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'''H.M.S. ''Vectis''''' was one of twenty-five destroyers of the [["V" Class Destroyer (1917)|"V" class]].
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'''H.M.S. ''Vectis''''' was one of twenty-five [["V" Class Destroyer (1917)|"V" class destroyers]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]] in 1917-18.
  
 
==Service==
 
==Service==
 
''Vectis'' commissioned on 15 November, 1917.{{NLAug20|p. 879''b''}}  In December 1917, she joined the {{UK-DF|13}}.{{SMNLDec17|p. 12}}
 
''Vectis'' commissioned on 15 November, 1917.{{NLAug20|p. 879''b''}}  In December 1917, she joined the {{UK-DF|13}}.{{SMNLDec17|p. 12}}
  
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She re-commissioned on 27 August, 1920.{{NLJan21|p. 879b}}
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She re-commissioned on 27 August, 1920.{{NLJan21|p. 879''b''}}
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''Vectis'' was re-commissioned at Devonport on 4 December, 1923.  By March, 1925 she was serving with the {{UK-DF|9}} with the Atlantic Fleet.{{NLApr25|p. 279}}
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She was re-commissioned with Reserve Crew on 23 November, 1925.{{NLFeb26|p. 279}}
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She commissioned on 31 January, 1927 for service with the {{UK-DF|7}} in the Atlantic Fleet.{{NLJul27|p. 278}}
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''Vectis'' completed a boiler re-tubing at [[Sheerness Royal Dockyard]] on 1 March, 1927.<ref>"Naval And Military."  ''The Times'' (London, England), Thursday, Feb 24, 1927; pg. 7; Issue 44514.</ref>
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''Vectis'' was next commissioned on 1 April, 1928.{{NLJul31|p. 277}}
  
 
==Captains==
 
==Captains==
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Raymond Jocelyn Harris-St. John|nick=Raymond Harris-St. John|appt=December, 1917{{NLAug20|p. 879''b''}}|precBy=New Command}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Raymond Jocelyn Harris-St. John|nick=Raymond Harris-St. John|appt=December, 1917<ref>Harris-St. John Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/131.|D7604230}} f. 71.</ref>{{NLAug20|p. 879''b''}}|end=27 August, 1920<ref>Harris-St. John Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/131.|D7604230}} f. 71.</ref>|precBy=New Command}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Alfred Edward Evans|nick=Alfred E. Evans|appt=27 August, 1920{{NLDec20|p. 879''b''}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Alfred Englefield Evans|nick=Alfred E. Evans|appt=27 August, 1920{{NLDec20|p. 879''b''}}|end=1 June, 1922<ref>Evans Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/126/199.|}} f. 199.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} ('''I ''Gr.''''')|name=Thomas Charles Carpenter Bolster|nick=Thomas C. C. Bolster|appt=2 June, 1922<ref>Bolster Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/159.|D7604571}} f. 253.</ref>|end=November, 1922<ref>Bolster Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/159.|D7604571}} f. 253.</ref>|note=and as Acting Interpreter in German}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Walter Fitzgerald Smithwick|nick=Walter F. Smithwick|appt=November, 1922{{NLJan23|p. 828}}|end=17 January, 1923}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Hugh Rose Troup|nick=Hugh R. Troup|appt=17 January, 1923<ref>Troup Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/225.|D7604637}} f. ?.</ref>|end=late January, 1923<ref>Troup Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/225.|D7604637}} f. ?.</ref>|note=loaned to ''Vesper'', temporarily, at end}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Paul Felix Palmer Berryman|nick=Paul F. P. Berryman|appt=c. August, 1923{{NLJul24|p. 279}}|end=9 January, 1925}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Gerald Morell McKenna|nick=Gerald M. McKenna|appt=9 January, 1925{{NLApr25|p. 279}}|end=23 November, 1925}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=John William Damerell Werrey Easterbrook|nick=John W. D. W. Easterbrook|appt=c. mid November, 1927{{NavAppts|Wednesday, Nov 02, 1927; pg. 21; Issue 44728}}|end=6 March, 1928<ref>Easterbrook Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/96/222.|}} f. 268.</ref>|note=transferring in from {{UK-Teazer}} in Rosyth}}
 
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==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
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Latest revision as of 16:55, 11 January 2024

H.M.S. Vectis (1917)
Pendant Number: F.A0 (1917)
F.94 (Jan 1918)
F.06 (Apr 1918)[1]
Builder: J. Samuel White[2]
Launched: 4 Sep, 1917[3]
Completed: 5 Dec, 1917[4]
Sold:

H.M.S. Vectis was one of twenty-five "V" class destroyers completed for the Royal Navy in 1917-18.

Service

Vectis commissioned on 15 November, 1917.[5] In December 1917, she joined the Thirteenth Destroyer Flotilla.[6]

She re-commissioned on 27 August, 1920.[7]

Vectis was re-commissioned at Devonport on 4 December, 1923. By March, 1925 she was serving with the Ninth Destroyer Flotilla with the Atlantic Fleet.[8]

She was re-commissioned with Reserve Crew on 23 November, 1925.[9]

She commissioned on 31 January, 1927 for service with the Seventh Destroyer Flotilla in the Atlantic Fleet.[10]

Vectis completed a boiler re-tubing at Sheerness Royal Dockyard on 1 March, 1927.[11]

Vectis was next commissioned on 1 April, 1928.[12]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 72.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 83.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 83.
  4. ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 312.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1920). p. 879b.
  6. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (December, 1917). p. 12.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 879b.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 279.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 279.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 278.
  11. ↑ "Naval And Military." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Feb 24, 1927; pg. 7; Issue 44514.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 277.
  13. ↑ Harris-St. John Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/131. f. 71.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1920). p. 879b.
  15. ↑ Harris-St. John Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/131. f. 71.
  16. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 879b.
  17. ↑ Evans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/126/199. f. 199.
  18. ↑ Bolster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/159. f. 253.
  19. ↑ Bolster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/159. f. 253.
  20. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 828.
  21. ↑ Troup Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/225. f. ?.
  22. ↑ Troup Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/225. f. ?.
  23. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 279.
  24. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 279.
  25. ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Nov 02, 1927; pg. 21; Issue 44728.
  26. ↑ Easterbrook Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/96/222. f. 268.

Bibliography


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Venetia Verdun Versatile Verulam Vesper
  Vidette Violent Vimiera Vittoria  
  Vivacious Vivien Vortigern Vectis  
Thornycroft Specials
  Viceroy Viscount  
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