H.M.S. Heliotrope (1915)
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| H.M.S. Heliotrope (1915) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | T.37 (Sep, 1915) T.41 (Jan, 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Lobnitz & Company[2] |
| Ordered: | May, 1915[3] |
| Launched: | 10 Sep, 1915[4] |
| Sold: | 7 Jan, 1935[5] |
H.M.S. Heliotrope was one of twelve Azalea Class sweeping sloops completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Heliotrope served as part of the Ninth Sloop Flotilla from mid-1918 until the formation was disbanded in December, 1918. She and Spiraea left to become two of six sloops on the Black Sea and Marmora Division.[6]
Paid off 15 December, 1920, part of the Reserve Fleet in Portsmouth.[7]
After six years in reserve, she was commissioned on 15 December, 1926 for service on the America and West Indies Station.[8]
Re-commissioned at Bermuda on 12 June, 1929 for service on the America and West Indies Station.[9] She re-commissioned at Bermuda on 26 September, 1931 for service on the America and West Indies Station.[10]
Captains
- Lieutenant-Commander Spencer R. S. Richards, 19 October, 1915[11] – October, 1918
- Lieutenant in Command Maurice Ewbank, July, 1918[12]
- Commander Arthur B. A. Baker, 15 December, 1926[13]
- Commander Arthur K. Gibson, 8 May, 1928[14]
- Captain Eric R. Corson, 18 May, 1930[15]
- Commander Geoffrey W. Wadham, 29 August, 1931[16]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 94.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 94.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 94.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 94.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 94.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (January, 1919). p. 22.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 245.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 244.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 245.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 245.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 394h.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 811.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 245.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 244.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 245.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 245.
Bibliography
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| Heliotrope | Jessamine | Myrtle | Narcissus | Peony | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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