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Re-commissioned at the Nore on 25 January, 1927 for service with the {{UK-DF|1}} in the Mediterranean.{{NLFeb29|p. 291}} | Re-commissioned at the Nore on 25 January, 1927 for service with the {{UK-DF|1}} in the Mediterranean.{{NLFeb29|p. 291}} | ||
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Revision as of 19:51, 20 February 2018
| H.M.S. Wryneck (1918) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | G.05 (Nov 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Palmer[2] |
| Ordered: | December, 1916[3] |
| Launched: | 13 May, 1918[4] |
| Completed: | 11 Nov, 1918[5] |
| Commissioned: | 3 Oct, 1918[6] |
| Sunk: | 27 Apr, 1941[7] |
| Fate: | Air attack off Greece[8] |
H.M.S. Wryneck was one of twenty-one "W" class destroyers completed for the Royal Navy in 1917-18.
Service
Wryneck was re-commissioned at Chatham on 6 June, 1924 for service with the Fifth Destroyer Flotilla in the Mediterranean.[9]
Re-commissioned at the Nore on 25 January, 1927 for service with the First Destroyer Flotilla in the Mediterranean.[10]
Completed to full complement on 11 June, 1929 for service with the First Destroyer Flotilla in the Mediterranean.[11]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Ralph V. Eyre, 18 September, 1918[12] – 6 August, 1920
- Commander Alexander S. Douglas, 6 August, 1920[13][14] – 17 August, 1922[15]
- Commander Philip G. Wodehouse, 17 August, 1922[16][17] – 5 January, 1923[18]
- Commander William J. Whitworth, 5 January, 1923[19][20] – 11 July, 1924[21]
- Commander The Hon. George Fraser, 30 July, 1924[22][23] – 21 October, 1925[24]
- Commander David B. Nicol, 21 October, 1925[25] – 31 December, 1926[26]
- Commander Philip J. Mack, 9 April, 1928[27][28] – 19 May, 1930[29]
- Commander Edward C. Thornton, 1 May, 1930[30][31] – May, 1932[32]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 73.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 84.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 84.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 73.
- ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 312.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 902-945.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 73.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 73.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 291.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 291.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 291.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1920). p. 902-945.
- ↑ Douglas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/173. f. 93.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 902-945.
- ↑ Douglas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/173. f. 93.
- ↑ Wodehouse Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/110. f. 56.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 846-898.
- ↑ Wodehouse Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/110. f. 56.
- ↑ Whitworth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/232. f. 117.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 291.
- ↑ Whitworth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/232. f. 117.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 291.
- ↑ Fraser Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/346. f. 344.
- ↑ Fraser Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/346. f. 344.
- ↑ Nicol Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/133. f. 144.
- ↑ Nicol Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/133. f. 144.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 290.
- ↑ Mack Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/21. f. 21.
- ↑ Mack Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/21. f. 21.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 291.
- ↑ Thornton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/222. f. 592.
- ↑ Thornton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/222. f. 592.
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