Navy | The Royal Navy |
Type | Destroyer |
Class | Town |
Pennant | G 54 |
Built by | Fore River Shipbuilding Co. (Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | |
Laid down | 25 Aug 1917 |
Launched | 16 Dec 1917 |
Commissioned | 26 Nov 1940 |
End service | Jan 1945 |
History | from March 1942 to June 1942 loaned to Royal Norwegian Navy as HNoMS Newport (G 54) |
Former name | USS Sigourney (DD 81) |
Commands listed for HMS Newport (G 54)
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Commander | From | To | ||
1 | Lt.Cdr. Allan Herbert Percy Noble, RN | 5 Dec 1940 | early 1941 | |
2 | Lt. Kenneth Innes Hamilton, DSC, RN | 23 Nov 1942 | early 1943 | |
3 | Lt.Cdr. William Alick Grinham, RNVR | 15 Mar 1943 | 3 Aug 1944 | |
4 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Stanley Martin Booker, RNVR | 3 Aug 1944 | Dec 1944 | |
5 | Lt.Cdr. Alexander Kenneth Mackelvie, RNVR | Dec 1944 | 9 Mar 1945 | |
6 | T/Lt. Richard Phelps, RNVR | 9 Mar 1945 | mid 1945 |
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Notable events involving Newport include:
30 Nov 1941
HMS H 50 (Lt. E.T. Stanley, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMS Rochester (Cdr.(Retd.) C.B. Allen, RN), HMS Northern Spray (T/Lt. G.T. Gilbert, RNVR), HMS Leith (Lt.Cdr. E.C. Hulton, RN) and HMS Newport. (1)
9 Jun 1944
HMS Khedive (Capt.(Retd.) H.J. Haynes, DSO, DSC, RN) conducted flying exercises off Methil. She was escorted by HMS Newport (Lt.Cdr. W.A. Grinham, RNVR) which also acted as target for aircraft attacks. (2)
10 Jun 1944
HMS Khedive (Capt.(Retd.) H.J. Haynes, DSO, DSC, RN) conducted flying exercises off Methil. She was escorted by HMS Newport (Lt.Cdr. W.A. Grinham, RNVR) which also acted as target for aircraft attacks. (2)
11 Jun 1944
HMS Khedive (Capt.(Retd.) H.J. Haynes, DSO, DSC, RN) conducted flying exercises off Methil. She was escorted by HMS Newport (Lt.Cdr. W.A. Grinham, RNVR) which also acted as target for aircraft attacks. (2)
12 Jun 1944
HMS Khedive (Capt.(Retd.) H.J. Haynes, DSO, DSC, RN) conducted flying exercises off Methil. She was escorted by HMS Newport (Lt.Cdr. W.A. Grinham, RNVR) which also acted as target for aircraft attacks. (2)
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Sources
- ADM 173/16795
- ADM 53/119657
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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