H.M.S. Woolston (1918)
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| H.M.S. Woolston (1918) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | F.08 (Jun 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Thornycroft[2] |
| Ordered: | December, 1916[3] |
| Launched: | 27 Apr, 1918[4] |
| Completed: | 28 Jun, 1918[5] |
| Commissioned: | 18 Jun, 1918[6] |
| Sold: | 18 Feb, 1947[7] |
H.M.S. Woolston was one of twenty-one "W" class destroyers completed for the Royal Navy in 1917-18.
Service
Woolston was commissioned on 18 June, 1918.[8]
She completed to Full Complement on 19 February, 1925.[9]
Reduced to Reserve 1 April, 1925.[10]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Alexander S. Douglas, 8 June, 1918[11][12] – 22 May, 1919[13]
- Lieutenant-Commander Desmond Maxwell, 22 May, 1919[14][15] – 14 July, 1921[16]
- Lieutenant-Commander Hamilton E. Snepp, 14 July, 1921[17] – 27 September, 1923[18]
- Commander Cecil R. E. W. Perryman, 27 September, 1923[19] – 1 January, 1924[20][21]
- Lieutenant-Commander John D. Harvey, 1 January, 1924[22][23] – 1 September, 1924[24]
- Lieutenant-Commander Austen G. Lilley, 19 February, 1925[25] – 1 April, 1925[26] (for Mediterranean Fleet Exercises)
- Commander Charles G. Stuart, 8 May, 1926[27] – 10 September, 1926[28]
- Lieutenant-Commander Donal S. McGrath, 10 September, 1926[29] – 1927[30]
- Commander Alfred G. Hine, 11 September, 1931[31] – 1 January, 1932[32] (and for command of First Anti-Submarine Flotilla)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 74.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 74.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 84.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 74.
- ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 313.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 901.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 74.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 901.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 290.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 290.
- ↑ Douglas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/173. f. 93.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1919). p. 945.
- ↑ Douglas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/173. f. 93.
- ↑ Maxwell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/256. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 901.
- ↑ Maxwell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/256. f. ?.
- ↑ Snepp Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/553. f. 553.
- ↑ Snepp Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/553. f. 553.
- ↑ Perryman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/117. f. 125.
- ↑ Perryman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/117. f. 125.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 290.
- ↑ Harvey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/166. f. 165.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 290.
- ↑ Harvey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/166. f. 165.
- ↑ Lilley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/24. f. 24.
- ↑ Lilley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/24. f. 24.
- ↑ Stuart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/3. f. 3.
- ↑ Stuart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/3. f. 3.
- ↑ McGrath Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/96. f. 95.
- ↑ McGrath Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/96. f. 95.
- ↑ Hine Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/286. f. 301.
- ↑ Hine Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/286. f. 301.
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