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Reduced to Reserve on 13 February, 1937.{{NLJul37|p. 251}} | Reduced to Reserve on 13 February, 1937.{{NLJul37|p. 251}} | ||
After {{UK-Faulknor}} was damaged in collision with the steamer S.S. ''Clan Macfayden'' on 4 August, 1937, ''Keith'' took over duties as flagship in the {{UK-DF|6}}. ''Faulknor'' resumed her role on 1 November, 1937.{{ToL|6th Flotilla Leader|27 Oct. 1937, p. 20}} | |||
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Hugh Hext Rogers|nick=Hugh H. Rogers|appt=28 April, 1931|end=May, 1932|note=and as Captain (D), {{UK-DF|4}}|precBy=New Command}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Hugh Hext Rogers|nick=Hugh H. Rogers|appt=28 April, 1931|end=May, 1932|note=and as Captain (D), {{UK-DF|4}}|precBy=New Command}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Gerald Cartmell Harrison|nick=Gerald C. Harrison|appt=29 April, 1932{{NLJan33|p. 247}}<ref>Harrison Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/164.|D7604068}} f. 568.</ref>|end=18 October, 1933<ref>Harrison Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/164.|D7604068}} f. 568.</ref>|note=and as Captain (D), {{UK-DF|4}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Gerald Cartmell Harrison|nick=Gerald C. Harrison|appt=29 April, 1932{{NLJan33|p. 247}}<ref>Harrison Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/164.|D7604068}} f. 568.</ref>|end=18 October, 1933<ref>Harrison Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/164.|D7604068}} f. 568.</ref>|note=and as Captain (D), {{UK-DF|4}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Frederick Hew George Dalrymple-Hamilton|nick=Frederick H. G. Dalrymple-Hamilton|appt=18 October, 1933{{NLOct35|p. 248}}|end=|note=and as Captain (D), {{UK-DF|4}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Frederick Hew George Dalrymple-Hamilton|nick=Frederick H. G. Dalrymple-Hamilton|appt=18 October, 1933{{NLOct35|p. 248}}|end=15 March, 1936<ref>Dalrymple-Hamilton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/243.|}} f. 601.</ref>|note=and as Captain (D), {{UK-DF|4}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Denis William Boyd|nick=Denis W. Boyd|appt=14 March, 1936{{NavAppts|March 20, 1936, Issue 47328, p.26}}|end=|note=and as Captain (D), {{UK-DF|4}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Denis William Boyd|nick=Denis W. Boyd|appt=14 March, 1936{{NavAppts|March 20, 1936, Issue 47328, p.26}}|end=20 July, 1936<ref>McGrigor Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/55/59.|}} f. 59.</ref>|note=and as Captain (D), {{UK-DF|4}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Rhoderick Robert McGrigor|nick=Rhoderick R. McGrigor|appt=20 July, 1936<ref>McGrigor Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/55/59.|}} f. 59.</ref>|end=22 September, 1936<ref>McGrigor Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/55/59.|}} f. 59.</ref>|note=and as Captain (D), {{UK-DF|4}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Victor Hilary Danckwerts|nick=Victor H. Danckwerts|appt=17 August, 1937<ref>Danckwerts Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/.|}} f. ?.</ref>|end=1 November, 1937<ref>Danckwerts Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/.|}} f. ?.</ref>|note=and as Captain (D), {{UK-DF|6}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Victor Hilary Danckwerts|nick=Victor H. Danckwerts|appt=17 August, 1937<ref>Danckwerts Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/.|}} f. ?.</ref>|end=1 November, 1937<ref>Danckwerts Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/.|}} f. ?.</ref>|note=and as Captain (D), {{UK-DF|6}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Alfred Jerome Lucian Phillips|nick=Alfred J. L. Phillips|appt=31 July, 1939{{UBAllyWarship|4349}}|end=30 August, 1939{{UBAllyWarship|4349}}|note=and as Captain (D), {{UK-DF|20}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Alfred Jerome Lucian Phillips|nick=Alfred J. L. Phillips|appt=31 July, 1939{{UBAllyWarship|4349}}|end=30 August, 1939{{UBAllyWarship|4349}}|note=and as Captain (D), {{UK-DF|20}}}} | ||
Latest revision as of 21:21, 6 July 2021
| H.M.S. Keith (1930) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | H06 |
| Builder: | Vickers Armstrongs |
| Laid down: | 1 Oct, 1929 |
| Launched: | 10 Jul, 1930 |
| Commissioned: | 20 Mar, 1931 |
| Bombed: | 1 Jun, 1940 |
H.M.S. Keith was one of nine "B" Class destroyers completed for the Royal Navy. She was the "leader" of the other eight, having an additional gun and a slightly different design.
Service
Commissioned at Chatham on 9 June, 1931.[1]
Re-commissioned at Chatham on 18 October, 1933.[2]
Reduced to Reserve on 13 February, 1937.[3]
After Faulknor was damaged in collision with the steamer S.S. Clan Macfayden on 4 August, 1937, Keith took over duties as flagship in the Sixth Destroyer Flotilla. Faulknor resumed her role on 1 November, 1937.[4]
Captains
- Captain Hugh H. Rogers, 28 April, 1931 – May, 1932 (and as Captain (D), Fourth Destroyer Flotilla)
- Captain Gerald C. Harrison, 29 April, 1932[5][6] – 18 October, 1933[7] (and as Captain (D), Fourth Destroyer Flotilla)
- Captain Frederick H. G. Dalrymple-Hamilton, 18 October, 1933[8] – 15 March, 1936[9] (and as Captain (D), Fourth Destroyer Flotilla)
- Captain Denis W. Boyd, 14 March, 1936[10] – 20 July, 1936[11] (and as Captain (D), Fourth Destroyer Flotilla)
- Captain Rhoderick R. McGrigor, 20 July, 1936[12] – 22 September, 1936[13] (and as Captain (D), Fourth Destroyer Flotilla)
- Captain Victor H. Danckwerts, 17 August, 1937[14] – 1 November, 1937[15] (and as Captain (D), Sixth Destroyer Flotilla)
- Captain Alfred J. L. Phillips, 31 July, 1939[16] – 30 August, 1939[17] (and as Captain (D), Twentieth Destroyer Flotilla)
- Commander (retired) Henry T. W. Pawsey, 6 September, 1939[18] – 15 February, 1940[19]
- Captain David J. R. Simson, 15 February, 1940[20] – 23 May, 1940[21] (killed when vessel bombed under his command)
- Captain Edward L. Berthon, 27 May, 1940[22] – 1 June, 1940[23] (and as Captain (D), Nineteenth Destroyer Flotilla)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 247.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 248.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 251.
- ↑ "6th Flotilla Leader." The Times (London, England), 27 Oct. 1937, p. 20.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 247.
- ↑ Harrison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/164. f. 568.
- ↑ Harrison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/164. f. 568.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 248.
- ↑ Dalrymple-Hamilton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/243. f. 601.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), March 20, 1936, Issue 47328, p.26.
- ↑ McGrigor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/59. f. 59.
- ↑ McGrigor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/59. f. 59.
- ↑ McGrigor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/59. f. 59.
- ↑ Danckwerts Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/. f. ?.
- ↑ Danckwerts Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/. f. ?.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Simson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/149. f. 150.
- ↑ Simson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/149. f. 150.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
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