Difference between revisions of "H.M.S. Velox (1917)"
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− | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Frederick Edward Ketelbey Strong|nick=Frederick E. K. Strong|appt=4 March, 1918{{NLFeb19|p. 924}}}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Frederick Edward Ketelbey Strong|nick=Frederick E. K. Strong|appt=4 March, 1918{{NLFeb19|p. 924}}|precBy=New Command}} |
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Robert Gerald Hamond|nick=Robert G. Hamond|appt=17 February, 1919{{NLMar19|p. 923''a''}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Robert Gerald Hamond|nick=Robert G. Hamond|appt=17 February, 1919{{NLMar19|p. 923''a''}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Fischer Burges Watson|nick=Fischer B. Watson|appt=19 March, 1919{{NLJun19|p. 923''a''}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Fischer Burges Watson|nick=Fischer B. Watson|appt=19 March, 1919{{NLJun19|p. 923''a''}}}} |
Revision as of 18:26, 30 September 2014
H.M.S. Velox (1917) | |
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Pendant Number: | H.43 (Apr 1918) D.40 (Sep 1918) G.65 (Nov 1918)[1] |
Builder: | Doxford[2] |
Launched: | 17 Nov, 1917[3] |
Completed: | 1 Apr, 1918[4] |
Commissioned: | 14 Mar, 1918[5] |
Sold: |
H.M.S. Velox was one of twenty-five destroyers of the "V" class.
There was an earlier destroyer named Velox.
Service
Velox was commissioned on 14 March, 1918.[6]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Frederick E. K. Strong, 4 March, 1918[7]
- Commander Robert G. Hamond, 17 February, 1919[8]
- Commander Fischer B. Watson, 19 March, 1919[9]
- Lieutenant-Commander Maxwell N. Williamson-Napier, 19 June, 1919[10]
- Lieutenant-Commander Kenneth B. Millar, 31 October, 1919[11]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 72.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 83.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 83.
- ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 312.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 880.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 880.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 924.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1919). p. 923a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1919). p. 923a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1919). p. 924.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 880.
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