H.M.S. Wivern (1919)
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| H.M.S. Wivern (1919) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | D.66 (Dec 1919)[1] |
| Builder: | J. Samuel White[2] |
| Ordered: | Apr, 1918 (2nd Order)[3] |
| Launched: | 16 Apr, 1919[4] |
| Sold: | 18 Feb, 1947[5] |
H.M.S. Wivern was one of fifteen Modified "W" Class destroyers completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Wivern was re-commissioned on 6 July, 1923 for service with the Third Destroyer Flotilla in the Mediterranean.[6]
She completed to full complement on 31 July, 1925.[7]
The ship was commissioned at Chatham on 27 September, 1928 and placed into the Reserve Fleet at the Nore.[8]
She was reduced to Maintenance Reserve at Chatham on 15 July, 1929.[9]
Captains
- Lieutenant-Commander John I. Hallett, 28 November, 1919[10] – 13 July, 1920[11] (invalided at end)
- Lieutenant-Commander Ralph G. H. Izat, 13 July, 1920[12][13] – 4 May, 1922[14]
- Lieutenant-Commander Cecil H. J. Harcourt, April, 1922[15] – c. 27 June 1925
- Lieutenant-Commander Philip H. Calderon, 27 June, 1925[16] – July, 1927
- Lieutenant-Commander Edward L. Berthon, 1 July, 1927[17] – 11 September, 1928[18]
- Lieutenant-Commander Walter Evershed, 31 July, 1939[19] – 17 January, 1940[20]
- Lieutenant-Commander William C. Bushell, 17 January, 1940[21] – May, 1940[22]
- Lieutenant in Command John W. Harbottle, May, 1940[23] – 26 June, 1940[24]
- Lieutenant-Commander Michael D. C. Meyrick, 26 June, 1940[25] – early 1943[26]
- Lieutenant in Command John M. Hay, early 1943[27] – c. mid 1943[28]
- Lieutenant in Command Charles C. Anderson, 26 June, 1944[29] – mid 1945[30]
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.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 76.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 290.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 290.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 290.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 293.
- ↑ Hallett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/214. f. 281.
- ↑ Hallett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/214. f. 281.
- ↑ Izat Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/28. f. 28.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 901.
- ↑ Izat Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/28. f. 28.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 290.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 290.
- ↑ Berthon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/145/702. f. ?.
- ↑ Berthon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/145/702. f. ?.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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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