H.M.S. Severn (1913)
From The Dreadnought Project
| H.M.S. Severn (1913) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | D.70 (1914) M.2A (Sep 1915)[1] |
| Builder: | Vickers[2] |
| Ordered: | Purchased 1914[3] |
| Laid down: | 24 Aug, 1912[4] |
| Launched: | 19 Aug, 1913[5] |
| Commissioned: | Jan, 1914[6] |
| Sold: | 9 May, 1921[7] |
H.M.S. Severn was one of three Humber class monitors completed in 1913 and 1914.
Service
She commissioned at Barrow on 8 August, 1914.[8]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Eric J. A. Fullerton, 5 August, 1914[9] – 29 July, 1916[10]
- Acting Commander William B. C. Jones, 29 July, 1916[11] – 10 October, 1917[12] (left ship on 24 December, 1917)
- Acting Commander Lindsay R. Venn, 10 October, 1917[13] – 31 May, 1919 (assumed command on 31 December, 1917)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 104.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 42.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 42.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 42.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 42.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 42.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 104.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 906.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 398.
- ↑ Fullerton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 518.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 397x.
- ↑ Transcribed Ship Logs at naval-history.net
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 906.
Bibliography
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