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'''Vernon Hammersley-Heenan''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
{{CommRN}} (retired) '''Vernon Hammersley-Heenan''', R.N. (25 March, 1888 – 6 May, 1954) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].  He would command destroyers in both World Wars.


==Life & Career==
==Life & Career==
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Born in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.


Hammersley-Heenan was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on  
Hammersley-Heenan was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 1 October, 1910.<ref>Hammersley-Heenan Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/289.|D7605044}} ff. 303, 304.</ref>


Hammersley-Heenan was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on
==Great War==
Hammersley-Heenan married Victoria Wood on 4 August 1915 at the Registry Office in Newcastle.<ref>Hammersley-Heenan Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/289.|D7605044}} ff. 303, 304.</ref>


Hammersley-Heenan was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on
In 1917, he applied to work with lighter-than-aircraft.
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Hammersley-Heenan was appointed in command of the {{UK-Wrestler|f=t}} on 12 February, 1920.{{NLJan21|p. 902-945}}


==See Also==
On 10 January, 1918, he grounded {{UK-Vehement}} and was found by a Court of Enquiry to have shown neglect in the affair.  In April, he suffered briefly from a bronchial condition.<ref>Hammersley-Heenan Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/289.|D7605044}} ff. 303, 304.</ref>
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On 2 August, 1918, Hammersley-Heenan was wounded in action when ''Vehement'' was lost to a mine and the explosion blasted him 400 yards through the air.{{PrestonVW|p. 26}}  Hospitalised in Hull, a severe contusion kept him unfit to serve until 3 October.  A Court of Enquiry into her loss found no blame attributable to her captain.<ref>Hammersley-Heenan Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/289.|D7605044}} ff. 303, 304.</ref>
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Hammersley-Heenan was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 1 October, 1918.<ref>Hammersley-Heenan Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/289.|D7605044}} ff. 303, 304.</ref>
 
==Post-War==
{{UK-Vittoria}} was lost in the Baltic to a torpedo from a Bolshevik submarine on 1 September, 1919.  A Court of Enquiry determined that there was no blame attributable to Hammersley-Heenan.<ref>Hammersley-Heenan Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/289.|D7605044}} ff. 303, 304.</ref>
 
Hammersley-Heenan was appointed in command of the {{UK-Wrestler|f=t}} on 12 February, 1920.{{NLJan21|p. 902-945}} He was praised for his work in rescuing survivors of S.S. ''Rowan'' on 9 October, 1921.
 
Hammersley-Heenan was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of {{CommRN}} on 2 November, 1929.<ref>Hammersley-Heenan Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/289.|D7605044}} ff. 303, 304.</ref>


==Bibliography==
==World War II==
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Hammersley-Heenan returned to command several destroyers of Great War vintage, serving with the rank of Acting Commander.
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==Service Records==
==See Also==
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Vernon+Hammersley-Heenan Service Records]
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Latest revision as of 23:11, 6 April 2022

Commander (retired) Vernon Hammersley-Heenan, R.N. (25 March, 1888 – 6 May, 1954) was an officer in the Royal Navy. He would command destroyers in both World Wars.

Life & Career

Born in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.

Hammersley-Heenan was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 October, 1910.[1]

Great War

Hammersley-Heenan married Victoria Wood on 4 August 1915 at the Registry Office in Newcastle.[2]

In 1917, he applied to work with lighter-than-aircraft.

On 10 January, 1918, he grounded Vehement and was found by a Court of Enquiry to have shown neglect in the affair. In April, he suffered briefly from a bronchial condition.[3]

On 2 August, 1918, Hammersley-Heenan was wounded in action when Vehement was lost to a mine and the explosion blasted him 400 yards through the air.[4] Hospitalised in Hull, a severe contusion kept him unfit to serve until 3 October. A Court of Enquiry into her loss found no blame attributable to her captain.[5]

Hammersley-Heenan was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 October, 1918.[6]

Post-War

Vittoria was lost in the Baltic to a torpedo from a Bolshevik submarine on 1 September, 1919. A Court of Enquiry determined that there was no blame attributable to Hammersley-Heenan.[7]

Hammersley-Heenan was appointed in command of the destroyer Wrestler on 12 February, 1920.[8] He was praised for his work in rescuing survivors of S.S. Rowan on 9 October, 1921.

