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. Around October 1918, she moved to the North Sea Fast Sweeping Flotilla, where she was under command of the formation's Senior Officer, Cdr. 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 Kenneth M. Greig, 18 June, 1918 – 1 August, 1918 (temporary, perhaps?)
- 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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