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'''H.M.S. ''Westcott''''' was one of 22 destroyers of the [["W" Class Destroyer (1917)|"W" class]].
'''H.M.S. ''Westcott''''' was one of twenty-one [["W" Class Destroyer (1917)|"W" class destroyers]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]] in 1917-18.


==Service==
==Service==
Commissioned on 2 April, 1918.{{NLJan21|p. 899}}
''Westcott'' was commissioned on 2 April, 1918.{{NLJan21|p. 899}}
 
She was re-commissioned at Port Edgar on 27 September, 1923 to serve with the {{UK-DF|6}} as part of the Atlantic Fleet.{{NLApr25|p. 288}}
 
The destroyer re-commissioned at Devonport on 2 May, 1926 for service with the {{UK-DF|6}} as part of the Atlantic Fleet.{{NLFeb29|p. 288}}
 
''Westcott'' was re-commissioned at Devonport on 27 April, 1931 for continued service with the {{UK-DF|6}}.{{NLJul31|p. 288}}  She remained with them into at mid-1934 after that formation became attached to Home Fleet, being re-commissioned at Devonport on 18 April, 1933.{{NLJan33|p. 291}}
 
Re-commissioned at Devonport on 2 October, 1936 for service with the {{UK-SF|4}} on the [[China Station]].{{NLJul37|p. 291}}


==Captains==
==Captains==
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
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* {{LCommRN}} [[Charles Reid Peploe|Charles R. Peploe]], D.S.C., 19 March, 1918.{{NLJan21|p. 899}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Charles Reid Peploe|nick=Charles R. Peploe|appt=19 March, 1918{{NLJan21|p. 899}}|end=15 January, 1921|precBy=New Command}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Edward Neville Mortimer|nick=Edward N. Mortimer|appt=15 January, 1921|end=15 December, 1922}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Samuel Arthur Brooks|nick=Samuel A. Brooks|appt=14 December, 1922{{NLJul24|p. 288}}|end=16 March, 1923}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Samuel Arthur Brooks|nick=Samuel A. Brooks|appt=27 September, 1923|end=14 August, 1925}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Alfred Creighton Collinson|nick=Alfred C. Collinson|appt=14 August, 1925<ref>Collinson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/55/153.|}} f. 153.</ref>{{NLJul27|p. 288}}|end=8 August, 1927<ref>Collinson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/55/153.|}} f. 153.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Ivo Wyndham Laton Frewen-Laton|nick=Ivo W. L. Frewen-Laton|appt=8 August, 1927|end=6 December, 1928}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Meredith Stanton Spalding|nick=Meredith S. Spalding|appt=6 December, 1928<ref>Spalding Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/118/59.|}} f. 59.</ref>{{NLFeb29|p. 288}}|end=26 July, 1930<ref>Spalding Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/118/59.|}} f. 59.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=John Drinkwater|nick=John Drinkwater|appt=6 January, 1930<ref>This date in his Service Record is extremely difficult to read.</ref>|end=1 July, 1931}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Arthur Dyke Beauchamp James|nick=Arthur D. B. James|appt=|end=22 July, 1932<ref>James Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/121/111.|}}  f. 111.</ref>|note=joined on re-commissioning}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Geoffrey Robert Bensly Back|nick=Geoffrey R. B. Back|appt=22 July, 1932{{NLJul34|p. 291}}|end=28 July, 1934}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Charles Nugent Lentaigne|nick=Charles N. Lentaigne|appt=30 September, 1936{{NavAppts|17 Sept. 1936, p. 8}}|end=}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Edward Masterman Loly|nick=Edward M. Loly|appt=1 January, 1937{{NLJul37|p. 291}}|end=|note=and for duty with submarines}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Cyril Joseph Firth|nick=Cyril J. Firth|appt=April, 1938{{ToL|Commander C. J. Firth|11 Aug. 1938, p. 13}}|end=8 August, 1938{{ToL|Commander C. J. Firth|11 Aug. 1938, p. 13}}|note=and for duty with submarines, died in this post}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=James Alexander Corrie Hill|nick=James A. C. Hill|appt=1 September, 1938{{NavAppts|15 Aug. 1938, p. 19}}|end=}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=William Francis Roderick Segrave|nick=William F. R. Segrave|appt=21 August, 1939{{UBAllyWarship|4269}}|end=February 1941{{UBAllyWarship|4269}}}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Ian Hamilton Bockett-Pugh|nick=Ian H. Bockett-Pugh|appt=February 1941{{UBAllyWarship|4269}}|end=early 1943{{UBAllyWarship|4269}}}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}} (retired)|name=Hedworth Lambton|nick=Hedworth Lambton|appt=May 1943{{UBAllyWarship|4269}}|end=19 October, 1944{{UBAllyWarship|4269}}}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Edward Perry Reade|nick=Edward P. Reade|appt=19 October, 1944{{UBAllyWarship|4269}}|end=mid 1945{{UBAllyWarship|4269}}}}
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==See Also==
==See Also==
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Latest revision as of 14:53, 12 February 2022

H.M.S. Westcott (1918)
Pendant Number: F.03 (Apr 1918)[1]
Builder: William Denny & Brothers[2]
Ordered: December, 1916[3]
Launched: 14 Feb, 1918[4]
Completed: 12 Apr, 1918[5]
Commissioned: 2 Apr, 1918[6]
Sold: 8 Jan, 1946[7]

H.M.S. Westcott was one of twenty-one "W" class destroyers completed for the Royal Navy in 1917-18.

Service

Westcott was commissioned on 2 April, 1918.[8]

She was re-commissioned at Port Edgar on 27 September, 1923 to serve with the Sixth Destroyer Flotilla as part of the Atlantic Fleet.[9]

The destroyer re-commissioned at Devonport on 2 May, 1926 for service with the Sixth Destroyer Flotilla as part of the Atlantic Fleet.[10]

Westcott was re-commissioned at Devonport on 27 April, 1931 for continued service with the Sixth Destroyer Flotilla.[11] She remained with them into at mid-1934 after that formation became attached to Home Fleet, being re-commissioned at Devonport on 18 April, 1933.[12]

Re-commissioned at Devonport on 2 October, 1936 for service with the Fourth Submarine Flotilla on the China Station.[13]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 73.
  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. 73.
  5. ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 312.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 899.
  7. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 73.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 899.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 288.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 288.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 288.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 291.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 291.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 899.
  15. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 288.
  16. ↑ Collinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/153. f. 153.
  17. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 288.
  18. ↑ Collinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/153. f. 153.
  19. ↑ Spalding Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/59. f. 59.
  20. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 288.
  21. ↑ Spalding Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/59. f. 59.
  22. ↑ This date in his Service Record is extremely difficult to read.
  23. ↑ James Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/111. f. 111.
  24. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 291.
  25. ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 17 Sept. 1936, p. 8.
  26. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 291.
  27. ↑ "Commander C. J. Firth." The Times (London, England), 11 Aug. 1938, p. 13.
  28. ↑ "Commander C. J. Firth." The Times (London, England), 11 Aug. 1938, p. 13.
  29. ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 15 Aug. 1938, p. 19.
  30. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  31. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  32. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  33. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  34. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  35. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  36. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  37. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.

Bibliography


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