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Reduced to Reserve on 19 February, 1927.{{NLJul27|p. 269}} | Reduced to Reserve on 19 February, 1927.{{NLJul27|p. 269}} | ||
She was re-commissioned on 8 November, 1927.{{NLJul31|p. 269}} | She was re-commissioned on 8 November, 1927.{{NLJul31|p. 269}} She paid off into Reserve at Portsmouth on 10 November, 1931.{{NLJan33|p. 272}} | ||
Re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 1 June, 1933.{{NLOct35|p. 275}} | |||
Re-commissioned on 20 April, 1937.{{NLJul37|p. 275}} | |||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
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<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Shikari''"> | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Shikari''"> | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Franklin Ratsey|nick=Franklin Ratsey|appt=5 February, 1924{{NLApr25|p. 270}}|end=30 June, 1925|precBy=New Command}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Franklin Ratsey|nick=Franklin Ratsey|appt=5 February, 1924{{NLApr25|p. 270}}|end=30 June, 1925|precBy=New Command}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Francis Beversham Hanson|nick=Francis B. Hanson|appt= | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Francis Beversham Hanson|nick=Francis B. Hanson|appt=30 June, 1925<ref>Hanson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/96/32.|}} f. 32.</ref>{{NLFeb26|p. 270. This source may read 10 June}}|end=19 February, 1927<ref>Hanson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/96/32.|}} f. 32.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Laurence Reynolds Palmer|nick=Laurence R. Palmer|appt=8 June, 1927{{NLJul27|p. 269}}<ref>Palmer Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50.}} f. 190.</ref>|end=26 November, 1928<ref>Palmer Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50.}} f. 190.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Laurence Reynolds Palmer|nick=Laurence R. Palmer|appt=8 June, 1927{{NLJul27|p. 269}}<ref>Palmer Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50.}} f. 190.</ref>|end=26 November, 1928<ref>Palmer Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50.}} f. 190.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Geoffrey Shuttleworth Holden|nick=Geoffrey S. Holden|appt=26 November, 1928<ref>Holden Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/274.|}} f. ?.</ref>|end=2 December, 1929<ref>Holden Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/274.|}} f. ?.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Geoffrey Shuttleworth Holden|nick=Geoffrey S. Holden|appt=26 November, 1928<ref>Holden Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/274.|}} f. ?.</ref>|end=2 December, 1929<ref>Holden Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/274.|}} f. ?.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Hamilton Edward Snepp|nick=Hamilton E. Snepp|appt=2 December, 1929<ref>Snepp Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/127/281.|}} f. 281.</ref>|end=30 December, 1930<ref>Snepp Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/127/281.|}} f. 281.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Roland Frith Balfour Swinley|nick=Roland F. B. Swinley|appt=29 December, 1930<ref>Swinley Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/118/57.|}} f. 57.</ref>{{NLJul31|p. 269}}|end=26 June, 1931<ref>Howard Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/127/290.}} f. 290.</ref>|note=temporary, and leaving temporarily at the end}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Francis Howard|nick=Francis Howard|appt=26 June, 1931<ref>Howard Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/127/290.}} f. 290.</ref>|end=1 September, 1931<ref>Howard Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/127/290.}} f. 290.</ref>|note=temporary, during Swinley's absence}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Roland Frith Balfour Swinley|nick=Roland F. B. Swinley|appt=1 September, 1931<ref>Howard Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/127/290.}} f. 290.</ref>|end=4 July, 1932<ref>Swinley Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/118/57.|}} f. 57.</ref>|note=returning to his appointment}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Frederic John Walker|nick=Frederic J. Walker|appt=May, 1933<ref>Walker Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/118/137.|}} f. 137.</ref>|end=November, 1933<ref>Walker Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/118/137.|}} f. 137.</ref>|note=took command upon her commissioning}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Cecil Athos Newcome Chatwin|nick=Cecil A. N. Chatwin|appt=9 November, 1933<ref>Chatwin Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/120/125.|}} f. 125.</ref>{{NLJul34|p. 275}}|end=19 July, 1934<ref>Chatwin Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/120/125.|}} f. 125.</ref>}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Henry Cedric Chads|nick=Henry C. Chads|appt=5 January, 1935{{NLOct35|p. 275}}|end=}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=George Edward Cameron Wood|nick=George E. C. Wood|appt=6 January, 1937{{NavAppts|2 Dec. 1936, p. 4}}|end=13 April, 1937}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Frederick Robertson Parham|nick=Frederick R. Parham|appt=4 May, 1937<ref>Parham Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/124/3.|}} f. 3.</ref>{{NLJul37|p. 275}}|end=31 December, 1937<ref>Parham Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/124/3.|}} f. 3.</ref>}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=John Hext Lewes|nick=John H. Lewes|appt=7 July, 1939{{UBAllyWarship|4293}}|end=27 November, 1939{{UBAllyWarship|4293}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Hugh Nicholas Aubyn Richardson|nick=Hugh N. A. Richardson|appt=27 November, 1939{{UBAlly|2119}}|end=25 September, 1941{{UBAlly|2119}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=George Herbert Derik Williams|nick=George H. D.Deny A Williams|appt=25 September, 1941{{UBAllyWarship|4293}}|end=15 March, 1943{{UBAllyWarship|4293}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRNVR}}|name=Denys Arthur Rayner|nick=Denys A. Rayner|appt=15 March, 1943{{UBAllyWarship|4293}}|end=October, 1943{{UBAllyWarship|4293}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRNVR}}|name=Edward Harry Utten Cautley|nick=Edward H. U. Cautley|appt=21 March, 1944{{UBAllyWarship|4293}}|end=12 March, 1945{{UBAllyWarship|4293}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Edward Austin Tyrer|nick=Edward A. Tyrer|appt=12 March, 1945{{UBAllyWarship|4293}}|end=2 June, 1945{{UBAllyWarship|4293}}}} | |||
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | ||
Latest revision as of 02:17, 20 April 2024
| H.M.S. Shikari (1919) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | D.85 (1924)[1] |
| Builder: | William Doxford & Sons[2] |
| Ordered: | Apr, 1917 (1st Order)[3] |
| Launched: | 14 Jul, 1919[4] |
| Completed: | Apr, 1924[5] |
| Scrapped: | 4 Nov, 1945 |
H.M.S. Shikari was one of sixty-seven "S" class destroyers built for the Royal Navy as the Great War was ending.
