H.M.S. Truro (1919)
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| H.M.S. Truro (1919) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | T.87 (Apr 1919) T.7A (Nov 1919)[1] |
| Builder: | William Simons & Company[2] |
| Ordered: | mid 1917[3] |
| Launched: | 15 Apr, 1919[4] |
| Sold: | 19 May, 1928[5] |
H.M.S. Truro was one of one hundred and fourteen Hunt Class minesweepers completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
She was reduced to Reserve at the Nore on 22 March, 1927.[6]
Captains
- Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. Walter M. Knowles, 15 April, 1919[7] – 14 June, 1919[8]
- Lieutenant in Command Ernest R. Maycock, May, 1919[9] – late 1919
- Lieutenant-Commander Harold T. Baillie-Grohman, 14 December, 1919[10][11] – 26 September, 1921[12]
- Lieutenant-Commander Evelyn J. J. Southby, 17 March, 1920[13] – 19 May, 1920[14] (temporary)
- Lieutenant-Commander Francis R. Openshaw, 14 September, 1921[15] – 6 September, 1923
- Lieutenant-Commander Kenneth Michell, 6 September, 1923[16] – 8 September, 1925[17]
- Lieutenant-Commander Eric F. G. Wharton, 8 September, 1925[18][19][20] (transfered out to Dundalk)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. "A" denotes Answer pendant here. p. 115.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 115.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 98.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 115.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 115.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 275a.
- ↑ Knowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/53/172. f. 172.
- ↑ Knowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/53/172. f. 172.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 922.
- ↑ Baillie-Grohman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/303. f. 319.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 878. This source indicates the 15th.
- ↑ Baillie-Grohman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/303. f. 319.
- ↑ Southby Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/48/115. f. 118.
- ↑ Southby Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/48/115. f. 118.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 823.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 276.
- ↑ "H.M.S. Truro." The Times (London, England), 8 Sept. 1925, p. 17.
- ↑ Wharton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/40. f. 40.
- ↑ "H.M.S. Truro." The Times (London, England), 8 Sept. 1925, p. 17.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 276.
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