H.M.S. Vivien (1918)
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| H.M.S. Vivien (1918) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | G.39 (Jun 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Yarrow & Company[2] |
| Launched: | 16 Feb, 1918[3] |
| Completed: | 28 May, 1918[4] |
| Sold: | |
H.M.S. Vivien was one of twenty-five "V" class destroyers completed for the Royal Navy in 1917-18.
Service
Vivien was re-commissioned with a Reserve Crew on 15 November, 1922. By March 1925, she was running trials with Sperry Stabilising Gear.[5]
She was re-commissioned with Reserve Crew on 4 November, 1925.[6]
She was re-commissioned with Reserve Crew on 8 November, 1926.[7]
Re-commissioned at Devonport on 27 April, 1931 for work with the Sixth Destroyer Flotilla in the Atlantic Fleet.[8]
Vivien was re-commissioned in Reserve at The Nore on 23 July 1932.[9]
In June of 1933, her bell was one of about 100 surplus bells announced as being for sale at prices ranging from £1 to £10. Preference would be given to those offers from men with a special consideration in the bell in question.[10]
Paid off into Reserve at Chatham on 17 January, 1936.[11]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Lewis G. E. Crabbe, 22 April, 1918[12] – 14 November, 1918[13]
- Commander Richard B. England, 16 November, 1918[14] – 15 January, 1921
- Commander Henry I. M. L. Scott, 11 January, 1921[15] – 28 April, 1921[16]
- Commander Arthur G. Tippet, 4 May, 1921[17] – 6 July, 1921[18] (temporary)
- Lieutenant-Commander Herbert Owen, 6 July, 1921 – 12 April, 1922
- Lieutenant-Commander Christopher H. Ringrose, 12 April, 1922 – 14 September, 1922
- Lieutenant in Command Henry A. Simpson, 14 September, 1922 – November, 1922
- Commander Geoffrey W. Walker-Jones, 22 August, 1923[19]
- Lieutenant-Commander Philip H. Calderon, 18 October, 1924[20] – May, 1925 (temporary, for trials)
- Lieutenant-Commander Henry A. Simpson, 4 November, 1925[21] – 26 February, 1926
- Lieutenant-Commander Frederick A. Richardson, 1926 – 1926 (transferred in and out from another ship, dates not recorded)
- Lieutenant-Commander Richard F. Jolly, c. April, 1929[22] – 3 November, 1929[23]
- Lieutenant-Commander William D. G. Weir, December, 1929 – June, 1930 (transferred in from, and out to Vega)
- Lieutenant-Commander Arthur D. B. James, 26 July, 1930[24] (transferred out to Warwick)
- Captain Douglas A. Budgen, 27 April, 1931[25] – 10 August, 1931[26]
- Captain Eldred S. Brooksmith, 10 August, 1931 – c. November 1931 (moved to Valorous on transfer)
- Commander Robert C. Woollerton, 29 December, 1931[27] – 19 April, 1932[28]
- Captain Denis W. Boyd, 18 April, 1932[29] – July, 1932[Inference]
- Commander Robert C. Woollerton, July, 1932[30] – 11 October, 1932[31] (transferred in from Valentine)
- Captain Ernest R. Archer, 1 July, 1935[32] – 30 August, 1935[33] (and as Captain (D), Eleventh Destroyer Flotilla)
- Commander David J. R. Simson, 6 September, 1935[34] – 18 January, 1936[35]
- Lieutenant-Commander Hugh Gartside-Tippinge, 17 January, 1938[36] – 18 February, 1938[37]
- Lieutenant-Commander John Bostock, 28 July, 1938[38] – 29 October, 1938[39]
- Commander William D. G. Weir, 19 September, 1939[40] – 6 July, 1940[41] (re-commissioning her)
- Lieutenant-Commander Stephen H. Beattie, 6 July, 1940[42] – 9 January, 1942[43]
- Lieutenant-Commander Rowland F. Leonard, 9 January, 1942[44] – 12 March, 1943[45]
- Lieutenant in Command Lesley E. Blackmore, 12 March, 1943[46] – 3 February, 1945[47]
- Temporary Acting Lieutenant-Commander R.N.V.R. Stanley M. Booker, 3 February, 1945[48] – mid 1945[49]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 73.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 83.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 83.
- ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 312.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 285.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 285.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 285.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 285.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 289.
- ↑ "Warships' Bells." The Times (London, England), 12 June 1933, p. 11.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 289.
- ↑ Crabbe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/168. f. 169.
- ↑ Crabbe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/168. f. 169.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 896.
- ↑ Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/82. f. ?.
- ↑ Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/82. f. ?.
- ↑ Tippet Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/27. f. ?.
- ↑ Tippet Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/27. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 286.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 285.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 285.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Apr 11, 1929; pg. 10; Issue 45174.
- ↑ Jolly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/122. f. 122. This date is hard to read.
- ↑ James Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/111. f. 111.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 285.
- ↑ Budgen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/267. f. 637.
- ↑ Woollerton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/264. f. 621.
- ↑ Woollerton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/264. f. 621.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, April 12, 1932, Issue 46105, p.20.
- ↑ Woollerton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/264. f. 621.
- ↑ Woollerton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/264. f. 621.
- ↑ Archer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/141. f. 140.
- ↑ Archer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/141. f. 140.
- ↑ Simson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/149. f. 150.
- ↑ Simson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/149. f. 150.
- ↑ Gartside-Tippinge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/128. f. 128.
- ↑ Gartside-Tippinge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/128. f. 128.
- ↑ Bostock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/119/91. f. 91.
- ↑ Bostock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/119/91. f. 91.
- ↑ Weir Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/98. f. 98.
- ↑ Weir Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/98. f. 98.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
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