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'''H.M.S. ''Tormentor''''' was one of 62 destroyers of the [["R" Class Destroyer (1916)|"R" class]].
'''H.M.S. ''Tormentor''''' was one of sixty-two [["R" Class Destroyer (1916)|"R" class destroyers]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]] in 1916-17.


==Service==
==Service==
She completed to reduced complement on 4 December, 1919.<ref>''The Monthly Navy List'', (December 1920).  p. 876.</ref>
 
In 1918, ''Tormentor'' collided with {{UK-Walker}}, and Lieutenant-Commander [[Percy John Helyar]] was told to be more careful in future.
 
''Tormentor'' completed to Reduced Complement on 4 December, 1919.{{NLFeb29|p. 275}}


==Captains==
==Captains==
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
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{{Tenure|rank=Acting {{CommRN}} (retired)|name=Percy John Helyar|nick=Percy J. Helyar|appt=11 January, 1918{{NLDec18|p. 921''a''}}}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Miles Brock Birkett|nick=Miles B. Birkett|appt=24 July, 1917{{NLNov17|p. 398''n''}}<ref>Birkett Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48.|}} f. 518.</ref>|end=11 January, 1918<ref>Birkett Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48.|}} f. 518.</ref>|precBy=New Command}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Martin John Coucher de Meric|nick=Martin J. C. de Meric|appt=31 December, 1918{{NLSep20|p. 876}}}}
{{Tenure|rank=Acting {{CommRN}} (retired)|name=Percy John Helyar|nick=Percy J. Helyar|appt=11 January, 1918{{NLDec18|p. 921''a''}}|end=31 December, 1918}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} in Command|name=Maxwell Alexander Christian Ritter|nick=Maxwell A. C. Ritter|appt=1 September, 1920{{NLJan21|p. 876}}}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Martin John Coucher de Meric|nick=Martin J. C. de Meric|appt=31 December, 1918<ref>de Meric Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/284.|D7605039}} f. 299.</ref>{{NLSep20|p. 876}}|end=1 September, 1920<ref>de Meric Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/284.|D7605039}} f. 299.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Maxwell Alexander Christian Ritter|nick=Maxwell A. C. Ritter|appt=1 September, 1920<ref>Ritter Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/96/36.|D8116668}} f. 36.</ref>{{NLJan21|p. 876}}|end=1 March, 1922<ref>Ritter Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/96/36.|D8116668}} f. 36.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Arthur Luard Pears|nick=Arthur L. Pears|appt=10 July, 1924<ref>Pears Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/56/176.|}} f. 178.</ref>|end=25 August, 1924<ref>Pears Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/56/176.|}} f. 178.</ref>}}
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A Lt. Cdr. "H. E. Randall" was appointed in command on 29 October, 1927 and was then to transfer to {{UK-Whitley}}, but I am unable to identify him.{{NavAppts|Wednesday, Nov 02, 1927; pg. 21; Issue 44728}}


==See Also==
==See Also==
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Latest revision as of 20:21, 5 March 2021

H.M.S. Tormentor (1917)
Pendant Number: F.68 (Jan 1917)
G.06 (Jan 1918)
G.11 (Apr 1918)[1]
Builder: Alexander Stephen & Sons[2]
Ordered: Mar 1916 (8th Order)[3][4]
Launched: 22 May, 1917[5]
Completed: 22 Aug, 1917[6]
Sold: 19 Nov, 1929[7]
Fate: Wrecked 13 Dec 1929

H.M.S. Tormentor was one of sixty-two "R" class destroyers completed for the Royal Navy in 1916-17.

Service

In 1918, Tormentor collided with Walker, and Lieutenant-Commander Percy John Helyar was told to be more careful in future.

Tormentor completed to Reduced Complement on 4 December, 1919.[8]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

A Lt. Cdr. "H. E. Randall" was appointed in command on 29 October, 1927 and was then to transfer to Whitley, but I am unable to identify him.[21]

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 70.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 81.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 81.
  4. ↑ March. British Destroyers. p. 184.
  5. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 81.
  6. ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 310.
  7. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 70.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 275.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 398n.
  10. ↑ Birkett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 518.
  11. ↑ Birkett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 518.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 921a.
  13. ↑ de Meric Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/284. f. 299.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1920). p. 876.
  15. ↑ de Meric Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/284. f. 299.
  16. ↑ Ritter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/36. f. 36.
  17. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 876.
  18. ↑ Ritter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/36. f. 36.
  19. ↑ Pears Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/176. f. 178.
  20. ↑ Pears Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/176. f. 178.
  21. ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Nov 02, 1927; pg. 21; Issue 44728.

Bibliography


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