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In 1922 she was renamed '''H.M.S. ''Melpomene''''' and converted to use as a minelayer. | In 1922 she was renamed '''H.M.S. ''Melpomene''''' and converted to use as a minelayer. | ||
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| + | In 1941, she was renamed '''H.M.S. ''Menelaus'''''. | ||
==Service== | ==Service== | ||
| − | + | The ship was commissioned on 1 May 1923 with Special Complement. By 1934, at least, she was in Devonport.{{NLJul34|p. 255}} | |
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Reginald Becher Caldwell Hutchinson|nick=Reginald B. C. Hutchinson|appt=20 June, 1918<ref>Hutchinson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47/136.|D7603843}} f. 341.</ref>{{NLFeb19|p. 838}}|end=21 December, 1918<ref>Hutchinson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47/136.|D7603843}} f. 341.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Reginald Becher Caldwell Hutchinson|nick=Reginald B. C. Hutchinson|appt=20 June, 1918<ref>Hutchinson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47/136.|D7603843}} f. 341.</ref>{{NLFeb19|p. 838}}|end=21 December, 1918<ref>Hutchinson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47/136.|D7603843}} f. 341.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Francis Leonard Back|nick=Francis L. Back|appt=17 April, 1919|end=28 February, 1920}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Francis Leonard Back|nick=Francis L. Back|appt=17 April, 1919|end=28 February, 1920}} | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank= | + | {{Tenure|rank=Commissioned Gunner in Command|name=William Henry Fidler|nick=William H. Fidler|appt=4 July, 1921{{NLJan23|p. 780}}|end=20 January, 1922}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Alfred Ernest Walkem|nick=Alfred E. Walkem|appt=1 May, 1923{{NLJul24|p. 252}}|end=16 March, 1927}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Alfred Ernest Walkem|nick=Alfred E. Walkem|appt=1 May, 1923{{NLJul24|p. 252}}|end=16 March, 1927|as=Captain of H.M.S. ''Melpomene''}} |
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}} (retired)|name=John Henry Evans|nick=John H. Evans|appt=8 April, 1935{{NLJul37|p. 229}}|end=|as=Captain of H.M.S. ''Melpomene''}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}} (retired)|name=John Henry Evans|nick=John H. Evans|appt=22 December, 1940<ref>Evans Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/156/718.|}} f. 606.</ref>|end=30 June, 1946<ref>Evans Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/156/718.|}} f. 606.</ref>|as=Captain of H.M.S. ''Menelaus''}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:27, 11 June 2022
| H.M.S. M.31 (1915) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | M.31[1] |
| Builder: | Harland & Wolff, Belfast[2] |
| Laid down: | Mar, 1915[3] |
| Launched: | 24 Jun, 1915[4] |
| Commissioned: | Jul, 1915[5] |
| Broken up: | 1948[6] |
| Fate: | by Rees, Llanelly[7] |
H.M.S. M 31 was one of nineteen "M" class monitors completed for the Royal Navy.
In 1922 she was renamed H.M.S. Melpomene and converted to use as a minelayer.
In 1941, she was renamed H.M.S. Menelaus.
Service
The ship was commissioned on 1 May 1923 with Special Complement. By 1934, at least, she was in Devonport.[8]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Cecil J. Crocker, 23 June, 1915[9] – June, 1918
- Commander Reginald B. C. Hutchinson, 20 June, 1918[10][11] – 21 December, 1918[12]
- Lieutenant-Commander Francis L. Back, 17 April, 1919 – 28 February, 1920
- Commissioned Gunner in Command William H. Fidler, 4 July, 1921[13] – 20 January, 1922
- Lieutenant in Command Alfred E. Walkem, 1 May, 1923[14] – 16 March, 1927
- Lieutenant in Command (retired) John H. Evans, 8 April, 1935[15]
- Lieutenant-Commander (retired) John H. Evans, 22 December, 1940[16] – 30 June, 1946[17]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 104.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 48.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 48.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 104.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 48.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 104.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 104.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 255.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395j.
- ↑ Hutchinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/136. f. 341.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 838.
- ↑ Hutchinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/136. f. 341.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 780.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 252.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 229.
- ↑ Evans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/156/718. f. 606.
- ↑ Evans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/156/718. f. 606.
Bibliography
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| M.15 | M.16 | M.17 | M.18 | M.19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| M.20 | M.21 | M.22 | M.23 | M.24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| M.25 | M.26 | M.27 | M.28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mounting Two 6-in Guns | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| M.29 | M.30 | M.31 | M.32 | M.33 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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