H.M.S. Faulknor (1934)

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H.M.S. Faulknor (1934)
Pendant Number: H62
Builder: Yarrow & Company
Launched: 12 Jun, 1934[1]
Broken up: 1946[2]
H.M.S. Faulknor was one of eighteen "E" and "F" Class destroyers completed for the Royal Navy. She was one of two "leaders" of the class, having an additional 4.7-in gun and a slight speed increase.

Service

Re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 27 May, 1935 for service as flagship in the Sixth Destroyer Flotilla of the Home Fleet.[3]

Re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 3 March, 1936 for service as flagship in the Sixth Destroyer Flotilla of the Home Fleet.[4]

After Faulknor was damaged in collision with the steamer S.S. Clan Macfayden on 4 August, 1937, Keith took over duties as flagship in 6 D.F.. Faulknor resumed her role on 1 November, 1937.[5]

Captains

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 39.
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 39.
  3. The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 240.
  4. The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 239.
  5. "6th Flotilla Leader." The Times (London, England), 27 Oct. 1937, p. 20.
  6. The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 240.
  7. The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 239.
  8. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  9. Daniel Service Record. The National Archives. 196/56/148. f. 150.
  10. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  11. Walter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/136. f. ?.
  12. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  13. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  14. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  15. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  16. Thomas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/124/201. f. 200.
  17. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  18. Thomas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/124/201. f. 200.
  19. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  20. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  21. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  22. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  23. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  24. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  25. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  26. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  27. Uboat.net page on the ship.


"E" and "F" Class Destroyer
"E" Class Leader
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"F" Class Leader
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