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''Velox'' was commissioned on 14 March, 1918{{NLJan21|p. 880}} and immediately joined the [[Dover Patrol]]'s {{UK-DF|6}}.{{SMNLMar18|p. 14}} | ''Velox'' was commissioned on 14 March, 1918{{NLJan21|p. 880}} and immediately joined the [[Dover Patrol]]'s {{UK-DF|6}}.{{SMNLMar18|p. 14}} | ||
She was re-commissioned on 3 May, 1923. By March 1925, she was with {{UK-DF|1}} in the Atlantic Fleet.{{NLApr25|p. 280}} | |||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Kenneth Bamford Millar|nick=Kenneth B. Millar|appt=June, 1921<ref>Millar Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/290.|D7605045}} f. 305.</ref>{{NLDec20|p. 880}}|end=14 July, 1921<ref>Millar Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/290.|D7605045}} f. 305.</ref>|note=temporary}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Kenneth Bamford Millar|nick=Kenneth B. Millar|appt=June, 1921<ref>Millar Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/290.|D7605045}} f. 305.</ref>{{NLDec20|p. 880}}|end=14 July, 1921<ref>Millar Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/290.|D7605045}} f. 305.</ref>|note=temporary}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Christopher Hildyard Ringrose|nick=Christopher H. Ringrose|appt=14 September, 1922{{NLJul24|p. 279}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Christopher Hildyard Ringrose|nick=Christopher H. Ringrose|appt=14 September, 1922{{NLJul24|p. 279}}|end=}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Ivo Wyndham Laton Frewen-Laton|nick=Ivo W. L. Frewen-Laton|appt=7 April, 1925{{NLApr25|p. 280}}|end=}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Walter Napier Thomason Beckett|nick=Walter N. T. Beckett|appt=14 April, 1927<ref>Beckett Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/55/100.|D7605856}} f. 100.</ref>|end=1928<ref>Beckett Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/55/100.|D7605856}} f. 100.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Walter Napier Thomason Beckett|nick=Walter N. T. Beckett|appt=14 April, 1927<ref>Beckett Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/55/100.|D7605856}} f. 100.</ref>|end=1928<ref>Beckett Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/55/100.|D7605856}} f. 100.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Roger Prideaux Selby|nick=Roger P. Selby|appt=22 January, 1933{{NLJul34|p. 283}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Roger Prideaux Selby|nick=Roger P. Selby|appt=22 January, 1933{{NLJul34|p. 283}}|end=}} | ||
Revision as of 20:38, 10 July 2017
| H.M.S. Velox (1917) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | H.43 (Apr 1918) D.40 (Sep 1918) G.65 (Nov 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Doxford[2] |
| Launched: | 17 Nov, 1917[3] |
| Completed: | 1 Apr, 1918[4] |
| Commissioned: | 14 Mar, 1918[5] |
| Sold: | |
H.M.S. Velox was one of twenty-five "V" class destroyers completed for the Royal Navy in 1917-18.
There was an earlier destroyer named Velox.
Service
Velox was commissioned on 14 March, 1918[6] and immediately joined the Dover Patrol's Sixth Destroyer Flotilla.[7]
She was re-commissioned on 3 May, 1923. By March 1925, she was with First Destroyer Flotilla in the Atlantic Fleet.[8]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Frederick E. K. Strong, 3 March, 1918[9] – 17 February, 1919[10]
- Commander Robert G. Hamond, 17 February, 1919[11][12] – 19 March, 1919[13]
- Commander Fischer B. Watson, 19 March, 1919[14][15] – 18 June, 1919[16]
- Lieutenant-Commander Maxwell N. Williamson-Napier, 19 June, 1919[17][18] – 31 October, 1919[19]
- Lieutenant-Commander Kenneth B. Millar, 31 October, 1919[20][21] – May, 1921[22]
- Commander Lawrence D'O. Bignell, May, 1921[23][24] – 14 September, 1922[25]
- Lieutenant-Commander Kenneth B. Millar, June, 1921[26][27] – 14 July, 1921[28] (temporary)
- Lieutenant-Commander Christopher H. Ringrose, 14 September, 1922[29]
- Lieutenant-Commander Ivo W. L. Frewen-Laton, 7 April, 1925[30]
- Lieutenant-Commander Walter N. T. Beckett, 14 April, 1927[31] – 1928[32]
- Commander Roger P. Selby, 22 January, 1933[33]
- Acting Commander James C. Colvill, 15 June, 1939[34] – 29 October, 1940[35]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 72.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 83.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 83.
- ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 312.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 880.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 880.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (March, 1918). p. 14.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 280.
- ↑ Strong Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 38.
- ↑ Strong Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 38.
- ↑ Hamond Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/45/170. f. 174.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1919). p. 923a.
- ↑ Hamond Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/45/170. f. 174.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1919). p. 923a.
- ↑ Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 80.
- ↑ Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 80.
- ↑ Williamson-Napier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/34. f. 388.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1919). p. 924.
- ↑ Williamson-Napier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/34. f. 388.
- ↑ Millar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/290. f. 305.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 880.
- ↑ Millar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/290. f. 305.
- ↑ Bignell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/117. f. 521.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 855.
- ↑ Bignell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/117. f. 521.
- ↑ Millar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/290. f. 305.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 880.
- ↑ Millar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/290. f. 305.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 279.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 280.
- ↑ Beckett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/100. f. 100.
- ↑ Beckett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/100. f. 100.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 283.
- ↑ Colvill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/7. f. 7.
- ↑ Colvill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/7. f. 7.
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