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She was commissioned for trials at Chatham on 29 October, 1930.{{NLJan33|p. 294}} | She was commissioned for trials at Chatham on 29 October, 1930.{{NLJan33|p. 294}} | ||
Commissioned at Portsmouth on 17 November, 1936 for service in the [[Portsmouth Local Destroyer Flotilla]].{{NLJul37|p. 294}} | |||
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Dudley Burdett Dowling|nick=Dudley B. Dowling|appt=14 November, 1932{{NLJan33|p. 294}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Dudley Burdett Dowling|nick=Dudley B. Dowling|appt=14 November, 1932{{NLJan33|p. 294}}|end=}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}} (A '''I, ''Fr.''''')|name=Henry Graham Dudley de Chair|nick=Henry G. D. de Chair|appt=November, 1936{{NLJul37|p. 294}}|end=}} | |||
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Revision as of 18:42, 17 July 2018
| H.M.S. Wrestler (1918) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | G.31 (Jun 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Swan Hunter[2] |
| Ordered: | December, 1916[3] |
| Launched: | 25 Feb, 1918[4] |
| Completed: | 15 May, 1918[5] |
| Sold: | 20 Jul, 1944[6] |
H.M.S. Wrestler was one of twenty-one "W" class destroyers completed for the Royal Navy in 1917-18.
Service
Wrestler re-commissioned on 1 December, 1920.[7]
She re-commissioned with reduced crew on 18 May, 1922 under command of Lieutenant-Commander Kenneth H. Grant.[8]
She stayed under reduced crew until at least early 1929.[9]
She was commissioned for trials at Chatham on 29 October, 1930.[10]
Commissioned at Portsmouth on 17 November, 1936 for service in the Portsmouth Local Destroyer Flotilla.[11]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Edward McC. W. Lawrie, 16 April, 1918[12][13] – 12 February, 1920[14] (and for service on Staff of Captain Superintendent for T.B.Ds.)
- Lieutenant-Commander Vernon Hammersley-Heenan, 12 February, 1920[15][16] – 2 January, 1922[17]
- Lieutenant-Commander Kenneth H. Grant, 18 May, 1922[18] – 17 April, 1923
- Lieutenant-Commander Peter McClelland, 10 April, 1923[19]
- Lieutenant-Commander Donald C. Brock, 19 August, 1924 – 4 March, 1925
- Lieutenant-Commander Reginald W. Lawrence, 2 March, 1925[20]
- Lieutenant-Commander Cyril J. H. Hill, 30 April, 1928[21] – 11 November, 1929
- Lieutenant-Commander Michael W. Ewart-Wentworth, 24 October, 1930[22]
- Lieutenant-Commander Dudley B. Dowling, 14 November, 1932[23]
- Lieutenant-Commander (A I, Fr.) Henry G. D. de Chair, November, 1936[24]
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. 313.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 73.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 902-945.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 846-898.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 291.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 294.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 294.
- ↑ Lawrie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/38. f. 441.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1920). p. 902-945.
- ↑ Lawrie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/38. f. 441.
- ↑ Hammersley-Heenan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/289. ff. 303, 304.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 902-945.
- ↑ Hammersley-Heenan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/289. ff. 303, 304.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 846-898.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 291.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 291.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 291.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 291.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 294.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 294.
Bibliography
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