Allied Warships

HMS Thracian (D 86)

Destroyer of the Admiralty S class

Navy	The Royal Navy
Type	Destroyer
Class	Admiralty S
Pennant	D 86
Built by	Hawthorn Leslie & Co. (Hebburn-on-Tyne, U.K.)
Ordered	Jun 1917
Laid down	10 Jan 1918
Launched	5 Mar 1920
Commissioned	21 Apr 1920
Lost	Dec 1941
History	Completed by Sheerness Dockyard (Sheerness, U.K.) HMS Thracian (Cdr. Arthur Luard Pears, RN (retired)) ran aground and scuttled at Round Island, Hong Hong on 16 December 1941 and was captured by the Japanese. She was salvaged by the IJN, repaired and recommissioned on 25 November 1942 as Patrol Vessel No.101 (offsite link), then re-rated a training ship in March 1944, being attached to the torpedo school at Yokosuka. Recaptured in 1945, she was eventually broken up at Hong Kong post-war.

Commands listed for HMS Thracian (D 86)

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	Commander	From	To
1	Lt.Cdr. Henry Graham Dudley de Chair, RN	14 Aug 1938	12 Nov 1940
2	Cdr. (retired) Arthur Luard Pears, RN	12 Nov 1940	Dec 1941

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Notable events involving Thracian include:

10 Nov 1939
HMS Rainbow (Lt.Cdr. J.D. Luce, RN) carried out practice attacks off Hongkong on HMS Thracian (Lt.Cdr. H.G.D. de Chair, RN). (1)

27 Dec 1939
HMS Rainbow (Lt.Cdr. J.D. Luce, RN) carried out practice attacks off Hongkong on HMS Thracian (Lt.Cdr. H.G.D. de Chair, RN). (2)

5 Jan 1940
HMS Pandora (Lt.Cdr. J.W. Linton, RN) conducted exercises off Hong Kong together with HMS Rainbow (Lt.Cdr. J.D. Luce, RN) and HMS Thracian (Lt.Cdr. H.G.D. de Chair, RN).

5 Jan 1940
HMS Rainbow (Lt.Cdr. J.D. Luce, RN) carried out practice attacks off Hongkong on HMS Pandora (Lt.Cdr. J.W. Linton, RN) and HMS Thracian (Lt.Cdr. H.G.D. de Chair, RN). (3)

9 Jan 1940
HMS Pandora (Lt.Cdr. J.W. Linton, RN) conducted exercises off Hong Kong together with HMS Thracian (Lt.Cdr. H.G.D. de Chair, RN). (4)

15 Mar 1940
HMS Pandora (Lt.Cdr. J.W. Linton, RN) conducted exercises off Hong Kong with HMS Falmouth (Cdr. C.C. Hardy, RN) and HMS Thracian (Lt.Cdr. H.G.D. de Chair, RN). (5)

26 Mar 1940
HMS Rover (Lt.Cdr. H.A.L. Marsham, RN) conducted exercises off Hong Kong together with HMS Thracian (Lt.Cdr. H.G.D. de Chair, RN) and HMS Thanet (Lt.Cdr. J. Mowlam, RN). (6)

27 Mar 1940
HMS Rover (Lt.Cdr. H.A.L. Marsham, RN) and HMS Phoenix (Lt.Cdr. C.A. Rowe, RN) conducted exercises off Hong Kong together with HMS Thracian (Lt.Cdr. H.G.D. de Chair, RN). (6)

12 Apr 1940
HMS Liverpool (Capt. A.D. Read, RN) is ordered to proceed to Aden as the political situation with Italy was deteriorating. She was to be relieved on the Manila patrol by HMS Thracian (Lt.Cdr. H.G.D. de Chair, RN) so at first she continued on the the Manila area. (7)

1 May 1940
HMS Perseus (Lt.Cdr. P.J.H. Bartlett, RN) departed Hong Kong for her 5th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol off Vladivostock, Russia to observe naval activity.

Before proceeding on patrol A/S exercises were carried out with HMS Thracian (Lt.Cdr. H.G.D. de Chair, RN) and HMS Scout (Lt.Cdr. C.H. Holmes, RN).

As no log is available for May 1940 no map can be displayed. (8)

7 Jun 1940
During the night of 7/8 June 1940, HMS Dauntless (Capt. G.D. Moore, RAN), HMS Scout (Lt.Cdr. C.H. Holmes, RN), HMS Thanet (Lt.Cdr. J. Mowlam, RN) and HMS Thracian (Lt.Cdr. H.G.D. de Chair, RN) conducted exercises off Hong Kong. (9)

10 Jun 1940
HMS Dauntless (Capt. G.D. Moore, RAN), HMS Scout (Lt.Cdr. C.H. Holmes, RN), HMS Thanet (Lt.Cdr. J. Mowlam, RN), HMS Thracian (Lt.Cdr. H.G.D. de Chair, RN) and MTB's all conducted exercises off Hong Kong. (9)