Allied Warships

HMS Verdun (L 93)

Destroyer of the Admiralty V & W class

Navy	The Royal Navy
Type	Destroyer
Class	Admiralty V & W
Pennant	L 93
Built by	Hawthorn Leslie & Co. (Hebburn-on-Tyne, U.K.)
Ordered
Laid down	13 Jan 1917
Launched	21 Aug 1917
Commissioned	3 Nov 1917
End service
Loss position

History	Reconstruction to Fast Escort at Chatham Dockyard completed on 11 July 1940. Pennant number was D 93 changed to L 93 upon completion of this reconstruction. Scrapped in 1947. Commanding Officers: HMS Verdun was in Dockyard control during reconstruction / refit Lt.Cdr. Francis Jack Cartwright, RN 20 May 1940 – November 1940 Cdr. Alfred Charles Behague, RN November 1940 – 12 July 1941 DSC awarded on 3 December 1940 Lt.Cdr. William Spooner Donald, DSC, RN 12 July 1941 – 4 May 1943 Cdr. Deny Parsons, RD, RNR 4 May 1943 – March 1945 Lt. Ronald Cameron Henley, RN March 1945 – still in command in July 1945 according to the Navy list HMS Verdun is not listed in the October 1945 Navy List

Commands listed for HMS Verdun (L 93)

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	Commander	From	To
1	Lt.Cdr. Francis Jack Cartwright, RN	20 May 1940	Nov 1940
2	Cdr. Alfred Charles Behague, RN	Nov 1940	12 Jul 1941
3	Lt.Cdr. William Spooner Donald, DSC, RN	12 Jul 1941	4 May 1943
4	Lt.Cdr. Deny Parsons, RD, RNR	4 May 1943	Mar 1945
5	Lt. Ronald Cameron Henley, RN	Mar 1945	Jul 1945 ?

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