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She paid off into Reserve at Chatham on 6 May, 1931.{{NLJul31|p. 278}} | She paid off into Reserve at Chatham on 6 May, 1931.{{NLJul31|p. 278}} | ||
She commissioned at Portsmouth on 10 October 1936 to serve in the [[Portsmouth Local Destroyer Flotilla]]. On 31 March 1937, Commander [[John Hamilton Macnair|J. H. Macnair]] was placed in command, and also took charge of the Flotilla.{{NLJul37|p. 283}} | |||
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Meredith Stanton Spalding|nick=Meredith S. Spalding|appt=February, 1927{{NLJul27|p. 279}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Meredith Stanton Spalding|nick=Meredith S. Spalding|appt=February, 1927{{NLJul27|p. 279}}|end=}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Stuart Austin Buss|nick=Stuart A. Buss|appt=3 February, 1933{{NLJul34|p. 283}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Stuart Austin Buss|nick=Stuart A. Buss|appt=3 February, 1933{{NLJul34|p. 283}}|end=}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=John Hamilton Macnair|nick=John H. Macnair|appt=31 March, 1937{{NLJul37|p. 283}}|end=|note=and as Senior Officer, Locat Flotilla}} | |||
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Revision as of 14:55, 17 July 2018
| H.M.S. Verity (1919) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | F.36 (Sep 1919)[1] |
| Builder: | John Brown & Company[2] |
| Ordered: | Jan, 1918 (1st Order)[3] |
| Launched: | 19 Mar, 1919[4] |
| Commissioned: | 11 Sep, 1919[5] |
| Sold: | 4 Mar, 1947[6] |
H.M.S. Verity was one of fifteen destroyers of the Modified "W" class.
Service
Verity was commissioned/completed on either 11[7] or 17 September, [8] 1919.
She was re-commissioned on 6 July, 1923. By March 1925 she was with the Third Destroyer Flotilla in the Mediterranean.[9]
Paid off into Dockyard Control at Sheerness on 29 October, 1928.[10]
She paid off into Reserve at Chatham on 6 May, 1931.[11]
She commissioned at Portsmouth on 10 October 1936 to serve in the Portsmouth Local Destroyer Flotilla. On 31 March 1937, Commander J. H. Macnair was placed in command, and also took charge of the Flotilla.[12]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant-Commander Brian C. Gourley, 9 September, 1919[13] – May, 1921[14]
- Commander Montague R. Bernard, May, 1921[15] – May, 1922[16]
- Commander William J. Whitworth, April, 1922[17] – 30 May, 1922[18]
- Commander Alban T. B. Curteis, 30 May, 1922[19][20] – 1925[21]
- Lieutenant-Commander Alexander M. Donovan, February, 1925[22]
- Lieutenant-Commander Meredith S. Spalding, February, 1927[23]
- Lieutenant-Commander Stuart A. Buss, 3 February, 1933[24]
- Commander John H. Macnair, 31 March, 1937[25] (and as Senior Officer, Locat Flotilla)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 76.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p.85.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p.85.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 76.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 881.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 76.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 881.
- ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 312.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 280.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 279.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 278.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 283.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 881.
- ↑ Gourley Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/51/33. f. 38.
- ↑ Bernard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/96. f. ?.
- ↑ Inferred from Curteis's record and a cancelled appointment for Bernard that month.
- ↑ Whitworth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/232. f. 117.
- ↑ Whitworth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/232. f. 117.
- ↑ Curteis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/13. f. 13.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 280.
- ↑ Curteis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/13. f. 13.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 279a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 279.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 283.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 283.
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