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==Service==
==Service==
She recommissioned at Malta on 13 September, 1920.{{NLJan21|p. 863}}
''Seraph'' was re-commissioned at Malta on 13 September, 1920.{{NLJan21|p. 863}}
 
She was re-commissioned at Devonport with 2/5ths crew on 4 December, 1923.{{NLApr25|p. 269}}
 
Re-commissioned at the Nore on 7 January, 1927 for duty with the {{UK-DF|8}} on the [[China Station]].{{NLFeb29|p. 268}}
 
Re-commissioned at [[Hong Kong]] on 1 October, 1929 for service with the {{UK-DF|8}}.{{NLJul31|p. 269}}
 
She paid off into Reserve at Devonport on 11 May, 1932.{{NLJan33|p. 272}}
 
In 1934, her bell was offered for sale to naval officers and others who might be interested, at the price of £5 or perhaps £1.  Interested parties were to write the Director of Stores and were urged to include any special information which might convey the importance they attach to the bell, in light of the Admiralty's understanding that such items carry great sentimental value.{{ToL|Ships' Bells for Sale|Wednesday, Apr 18, 1934; pg. 4; Issue 46731}}


==Captains==
==Captains==
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=John Palmer Landon|nick=John P. Landon|appt=2 September, 1918{{NLFeb19|p. 906}}|precBy=New Command}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=John Palmer Landon|nick=John P. Landon|appt=2 September, 1918{{NLFeb19|p. 906}}|end=23 November, 1920|precBy=New Command}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Ernest Walter Kirkby|nick=Ernest W. Kirkby|appt=August, 1920{{NLDec20|p. 863}}}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Ernest Walter Kirkby|nick=Ernest W. Kirkby|appt=August, 1920<ref>Kirkby Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/87.|D7604499}} f. 216.</ref>{{NLDec20|p. 863}}|end=29 July, 1922<ref>Kirkby Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/87.|D7604499}} f. 216.</ref>|note=dismissed the ship following Court Martial finding that he had neglected his duty}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Frederic Cyril Bradley|nick=Frederic C. Bradley|appt=23 June, 1922<ref>Bradley Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/60.|D7605147}} f. 418.</ref>{{NLJan23|p. 810}}|end=18 December, 1923<ref>Bradley Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/60.|D7605147}} f. 418.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Gordon Fraser Hannay|nick=Gordon F. Hannay|appt=18 December, 1923|end=6 May, 1924}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Alastair Gordon Davidson|nick=Alastair G. Davidson|appt=6 May, 1924{{NLApr25|p. 269}}|end=14 April, 1925}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Hugh Merriman Barnes|nick=Hugh M. Barnes|appt=15 April, 1925{{NLFeb26|p. 269}}|end=1 April, 1926}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=George Milner Crockett|nick=George M. Crockett|appt=1 April, 1926<ref>Crockett Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/56/30.|}} f. 31.</ref>|end=6 December, 1926<ref>Crockett Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/56/30.|}} f. 31.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Robert Bradshaw Wilmot-Sitwell|nick=Robert B. Wilmot-Sitwell|appt=6 December, 1926<ref>Wilmot-Sitwell Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/117/29.|}} f. 29.</ref>{{NLJul27|p. 268}}|end=November, 1928<ref>Wilmot-Sitwell Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/117/29.|}} f. 29.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Charles Fraser Harrington Churchill|nick=Charles F. H. Churchill|appt=October, 1928{{NLFeb29|p. 268}}|end=16 August, 1930<ref>This could be 16 June... Service Record hard to read.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Robert Henry Douglas Lane|nick=Robert H. D. Lane|appt=6 June, 1930{{NLJul31|p. 269}}|end=30 August, 1932<ref>Lane Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/118/94.|}} f. 94.</ref>}}
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==See Also==
==See Also==
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Latest revision as of 23:41, 10 November 2021

H.M.S. Seraph (1918)
Pendant Number: G.60 (Dec 1918)[1]
Builder: William Denny & Brothers[2]
Ordered: Apr, 1917 (1st Order)[3]
Launched: 8 Jul, 1918[4]
Completed: 25 Dec, 1918[5]
Sold:

H.M.S. Seraph was one of sixty-seven "S" class destroyers built for the Royal Navy as the Great War was ending.

Service

Seraph was re-commissioned at Malta on 13 September, 1920.[6]

She was re-commissioned at Devonport with 2/5ths crew on 4 December, 1923.[7]

Re-commissioned at the Nore on 7 January, 1927 for duty with the Eighth Destroyer Flotilla on the China Station.[8]

Re-commissioned at Hong Kong on 1 October, 1929 for service with the Eighth Destroyer Flotilla.[9]

She paid off into Reserve at Devonport on 11 May, 1932.[10]

In 1934, her bell was offered for sale to naval officers and others who might be interested, at the price of £5 or perhaps £1. Interested parties were to write the Director of Stores and were urged to include any special information which might convey the importance they attach to the bell, in light of the Admiralty's understanding that such items carry great sentimental value.[11]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 74.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 84.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 84.
  4. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 74.
  5. ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 311.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 863.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 269.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 268.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 269.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 272.
  11. ↑ "Ships' Bells for Sale." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Apr 18, 1934; pg. 4; Issue 46731.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 906.
  13. ↑ Kirkby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/87. f. 216.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 863.
  15. ↑ Kirkby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/87. f. 216.
  16. ↑ Bradley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/60. f. 418.
  17. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 810.
  18. ↑ Bradley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/60. f. 418.
  19. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 269.
  20. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 269.
  21. ↑ Crockett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/30. f. 31.
  22. ↑ Crockett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/30. f. 31.
  23. ↑ Wilmot-Sitwell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/117/29. f. 29.
  24. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 268.
  25. ↑ Wilmot-Sitwell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/117/29. f. 29.
  26. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 268.
  27. ↑ This could be 16 June... Service Record hard to read.
  28. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 269.
  29. ↑ Lane Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/94. f. 94.

Bibliography


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