H.M.S. Alecto (1911)
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| H.M.S. Alecto (1911) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | N.35 (1914) N.01 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | John Brown[2] |
| Launched: | 29 Aug, 1911[3] |
| Commissioned: | 20 Jun, 1912[4] |
| Sold: | 7 Jul, 1949[5] |
H.M.S. Alecto was completed to navy order as a depot ship.
Service
Alecto commissioned at Sheerness on 20 June, 1912[6] and served with submarines at Yarmouth throughout the war.[7]
In 1925, she was working with the Third Submarine Flotilla.[8]
Alecto was re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 22 October, 1926. By mid-1931 she was working with the Fifth Submarine Flotilla.[9]
Captains
Dates of appointment given.
- Lieutenant-Commander George F. Cholmley, June, 1912[10] – January, 1914[11] (and for duty with submarines)
- Commander George B. Lewis, 1 March, 1914[12] (and for duty with submarines)
- Lieutenant-Commander (retired) Stopford C. Douglas, 10 February, 1915[13] – 29 September, 1915 (temporarily)
- Commander Sir Leonard P. Vavasour, 9 August, 1916[14] – 14 November, 1918[15] (and in command of submarine flotilla)
- Commander Robert R. Turner, 14 November, 1918[16] – 15 January, 1919[17]
- Commander Thomas C. B. Harbottle, 15 January, 1919[18] – 15 January, 1921[19][20]
- Lieutenant-Commander Richard H. B. Everard, 15 January, 1921[21] (and for duty with submarines)
- Lieutenant-Commander Alexander B. Greig, 24 April, 1923[22][23] – 7 September, 1924[24] (and for duty with submarines)
- Lieutenant-Commander Edward G. Stanley, 7 September, 1924[25] (and for duty with submarines)
- Lieutenant-Commander Charles H. Allen, January, 1926[26] – July, 1926 (and for duty with submarines)
- Lieutenant-Commander Edward A. Aylmer, 24 July, 1926 – 15 October, 1926 (and for duty Class I with submarines)
- Commander Cyril G. B. Coltart, 15 August, 1927 – 22 April, 1929 (and in command of Training Half Flotilla and for duty Class I with submarines)
- Commander Ronald W. Blacklock, 22 April, 1929 – 5 January, 1931 (and in command of Training Half Flotilla and for duty with submarines)
- Commander Charles H. Allen, 31 January, 1931[27] – 17 May, 1932 (and in command of Training Half Flotilla and for duty with submarines)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 295.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 295.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 295.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 727.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 295.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 215.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 295.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 215.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 215.
- ↑ Cholmley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/189.. f. 394.
- ↑ Cholmley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/189.. f. 394.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 273.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 391g.
- ↑ Successor appointed that day. Turner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/13. f. ?.
- ↑ Turner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/13. f. ?.
- ↑ Turner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/13. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 725.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 723.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 725.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 723.
- ↑ Grieg Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/74. f. 434.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 215.
- ↑ Grieg Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/74. f. 434.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 215.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 215.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 215.
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