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H.B.M. SQUADRON IN CHINA

Cd. Engineer A. Cavers Gunner (T) W. F. H. Lewis

Commissioned at Portsmouth, 11th December, 1931. (Accounts carried out in Tamar II.")

DESTROYER" WITCH"

1,140 Tons. S. H. P. 30,000 Guns-4-4.7 inch

8th Flotilla · China

Commander-J. M. Howson Lieutenants-D. Lampen,

Jocelyn, G. W. W. H. Paine Cd. Engineer-F. L. Graham Gunner-(T) F. Jefferson

Viscount

Commissioned at Portsmouth

on

2nd November, 1931. (Accounts car- ried out in Tamar II.)

A

"DESTROYER "

WREN"

1,120 Tons, S. H. P. 27,000

Guns-4-4.7 inch 8th Flotilla

China

Lieut.-Contmander-R. C. Beckett Lieutenants S. H. Norris and W. S.

Clouston

Sub-Lieutenant J. T. B. Birch Gunner (T) C. W. Muirhead Wt. Engineer-L. V. Thomas

Completed to full complement at Devonport, 7th December, 1931. (Ac counts carried out in "Tamar II.")

DESTROYER

15

VETERAN "

1/120 Tons. S.H.P 27,000

Guns-4-4.7 inch

8th Flotilla

China

SURVEYING VESSEL." HERALD"

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1,650 Tons. I.H.P. 2,500 (Displaced by previous national rules.) Guns-1-3 pr

China

Captain-E. F. B. Law

Lieut.-Commanders E. V. B. Baker and (N) A. B. B. Foulerton (and for (N) duties in lieu of a specialist) Lieutenants-C. S. E. Lansdown, H. Menzies, J. D. Watson and E. G. Irving

Paym Lieut.-Commander A. J. V

Chubb

Surg.-Lieutenant-J. C. Gent, M.R.C.S.,

L. R.C.P.

Cd. Engineer--H. M. Thomas Boatswain W. H. Calveley

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RIVER GUNBOAT "" CICALA”

625 Tons. I.H.P. 2,000.

Guns 2-6 inch, 1-3 inch A.A. China

Lieut.-Cofmander-I. H. Bockett-Pugh Lieutenant-E, H. Dyke

Surg. -Lieutenant-W. S.

S. Davidson,

M.B., CH. B.

Re-commissioned 8th June,

(Accounts carried out in

"

June, 1923. Tamar.")

GUNBOAT TARANTULA

""

625 Tons I:H.P. 2,000 · Guns-1-6 inch, 1-3 inch A.A., 2-3 prdo`

China Captain-W. G. Benn (senior officer,

West River)

Captain- (Ac

Lieut.-Commander I. R. H. Black Lieutenants (I Fr.) E. A. C. Ball, J.

G. D. Hill, G. R. Carver Cd. Engineer A. B. Cluett Gunner-(T) T. A. Porter

Re-commissioned at Chatham on 11th December, 1931,

Lieutenants-C. W. Johns and E. T.

Garnett

Surg.-Lieut-Comdr.-J. M. Sloane,.

M.B., B.CH.

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Commissioned 1st June; 1916. (Ac- counts carried out in " Tamar.")

RIVER GUNBOAT "SEAMEW"

262 Tons: S.H.P. 1,370 ... Guns-2-3. inch A. A

China

Lieut.-Commander G. F. Agutter Lieutenant-A. D. C. Inglis

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Commissioned 1st April, 1928, (Au counts carried out in Tamara