Hammersley-Heenan was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of Commander on 2 November, 1929.[9]

World War II

Hammersley-Heenan returned to command several destroyers of Great War vintage, serving with the rank of Acting Commander.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Charles H. N. James 		Captain of H.M.S. Seal
29 May, 1915[10] – 2 Apr, 1916[11] 		Succeeded by
Ernest J. Rodgers
Preceded by
Frederick A. Warner 		Captain of H.M.S. Boyne
2 Apr, 1916[12] – 12 Aug, 1916[13] 		Succeeded by
Herbert M. Hughes
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Orpheus
12 Aug, 1916[14][15] – Oct, 1917[16] 		Succeeded by
Martin J. C. de Meric
Preceded by
Martin J. C. de Meric 		Captain of H.M.S. Vehement
Oct, 1917[17] – 2 Aug, 1918[18] 		Succeeded by
Vessel Lost
Preceded by
Frank C. Peet 		Captain of H.M.S. Vittoria
11 Oct, 1918[19][20] – 1 Sep, 1919[21] 		Succeeded by
Vessel Lost
Preceded by
John C. H. Lindsay 		Captain of H.M.S. Chester
5 Nov, 1919[22][23] – 5 Feb, 1920[24] 		Succeeded by
Arthur W. Lowis
Preceded by
James R. C. Cavendish 		Captain of H.M.S. Witherington
5 Feb, 1920[25][26] – 12 Feb, 1920[27] 		Succeeded by
Edward McC. W. Lawrie
Preceded by
Edward McC. W. Lawrie 		Captain of H.M.S. Wrestler
12 Feb, 1920[28][29] – 2 Jan, 1922[30] 		Succeeded by
Kenneth H. Grant
Preceded by
Joseph H. L. Yorke 		Captain of H.M.S. Trinidad
2 Jan, 1922[31][32] – Sep, 1923[33] 		Succeeded by
Martin J. C. de Meric
Preceded by
Austen G. Lilley 		Captain of H.M.S. Venturous
Sep, 1923[34] – 6 Dec, 1924[35] 		Succeeded by
David J. R. Simson
Preceded by
Robert J. Gardner 		Captain of H.M.S. Viscount
15 Jun, 1939[36] – 17 Jun, 1939[37] 		Succeeded by
Michael S. Townsend
Preceded by
James A. McCoy 		Captain of H.M.S. Watchman
17 Jun, 1939[38] – 5 Feb, 1940[39] 		Succeeded by
Edward C. L. Day
Preceded by
Roland F. B. Swinley 		Captain of H.M.S. Douglas
5 Feb, 1940[40][41] – 20 Apr, 1940[42] 		Succeeded by
John G. Crossley

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Hammersley-Heenan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/289. ff. 303, 304.
  2. ↑ Hammersley-Heenan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/289. ff. 303, 304.
  3. ↑ Hammersley-Heenan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/289. ff. 303, 304.
  4. ↑ Preston. V and W Class Destroyers 1914–1945. p. 26.
  5. ↑ Hammersley-Heenan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/289. ff. 303, 304.
  6. ↑ Hammersley-Heenan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/289. ff. 303, 304.
  7. ↑ Hammersley-Heenan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/289. ff. 303, 304.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 902-945.
  9. ↑ Hammersley-Heenan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/289. ff. 303, 304.
  10. ↑ Hammersley-Heenan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/289. ff. 303, 304.
  11. ↑ Hammersley-Heenan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/289. ff. 303, 304.
  12. ↑ Hammersley-Heenan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/289. ff. 303, 304.
  13. ↑ Hammersley-Heenan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/289. ff. 303, 304.
  14. ↑ Hammersley-Heenan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/289. ff. 303, 304.
  15. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 396i.
  16. ↑ Hammersley-Heenan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/289. ff. 303, 304.
  17. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 398q.
  18. ↑ Hammersley-Heenan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/289. ff. 303, 304.
  19. ↑ Hammersley-Heenan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/289. ff. 303, 304.
  20. ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 936.
  21. ↑ Hammersley-Heenan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/289. ff. 303, 304.
  22. ↑ Hammersley-Heenan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/289. ff. 303, 304.
  23. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1920). p. 745.
  24. ↑ Hammersley-Heenan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/289. ff. 303, 304.
  25. ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Saturday, February 7, 1920, Issue 42328, p.6.
  26. ↑ Hammersley-Heenan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/289. ff. 303, 304.
  27. ↑ Hammersley-Heenan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/289. ff. 303, 304.
  28. ↑ Hammersley-Heenan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/289. ff. 303, 304.
  29. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 902-945.
  30. ↑ Hammersley-Heenan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/289. ff. 303, 304.
  31. ↑ Hammersley-Heenan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/289. ff. 303, 304.
  32. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 823.
  33. ↑ Hammersley-Heenan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/289. ff. 303, 304.
  34. ↑ Hammersley-Heenan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/289. ff. 303, 304.
  35. ↑ Hammersley-Heenan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/289. ff. 303, 304.
  36. ↑ Hammersley-Heenan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/289. ff. 303, 304.
  37. ↑ Hammersley-Heenan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/289. ff. 303, 304.
  38. ↑ Hammersley-Heenan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/289. ff. 303, 304.
  39. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  40. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  41. ↑ Hammersley-Heenan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/289. ff. 303, 304.
  42. ↑ Hammersley-Heenan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/289. ff. 303, 304.

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