H.M.S. Whitehall (1919)
| H.M.S. Whitehall (1919) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | D.94 (Jul 1924)[1] |
| Builder: | Swan Hunter[2] |
| Ordered: | Jan, 1918 (1st Order)[3] |
| Launched: | 11 Sep, 1919[4] |
| Completed: | 9 Sep, 1924[5] |
| Sold: | Oct, 1945[6] |
H.M.S. Whitehall was one of fifteen destroyers of the Modified "W" class.
Service
After launch, work on her was suspended, and she only entered service in mid-1924, being assigned to the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla in the Mediterranean.[7]
She was re-commissioned at Malta on 3 September, 1924.[8]
Re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 27 April, 1926 for service with the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla in the Mediterranean.[9]
Whitehall was re-commissioned on 21 August, 1928 for service with the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla in the Mediterranean.[10]
Re-commissioned in reserve at Portsmouth on 16 May, 1931.[11]
She commissioned at Devonport on 23 October, 1931 for service on the China Station with the Eighth Destroyer Flotilla.[12] She re-commissioned at Hong Kong on 26 April, 1933 to continue this service,[13] moving onward to the First Destroyer Flotilla in the Mediterranean by October, 1935.[14]
Whitehall was placed in Dockyard Control at Chatham on 20 October, 1936.[15]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant-Commander Henry E. Horan, 23 March, 1924[16] – 9 August, 1924[17]
- Lieutenant-Commander Frederick A. P. Foster, 9 August, 1924[18] – 1 April, 1926
- Lieutenant-Commander Samuel A. Brooks, 1 April, 1926[19]
- Lieutenant-Commander Robert H. D. Lane, 9 April, 1928[20] – c. April, 1930
- Lieutenant-Commander Alan MacG. Sheffield, c. 12 April, 1930[21] – 28 April, 1931
- Lieutenant-Commander Frederick R. G. Maunsell, 23 October, 1931[22]
- Lieutenant-Commander John Bostock, 1 October, 1934 – late 1934 (for trials)
- Lieutenant-Commander John M. Rodgers, 17 December, 1934[23]
- Commander Frederick J. C. Halahan, 25 april, 1938 – 1938 (temporary, and for duty class I with submarines)
- Lieutenant-Commander Archibald B. Russell, 31 July, 1939[24] – early 1942[25]
- Lieutenant-Commander Robert S. Stafford, 7 July, 1942[26] – 8 October, 1942[27]
- Commander R.N.R. Charles L. de H. Bell, 8 October, 1942[28] – 1 November, 1943[29]
- Lieutenant-Commander Patrick J. Cowell, 1 November, 1943[30] – 21 October, 1944[31]
- Lieutenant in Command John Monroe, 21 October, 1944[32] – mid 1945[33]
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.
- ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 313.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 76.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 288.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 288.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 288.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 288.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 288.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 292.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 292.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 292.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 292.
- ↑ Horan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/5. f. 5.
- ↑ Horan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/5. f. 5.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 288.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 288.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 288.
- ↑ Sheffield Service Record ADM 196/120/38. "vice Lane"
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 292.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 292.
- ↑ 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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