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The ship was re-commissioned as H.M.S. ''Vimy'' on 4 September, 1928.{{NLFeb29|p. 282''a''}} {{UK-Toreador}} took up her old name at the same time. | The ship was re-commissioned as H.M.S. ''Vimy'' on 4 September, 1928.{{NLFeb29|p. 282''a''}} {{UK-Toreador}} took up her old name at the same time. | ||
Re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 11 November, 1930 for work wuth the {{UK-DF|5}} in the Atlantic Fleet | Re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 11 November, 1930 for work wuth the {{UK-DF|5}} in the Atlantic Fleet,{{NLJul31|p. 282''a''}} remaining so deployed until at least early 1933.{{NLJan33|p. 286}} | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=James Chaigneau Colvill|nick=James C. Colvill|appt=February, 1926|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=James Chaigneau Colvill|nick=James C. Colvill|appt=February, 1926|end=}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Alan MacGregor Sheffield|nick=Alan MacG. Sheffield|appt=17 July, 1928{{NLFeb29|p. 282''a''}}|end=|as=Captain of H.M.S. ''Vimy''}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Alan MacGregor Sheffield|nick=Alan MacG. Sheffield|appt=17 July, 1928{{NLFeb29|p. 282''a''}}|end=|as=Captain of H.M.S. ''Vimy''}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Arthur Ronald Mawson Black|nick=Arthur R. M. Black|appt=1 April, 1930 | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Arthur Ronald Mawson Black|nick=Arthur R. M. Black|appt=1 April, 1930|end=|as=Captain of H.M.S. ''Vimy''}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Walter James Burberry Handley|nick=Walter J. B. Handley|appt=22 April, 1932{{NLJan33|p. 286}}|end=|as=Captain of H.M.S. ''Vimy''}} | |||
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Revision as of 12:25, 22 April 2018
| H.M.S. Vancouver (1917) | |
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| Pendant Number: | G.04 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | William Beardmore & Company[2] |
| Launched: | 28 Dec, 1917[3] |
| Completed: | 9 Mar, 1918[4] |
| Sold: | 4 Mar, 1947[5] |
H.M.S. Vancouver was one of twenty-five "V" class destroyers completed for the Royal Navy in 1917-18. She was renamed H.M.S. Vimy in April, 1928 when H.M.S. Toreador was being renamed H.M.C.S. Vancouver upon her transfer to the Royal Canadian Navy.
Service
Vancouver re-commissioned on 3 December, 1918.[6]
She was re-commissioned on 3 May, 1923. By March 1925, she was with First Destroyer Flotilla in the Atlantic.[7]
She re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 7 January, 1926 for service with the Fifth Destroyer Flotilla in the Atlantic, where she operated under the command of James Chaigneau Colvill.[8]
The ship was re-commissioned as H.M.S. Vimy on 4 September, 1928.[9] Toreador took up her old name at the same time.
Re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 11 November, 1930 for work wuth the Fifth Destroyer Flotilla in the Atlantic Fleet,[10] remaining so deployed until at least early 1933.[11]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant-Commander Robert E. M. Harris, 30 November, 1918[12] – 20 April, 1921
- Lieutenant-Commander Edward C. Thornton, 20 April, 1921[13] – 27 June, 1921[14][15]
- Lieutenant-Commander Henry D. C. Stanistreet, c. May, 1921[16] – 15 January, 1922[17]
- Lieutenant-Commander Hubert S. Braddyll, 16 January, 1922[18] – 12 April, 1922[19] (temporary)
- Lieutenant-Commander Frederick A. P. Foster, 12 April, 1922[20] – 6 May, 1924
- Lieutenant-Commander Gordon F. Hannay, 6 May, 1924[21] – 7 January, 1926
- Lieutenant-Commander James C. Colvill, November, 1925[22] – 3 April, 1928[23]
- Lieutenant-Commander James C. Colvill, February, 1926
- Lieutenant-Commander Alan MacG. Sheffield, 17 July, 1928[24]
- Lieutenant-Commander Arthur R. M. Black, 1 April, 1930
- Lieutenant-Commander Walter J. B. Handley, 22 April, 1932[25]
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.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 72.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 879b.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 279.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 278.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 282a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 282a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 286.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 879b.
- ↑ Thornton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/222. f. 592.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 837.
- ↑ Thornton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/222. f. 592.
- ↑ Stanistreet Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/240. f. 254.
- ↑ Stanistreet Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/240. f. 254.
- ↑ Braddyll Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/212. f. 280.
- ↑ Braddyll Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/212. f. 280.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 827.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 279.
- ↑ Colvill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/7. f. 7.
- ↑ Colvill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/7. f. 7.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 282a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 286.
Bibliography
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