H.M.S. Cornflower (1916)
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| H.M.S. Cornflower (1916) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | T.64 (Jan, 1916) T.24 (Jan, 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Barclay Curle & Company[2] |
| Ordered: | Jul, 1915[3] |
| Launched: | 30 Mar, 1916[4] |
| Lost: | 19 Dec, 1941[5] |
| Fate: | at Hong Kong |
H.M.S. Cornflower was one of thirty-six Arabis Class sweeping sloops completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Cornflower was re-commissioned at Malta on 2 March, 1925.[6]
Cornflower paid off into Dockyard Control at Sheerness on 26 January, 1927.[7] She was commissioned at the end of the year, on 29 December, 1927 for service on the China Station.[8]
She re-commissioned on 22 April, 1929 for service on the China Station.[9]
She re-commissioned at Hong Kong on 16 October, 1931 for service on the China Station.[10]
Captains
- Lieutenant-Commander Henry F. Besant, 17 April, 1916[11] – 1 February, 1919
- Lieutenant in Command Gordon C. Steele, 20 September, 1918[12][13] – April, 1919[14]
- Commander Vernon S. Rashleigh, July, 1919 – 1 February, 1921
- Commander Leveson G. B. A. Campbell, 1 February, 1921[15] – after August, 1922[16]
- Lieutenant-Commander Claude P. Hermon-Hodge, 18 October, 1922[17] – mid April, 1923
- Commander Stuart E. Holder, 13 April, 1923[18] – March, 1925 (superseded on recommissioning)
- Commander Evelyn T. Wickham, 16 February, 1925[19] – 1926
- Commander Cecil C. B. Vacher, c. November, 1926[20] – 26 January, 1927[21] (transferred in from Dahlia)
- Commander John N. Pelly, 9 December, 1927[22][23] – 6 December, 1929[24]
- Commander Hugh A. C. Dick, 14 October, 1929[25] – c. 1 September, 1931[Inference]
- Commander Charles F. Hammill, 1 September, 1931[26]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 94.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 94.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 94.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 94.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 94.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 228.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 227.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 227.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 225.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 224.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 392s.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 766.
- ↑ Steele Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/145/802. f. 803.
- ↑ Steele Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/145/802. f. 803.
- ↑ Campbell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/101. f. 101.
- ↑ Campbell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/101. f. 101.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 742.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 228.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 228.
- ↑ Vacher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. Book 9, f. 313.
- ↑ Vacher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. Book 9, f. 313.
- ↑ Pelly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/27. f. 379.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 227.
- ↑ Pelly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/27. f. 379.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 225.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 224.
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