H.M.S. Calypso (1917)
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| H.M.S. Calypso (1917) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 24 (Jan 1918) 82 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Hawthorn Leslie[2] |
| Ordered: | Dec, 1915[3] |
| Laid down: | 7 Feb, 1916[4] |
| Launched: | 24 Jan, 1917[5] |
| Commissioned: | Jun, 1917[6] |
| Torpedoed: | 12 Jun, 1940[7] |
| Fate: | by Template:IT-Bagnolini |
Service
Calypso was completed on the Tyne in June 1917 and two months later in August she was fitted with a director.[8] This alteration required her pole mast to be replaced with a tripod mast for greater rigidity.[9]
At the Second Battle of Heligoland Bight, a 5.9-in shell hit on her C.T. forced in an Electro-Pneumatic firing push and thereby caused her to fire a ready torpedo. This quirk inspired issuance of a Torpedo Order to keep safety pins or push covers in place until the moment before firing.[10]
Calypso re-commissioned on 22 January, 1925.[11]
In June 1927 Calypso sailed to Chatham Dock where she was refitted and was recommissioned in August before returning to the Third Cruiser Squadron, Mediterranean.[12]
Re-commissioned at Chatham on 5 November, 1929 for duty with the Third Cruiser Squadron in the Mediterranean.[13]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Herbert L. Edwards, 23 May, 1917[14] – 17 November, 1917 (died at the Second Battle of Heligoland Bight)
- Captain Arthur J. Davies, November, 1917[15] (temporary, pending arrival of Thesiger)
- Captain Bertram S. Thesiger, November, 1917[16][17] – September, 1919[18] (and as Second in Command, Sixth Light Cruiser Squadron)
- Captain Claude Seymour, 27 September, 1919[19] – 29 September, 1921[20]
- Captain Herbert A. Buchanan-Wollaston, 20 September, 1921[21] – December, 1922[22]
- Captain Charles A. Scott, 31 December, 1922[23][24] – January, 1925[25]
- Captain Colin A. M. Sarel, 22 January, 1925[26] – 3 February, 1926
- Captain John F. Finlayson, 3 February, 1926 – c. 22 January, 1927[27]
- Captain Brian Egerton, 3 January, 1927[28] – 22 October, 1923[29]
- Captain Guy L. Coleridge, 20 August, 1929[30] – 17 October, 1929[31]
- Captain Norman A. Wodehouse, November, 1929[32] – 17 November, 1930[33]
- Captain The Hon. George Fraser, 27 October, 1930[34][35] – 17 October, 1932[36]
- Commander Charles H. Allen, 24 July, 1933 – 2 April, 1935
- Lieutenant-Commander George R. I. Irving, – 8 July, 1938 (remained in ship after Musters arrived)
- Commander John D. A. Musters, 8 July, 1938 – c. September, 1938
- Commander John D. A. Musters, 1 October, 1938 – 16 October, 1938
- Captain Newton J. W. William-Powlett, July, 1939[37] – December, 1939[38]
- Captain Henry A. Rowley, December, 1939[39] – 12 June, 1940[40] (killed when vessel lost)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 47.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 60.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 60.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 60.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 60.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 60.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 60.
- ↑ The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Sep 26, 1928; pg. 8; Issue 45008.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. pp. 11-12.
- ↑ Grand Fleet Gunnery and Torpedo Orders. 1/5/1918, p. 40.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 221.
- ↑ The Times (London, England), Friday, Aug 12, 1927; pg. 8; Issue 44658.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 220.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 392b.
- ↑ Davies Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 413.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 748.
- ↑ Thesiger Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 472.
- ↑ Thesiger Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 472.
- ↑ Seymour Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/177. f. 198.
- ↑ Seymour Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/177. f. 198.
- ↑ Buchanan-Wollaston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/90. f. 115.
- ↑ Buchanan-Wollaston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/90. f. 115.
- ↑ Scott Service Records. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/203. f. 207.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 731.
- ↑ Scott Service Records. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/203. f. 207.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 221.
- ↑ Egerton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/46. f. 194.
- ↑ The Times (London, England), Monday, Jan 03, 1927; pg. 19; Issue 44469.
- ↑ Egerton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/46. f. 194.
- ↑ Coleridge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91. f. 160.
- ↑ Coleridge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91. f. 160.
- ↑ Wodehouse Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/150. f. ?.
- ↑ Wodehouse Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/150. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 220.
- ↑ Fraser Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/346. f. 344.
- ↑ Fraser Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/346. f. 344.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- Gray, Randal (editor) (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
- Admiralty, Gunnery Branch (1918). Handbook of Captain F. C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables, 1918. C.B. 1456. Copy No. 10 at Admiralty Library, Portsmouth, United Kingdom.
- Admiralty, Technical History Section (1919). The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in H.M. Ships. Vol. 3, Part 23. C.B. 1515 (23) now O.U. 6171/14. At The National Archives. ADM 275/19.
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