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''Sterling'' was one of 67 destroyers of the [["S" Class Destroyer (1918)|"S" class]].
'''H.M.S. ''Sterling''''' was one of sixty-seven [["S" Class Destroyer (1918)|"S" class destroyers]] built for the [[Royal Navy]] as the [[Great War]] was ending.
 
==Service==
''Sterling'' recommissioned in Reserve at Chatham on 24 August, 1920.{{NLJan21|p. 867}}
 
She was re-commissioned on 7 February, 1925 for service with the {{UK-DF|8}} of the [[Atlantic Fleet (Royal Navy)|Atlantic Fleet]].{{NLApr25|p. 272}}
 
Re-commissioned at the Nore on 7 January, 1927 for service with the {{UK-DF|8}} on the [[China Station]].{{NLFeb29|p. 270}}
 
Re-commissioned at [[Hong Kong]] on 1 October, 1929 for continued service with the {{UK-DF|8}}.{{NLJul31|p. 271}}
 
In June of 1933, her bell was one of about 100 surplus bells announced as being for sale at prices ranging from £1 to £10.  Preference would be given to those offers from men with a special consideration in the bell in question.{{ToL|Warships' Bells|12 June 1933, p. 11}}


==Captains==
==Captains==
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
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* {{CommRN}} [[Arthur A. Scott]], D.S.O., 8 January, 1920.<ref>''The Monthly Navy List'', (December 1920).  p. 867.</ref>
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Lawrence Frederick Nelson Ommanney|nick=Lawrence F. N. Ommanney|appt=5 May, 1919|end=11 July, 1919}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Francis Theodor Hare|nick=Francis T. Hare|appt=15 July, 1919<ref>"Naval Intelligence."  ''The Times'' (London, England), Tuesday, Jul 15, 1919; pg. 9; Issue 42152.</ref>|end=6 November, 1919}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Geoffrey Neville Henson|nick=Geoffrey N. Henson|appt=6 November, 1919{{INF}}|end=|note=transferred in from {{UK-Tenedos}}}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Clement Richard Dane|nick=Clement R. Dane|appt=1 November, 1919<ref>Dane Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/34.|D7604133}} f. ?.</ref>|end=8 January, 1920<ref>Dane Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/34.|D7604133}} f. ?.</ref>|note=and in charge of a group of destroyers in reserve}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Arthur Avison Scott|nick=Arthur A. Scott|appt=8 January, 1920{{NavAppts|Saturday, January 10, 1920, Issue 42304, p.15}}{{NLDec20|p. 867}}|end=15 July, 1921|note=and for command of a group of T.B.Ds. in reserve}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Brian Cameron Gourley|nick=Brian C. Gourley|appt=11 July, 1921<ref>Gourley Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/51/33.|D7604788}} f. 38.</ref>|end=20 February, 1922<ref>Gourley Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/51/33.|D7604788}} f. 38.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Frederick Medway|nick=Frederick Medway|appt=10 July, 1924<ref>Medway Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/154/26.|}} f. 26.</ref>|end=21 August, 1924<ref>Medway Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/154/26.|}} f. 26.</ref>|note=temporary, for Reserve Fleet Exercises}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Bernard Armitage Warburton Warburton-Lee|nick=Bernard A. W. Warburton-Lee|appt=7 February, 1925<ref>Warburton-Lee Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM196/146.|D8124407}} f. 1.</ref>|end=30 March, 1926<ref>Warburton-Lee Service Record. {{TNA|ADM196/146.|D8124407}} f. 1.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Stephen Harry Tolson Arliss|nick=Stephen H. T. Arliss|appt=30 March, 1926{{NLFeb29|p. 270}}|end=February, 1929<ref>Arliss Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/118/66.|}} f. 66.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Frank Clutton Husband-Clutton|nick=Frank C. Husband-Clutton|appt=3 March, 1931<ref>Husband-Clutton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/123/126.|}} f. 126.</ref>{{NLJul31|p. 271}}|end=14 February, 1932<ref>Husband-Clutton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/123/126.|}} f. 126.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Robert Dalby|nick=Robert Dalby|appt=c. early 1932{{ToL|Command of the Torrid|Monday, Jul 11, 1932; pg. 17; Issue 46182}}|end=1932|note=transfer in from {{UK-Veteran}}, taking ship back from [[China Station]]}}
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This seems somewhat jumbled in late 1919.


==See Also==
==See Also==
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Latest revision as of 14:07, 14 February 2022

H.M.S. Sterling (1918)
Pendant Number: F.A3 (Mar 1919)[1]
Builder: Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Company[2]
Ordered: Apr, 1917 (1st Order)[3]
Launched: 8 Oct, 1918[4]
Completed: Mar, 1919[5]
Sold:

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

Service

Sterling recommissioned in Reserve at Chatham on 24 August, 1920.[6]

She was re-commissioned on 7 February, 1925 for service with the Eighth Destroyer Flotilla of the Atlantic Fleet.[7]

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

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

In June of 1933, her bell was one of about 100 surplus bells announced as being for sale at prices ranging from £1 to £10. Preference would be given to those offers from men with a special consideration in the bell in question.[10]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

This seems somewhat jumbled in late 1919.

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. 867.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 272.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 270.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 271.
  10. ↑ "Warships' Bells." The Times (London, England), 12 June 1933, p. 11.
  11. ↑ "Naval Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Jul 15, 1919; pg. 9; Issue 42152.
  12. ↑ Dane Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/34. f. ?.
  13. ↑ Dane Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/34. f. ?.
  14. ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Saturday, January 10, 1920, Issue 42304, p.15.
  15. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 867.
  16. ↑ Gourley Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/51/33. f. 38.
  17. ↑ Gourley Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/51/33. f. 38.
  18. ↑ Medway Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/154/26. f. 26.
  19. ↑ Medway Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/154/26. f. 26.
  20. ↑ Warburton-Lee Service Record. The National Archives. ADM196/146. f. 1.
  21. ↑ Warburton-Lee Service Record. The National Archives. ADM196/146. f. 1.
  22. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 270.
  23. ↑ Arliss Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/66. f. 66.
  24. ↑ Husband-Clutton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/126. f. 126.
  25. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 271.
  26. ↑ Husband-Clutton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/126. f. 126.
  27. ↑ "Command of the Torrid." The Times (London, England), Monday, Jul 11, 1932; pg. 17; Issue 46182.

Bibliography


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