H.M.S. Vansittart (1919)
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| H.M.S. Vansittart (1919) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | D.64 (Nov 1919)[1] |
| Builder: | Beardmore[2] |
| Ordered: | Jan, 1918 (1st Order)[3] |
| Launched: | 17 Apr, 1919[4] |
| Completed: | 5 Nov, 1919[5] |
| Commissioned: | 22 Oct, 1919[6] |
| Sold: | 25 Feb, 1946[7] |
H.M.S. Vansittart was one of fifteen destroyers of the Modified "W" class. She was completed after the war.
Service
Vansittart was commissioned on 22 October, 1919.[8]
She was re-commissioned at Chatham on 8 October, 1923. By March 1925, she was part of the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla in the Mediterranean.[9]
Re-commissioned on 21 August, 1928 for service with the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla in the Mediterranean.[10]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant-Commander Charles F. Bush, 18 October, 1919[11][12] – May, 1921[13] (and for duty with Captain Superintendent, T.B.Ds.)
- Commander Cosmo M. Graham, 14 July, 1921[14] – July, 1923[15]
- Lieutenant-Commander Edmund F. FitzGerald, 9 July, 1923[16]
- Lieutenant-Commander Frederick L. Cavaye, 10 March, 1925[17][18] – 9 March, 1927[19]
- Lieutenant-Commander John H. Young, 18 February, 1927[20] – 1929
- Lieutenant-Commander Theodore F. A. Voysey, 1 May, 1929[21] – March, 1930[22]
- Captain Thomas B. Drew, March, 1930 – 13 October, 1930
- Lieutenant-Commander Colin C. L. Mackenzie, 2 May, 1934 – c. June, 1934 (lent for passage to Portsmouth)
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.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 879b.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 76.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 879b.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 279.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 278.
- ↑ Bush Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/129. f. 485.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 879b.
- ↑ Bush Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/129. f. 485.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 827.
- ↑ Graham Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/331. f. 345.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 279.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 279.
- ↑ Cavaye Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/100. f. 99.
- ↑ Cavaye Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/100. f. 99.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 278.
- ↑ Voysey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/177. f. 179.
- ↑ Voysey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/177. f. 179.
Bibliography
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