She was completed in 1924 at Chatham.[6]
Service
In early 1926, she was operating with the Atlantic Fleet.[7]
Reduced to Reserve on 19 February, 1927.[8]
She was re-commissioned on 8 November, 1927.[9] She paid off into Reserve at Portsmouth on 10 November, 1931.[10]
Re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 1 June, 1933.[11]
Re-commissioned on 20 April, 1937.[12]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Franklin Ratsey, 5 February, 1924[13] – 30 June, 1925
- Lieutenant-Commander Francis B. Hanson, 30 June, 1925[14][15] – 19 February, 1927[16]
- Commander Laurence R. Palmer, 8 June, 1927[17][18] – 26 November, 1928[19]
- Commander Geoffrey S. Holden, 26 November, 1928[20] – 2 December, 1929[21]
- Commander Hamilton E. Snepp, 2 December, 1929[22] – 30 December, 1930[23]
- Commander Roland F. B. Swinley, 29 December, 1930[24][25] – 26 June, 1931[26] (temporary, and leaving temporarily at the end)
- Commander Francis Howard, 26 June, 1931[27] – 1 September, 1931[28] (temporary, during Swinley's absence)
- Commander Roland F. B. Swinley, 1 September, 1931[29] – 4 July, 1932[30] (returning to his appointment)
- Commander Frederic J. Walker, May, 1933[31] – November, 1933[32] (took command upon her commissioning)
- Commander Cecil A. N. Chatwin, 9 November, 1933[33][34] – 19 July, 1934[35]
- Commander Henry C. Chads, 5 January, 1935[36]
- Lieutenant-Commander George E. C. Wood, 6 January, 1937[37] – 13 April, 1937
- Commander Frederick R. Parham, 4 May, 1937[38][39] – 31 December, 1937[40]
- Commander John H. Lewes, 7 July, 1939[41] – 27 November, 1939[42]
- Lieutenant-Commander Hugh N. A. Richardson, 27 November, 1939[43] – 25 September, 1941[44]
- Commander George H. D.Deny A Williams, 25 September, 1941[45] – 15 March, 1943[46]
- Commander R.N.V.R. Denys A. Rayner, 15 March, 1943[47] – October, 1943[48]
- Commander R.N.V.R. Edward H. U. Cautley, 21 March, 1944[49] – 12 March, 1945[50]
- Commander Edward A. Tyrer, 12 March, 1945[51] – 2 June, 1945[52]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 74.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 84.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 84.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 74.
- ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 311.
- ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 311.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 270.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 269.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 269.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 272.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 275.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 275.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 270.
- ↑ Hanson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/32. f. 32.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 270. This source may read 10 June.
- ↑ Hanson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/32. f. 32.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 269.
- ↑ Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 190.
- ↑ Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 190.
- ↑ Holden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/274. f. ?.
- ↑ Holden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/274. f. ?.
- ↑ Snepp Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/127/281. f. 281.
- ↑ Snepp Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/127/281. f. 281.
- ↑ Swinley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/57. f. 57.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 269.
- ↑ Howard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/127/290. f. 290.
- ↑ Howard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/127/290. f. 290.
- ↑ Howard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/127/290. f. 290.
- ↑ Howard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/127/290. f. 290.
- ↑ Swinley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/57. f. 57.
- ↑ Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/137. f. 137.
- ↑ Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/137. f. 137.
- ↑ Chatwin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/120/125. f. 125.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 275.
- ↑ Chatwin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/120/125. f. 125.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 275.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 2 Dec. 1936, p. 4.
- ↑ Parham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/124/3. f. 3.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 275.
- ↑ Parham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/124/3. f. 3.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
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