918). p. 15.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 880.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 280.
- ↑ Bowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/144. f. 245.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 880.
- ↑ Bowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/144. f. 245.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 880.
- ↑ Jauncey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/132. f. 488.
- ↑ Bush Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/129. f. 485.
- ↑ Bush Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/129. f. 485.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 828.
- ↑ Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
- ↑ Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
- ↑ Lilley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/24. f. 24.
- ↑ Lilley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/24. f. 24.
- ↑ Hammersley-Heenan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/289. ff. 303, 304.
- ↑ Hammersley-Heenan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/289. ff. 303, 304.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 280.
- ↑ Simson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/149. f. 150.
- ↑ Simson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/149. f. 150.
- ↑ Colvin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/170. f. 169.
- ↑ Colvin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/170. f. 169.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 279.
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