H.M.S. PC 73 (1918)
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H.M.S. PC 73 (1918) | |
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Builder: | J. Samuel White[1] |
Ordered: | June, 1917[2] |
Launched: | 1 Aug, 1918[3] |
Sold: | Mar, 1939[4] |
H.M.S. PC 73 was one of twenty "PC" class patrol boats built for the Royal Navy.
The boat was sometimes referred to as P 73 or PQ 73 in contemporary documents.
Service
In April 1925, she was renamed Dart and commenced service as a fishery protection gunboat. She commissioned at Devonport on 29 September, 1925.[5]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Acting Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. Frederick W. Robinson, 21 October, 1918[6]
- Commander Kenneth M. Bruce, 20 March, 1919[7] – November, 1919[8]
- Commander (I Gr.) Thomas C. C. Bolster, 13 November, 1919[9][10] – 6 May, 1921[11] (and for charge of a group of vessels in reserve and as Acting Interpreter in German)
- Lieutenant in Command Gordon C. Steele, 28 June, 1922[12] – 15 September, 1922[13]
- Lieutenant in Command John G. Aitchison, 15 September, 1922[14] – 28 April, 1923
- Lieutenant & Commander Charles G. N. Graham, 28 April, 1923 – 1 September, 1923
- Lieutenant in Command (A/S) Patrick F. Cooper, 1 September, 1923[15]
- Lieutenant-Commander Beauchamp A. Francis, 7 September, 1925[16] – 31 May, 1927 (ship renamed Dart in late 1925)
- Lieutenant-Commander Frederick M. O'Connor, 31 May, 1927[17] – January, 1930[18] (and as Local Fishery Naval Officer, English Channel)
- Lieutenant-Commander Charles K. Adam, 26 May, 1931[19] – 12 June, 1933[20]
- Lieutenant-Commander Richard H. W. Atkins, March, 1934[21] – 7 October, 1935[Inference]
- Lieutenant-Commander Seymour C. Tuke, 7 October, 1935[22] (and as Local Fishery Officer, English Channel)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 96.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 96.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 99.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 96.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 229.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 861.
- ↑ Bruce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/105. f. 503.
- ↑ Bruce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/105. f. 503.
- ↑ Bolster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/159. f. 253.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 822.
- ↑ Bolster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/159. f. 253.
- ↑ Steele Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/145/802. f. 803.
- ↑ Steele Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/145/802. f. 803.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 789.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 257.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 230.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 230.
- ↑ O'Connor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/384. f. 384.
- ↑ Adam Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/48. f. 47.
- ↑ Adam Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/48. f. 47.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 228.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 228.
Bibliography
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