H.M.S. Bideford (1931)
From The Dreadnought Project
| H.M.S. Bideford (1931) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | L43, later U43 |
| Builder: | Devonport Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Launched: | 1 Apr, 1931[2] |
| Broken up: | 1949[3] |
Contents
Service
Bideford was placed under the command of Cdr. Percy Frank Pilkington Wood on 16 October 1931 for trials. Upon their completion, he commissioned her for service. Due at Aden on 6 January, 1932, he was to proceed to Muscat to relieve the sloop Hastings, exchanging ships with her commander, D. S. McGrath. [4]
She was commissioned at Chatham on 15 November, 1932 for service in the Persian Gulf.[5]
Re-commissioned on 17 November 1936.[6]
Re-commissioned at Malta on 12 December, 1938 for service in the Persian Gulf.[7]
Captains
- Commander Percy F. P. Wood, 16 October, 1931[8] – 17 January, 1932[9] (transferred out to Hastings)
- Commander Donal S. McGrath, 17 January, 1932[10] – 9 April, 1932[11] (removed from command following negative report from S.N.O., Persian Gulf)
- Captain Edward C. Denison, 25 March, 1932[12] – March, 1934
- Captain Charles A. Browne, 2 February, 1934[13] – 8 November, 1934
- Captain Douglas B. Fisher, 25 September, 1934[14] – 1935 (and as S.N.O, Persian Gulf from 30 November, 1934)
- Captain Douglas B. Fisher, 29 June, 1936 – 30 October, 1936[15] (vice "Barnes")
- Captain Geoffrey W. Wadham, 30 October, 1936[16] – 20 February, 1937[17] (vice Fisher)
- Captain George H. Faulkner, 18 February, 1937 – 17 April, 1938 (and as S.N.O, Persian Gulf from 20 February, 1937)
- Captain George H. Faulkner, 30 July, 1938 – 1 October, 1938 (and as S.O., Minesweeping Flotilla, Mediterranean)
- Captain George H. Faulkner, 1 November, 1938 – 2 December, 1938
- Captain Douglas Young-Jamieson, 14 November, 1938[18] – 12 September, 1939[19]
- Commander Robert F. Elkins, 12 September, 1939[20] – 16 April, 1940[21]
- Lieutenant-Commander John Hugh Lewes, 16 April, 1940[22] – 15 November, 1940[23]
- Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. William J. Moore, 15 November, 1940[24] – 22 November, 1942[25]
- Lieutenant-Commander William F. Hollins, 22 November, 1942[26] – 4 October, 1943[27]
- Commander John R. Westmacott, 4 October, 1943[28] – February, 1944[29]
- Temporary Acting Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. Herbert J. Beverley, 1 March, 1944[30] – December, 1944[31]
- Acting Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. Alan H. Pierce, December, 1944[32] – mid 1945[33]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 56.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 56.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 56.
- ↑ "Sloops on Foreign Service." The Times (London, England), 6 Jan. 1932, p. 6.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 217.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 218.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1939). p. 262.
- ↑ Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/186. f. 188.
- ↑ Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/186. f. 188.
- ↑ McGrath Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/96. f. 95.
- ↑ McGrath Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/96. f. 95.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 217.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 217.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 218.
- ↑ Wadham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/103. f. 103.
- ↑ Wadham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/103. f. 103.
- ↑ Wadham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/103. f. 103.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1939). p. 262.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
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