H.M.S. Wallace (1918)
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| H.M.S. Wallace (1918) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | D.3A (Feb 1919)[1] |
| Builder: | Thornycroft[2] |
| Launched: | 26 Oct, 1918[3] |
| Sold: | 20 Mar, 1945[4] |
H.M.S. Wallace was one of five Shakespeare class flotilla leaders.
Service
Wallace was re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 11 December, 1920.[5]
She was completed to full crew on 12 November, 1924 and proceeded to lead the First Destroyer Flotilla as part of the Atlantic Fleet.[6]
Re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 4 September, 1928 for work with the Fifth Destroyer Flotilla in the Atlantic Fleet.[7]
She was re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 11 November, 1930 for continued work with the Fifth Destroyer Flotilla in the Atlantic Fleet.[8]
Equipment
In 1919, she was selected to receive one of the first five Renouf Torpedo Tactical Instrument Type As.[9]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Gerald C. Harrison, 25 January, 1919[10][11] – 28 February, 1919[12]
- Captain Brien M. Money, 1 March, 1919[13] – 4 April, 1919[14] (and as Captain (D), First Destroyer Flotilla)
- Captain George W. McO. Campbell, 4 April, 1919[15] – 1 December, 1920[16] (and as Captain (D), First Destroyer Flotilla)
- Captain Arthur K. Betty, 1 December, 1920[17][18] – 19 December, 1922[19] (and as Captain (D), First Destroyer Flotilla)
- Captain Sir Andrew B. Cunningham, 19 December, 1922[20] – 1 July, 1924[21] (and as Captain (D), First Destroyer Flotilla)
- Captain Kenneth MacLeod, 1 July, 1924[22] – 4 September, 1924 (and as Captain (D), First Destroyer Flotilla)
- Captain Kenneth MacLeod, 1 April, 1925 – 11 May, 1925 (and as Captain (D), Fifth Destroyer Flotilla)
- Captain James V. Creagh, 11 May, 1925[23] – 10 October, 1925[24] (and as Captain (D), Fifth Destroyer Flotilla, temporary)
- Captain Kenneth MacLeod, 7 September, 1925[25] – 4 July, 1926 (and as Captain (D), Fifth Destroyer Flotilla)
- Captain Lewis G. E. Crabbe, 4 July, 1926[26] (and as Captain (D), Fifth Destroyer Flotilla, leaving Wallace for Mackay "upon transfer")
- Captain Frank Elliott, 28 November, 1927[27][28] – 16 August, 1929[29] (and as Captain (D), Fifth Destroyer Flotilla)
- Captain Ronald H. C. Hallifax, 16 August, 1929[30] – 16 August, 1931 (and as Captain (D), Fifth Destroyer Flotilla)
- Captain Geoffrey R. S. Watkins, 16 August, 1931[31] – 24 April, 1933[32] (and as Captain (D), Fifth Destroyer Flotilla)
- Lieutenant-Commander Charles W. V. T. S. Lepper, 3 December, 1931 – c. January, 1932 (temporary)
- Captain Geoffrey R. S. Watkins, 30 June, 1932 – December, 1932 (and as Captain (D), Fifth Destroyer Flotilla)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 71.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 71.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 71.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 71.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 897.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 286.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 286.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 285.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1919. p. 118.
- ↑ Harrison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/164. f. 568.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1919). p. 941.
- ↑ Harrison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/164. f. 568.
- ↑ Money Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 215.
- ↑ Money Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 215.
- ↑ Campbell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/341. f. 341.
- ↑ Campbell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/341. f. 341.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 897.
- ↑ Betty Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 397.
- ↑ Betty Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 397.
- ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 286.
- ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 286.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 286.
- ↑ Creagh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/95. f. 220.
- ↑ Creagh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/95. f. 220.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 286.
- ↑ Crabbe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/168. f. 169.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 286.
- ↑ Elliott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/30. f. 186.
- ↑ Elliott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/30. f. 186.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 285.
- ↑ Watkins Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/154. f. 239.
- ↑ Watkins Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/154. f. 239.
Bibliography
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