H.M.S. Senator (1918)

H.M.S. Senator (1918)
Pendant Number:	G.36 (Jun 1918) D.44 (Sep 1918)
Builder:	William Denny & Brothers
Ordered:	Apr, 1917 (1st Order)
Launched:	2 Apr, 1918
Completed:	7 Jun, 1918
Sold:

H.M.S. Senator was one of sixty-seven "S" class destroyers built for the Royal Navy as the Great War was ending.

Service

At some point in 1918, a torpedo ran hot in its tube when testing firing gear. The vibration caused the head screws to sheer, resulting in the warhead and pistol falling out onto the deck!

She recommissioned at Devonport on 21 May, 1919.

Re-commissioned at Devonport with Reserve Crew 21 September, 1923 as part of the Seventh Destroyer Flotilla with the Atlantic Fleet.

Re-commissioned with Reserve Crew on 10 December, 1925.

Commissioned on 18 November, 1927.

In mid-June, 1936, she was one of five destroyers and leaders at Rosyth on the list for disposal.

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

• Lieutenant-Commander Kenneth C. Helyar, 20 May, 1918 – 11 April, 1919
• Commander Henry V. Hudson, 11 April, 1919 – 6 January, 1921
• Lieutenant-Commander James R. M. M. Crichton, 6 January, 1921 – January, 1922
• Lieutenant-Commander Stuart D. Wilson, January, 1922 – 11 May, 1922
• Lieutenant-Commander Ernest R. Archer, November, 1922 – July, 1923
• Lieutenant-Commander Paul F. P. Berryman, 6 July, 1923 – September, 1923  (temporary)
• Lieutenant-Commander David J. R. Simson, 23 November, 1925 – 11 December, 1925
• Commander Reginald B. C. Hutchinson, 4 October, 1927 – November, 1927  (lent, for passage to Rosyth)

See Also

• Wikipedia