H.M.S. Maidstone (1912)
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| H.M.S. Maidstone (1912) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | P.39 (1914) P.4A (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company[2] |
| Launched: | 29 Apr, 1912[3] |
| Commissioned: | 15 Oct, 1912[4] |
| Sold: | 31 Aug, 1929[5] |
H.M.S. Maidstone was completed to navy order as a depot ship. Sold in 1929, her name was eventually taken by a later Maidstone launched in 1937.
Service
Maidstone commissioned at Portsmouth on 15 October, 1912[6] and served with submarines at Harwich throughout the war.[7] From September, 1916 through January 1919 at least, she was one of three depot ships supporting the fourteen "E" class boats (in Sep 1916) of the Ninth Submarine Flotilla, which was part of the Harwich Force.
In mid-1927, she was supporting the Second Submarine Flotilla out of Devonport.[8]
Captains
Dates of appointment given.
- Captain Frank Brandt, 15 October, 1912[9] – 1 September, 1913[10] (and in command of Eighth Submarine Flotilla)
- Captain Arthur K. Waistell, 1 September, 1913[11] – 21 January, 1915[12] (and in command of Eighth Submarine Flotilla)
- Captain Arthur K. Waistell, 8 February, 1915[13] – 15 September, 1917[14] (and in command of Eighth Submarine Flotilla)
- Captain Albert P. Addison, 18 September, 1917[15] – 1 March, 1919[16] (and in command of Ninth Submarine Flotilla)
- Captain Algernon H. C. Candy, 1 March, 1919[17] – 8 August, 1919[18] (and as Captain (S), Third Submarine Flotilla)
- Commander Geoffrey Layton, July, 1920[19] – 7 July, 1921[20] (and as Commander (S), Third Submarine Flotilla)
- Commander Robert B. Ramsay, 7 July, 1921[21][22] – 8 January, 1924[23] (and in command of Third Submarine Flotilla)
- Commander Reginald B. Darke, 1 January, 1924[24][25] – 31 March, 1926[26] (and as Commander (S), Third Submarine Flotilla)
- Commander Colin Cantlie, 31 March, 1926[27][28] – 15 November, 1927[29] (and as Commander (S), Third Submarine Flotilla, then of Second Submarine Flotilla from 19 November, 1926)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 295.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 295.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 295.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 253.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 295.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 253.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 295.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 253.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 342.
- ↑ Brandt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 225.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 395z.
- ↑ Waistell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 179/344.
- ↑ Waistell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 179/344.
- ↑ Waistell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 179/344.
- ↑ Addison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/138. f. 138.
- ↑ Addison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/138. f. 138.
- ↑ Candy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/279. f. 279.
- ↑ Candy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/279. f. 279.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 805.
- ↑ Layton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/134. f. ?.
- ↑ Ramsay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/137. ff. 75, 78.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 780.
- ↑ Ramsay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/137. ff. 75, 78.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 253.
- ↑ Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. f. ?.
- ↑ Superseded that day. Cantlie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/263. f. 278.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 253.
- ↑ Cantlie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/263. f. 278.
- ↑ Cantlie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/263. f. 278.
Bibliography
- Chesneau, Robert; Kolesnik, Eugene (editors) (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
