Allied Warships

HMS Ripley (G 79)

Destroyer of the Town class

Navy	The Royal Navy
Type	Destroyer
Class	Town
Pennant	G 79
Built by	Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp., (Squantum, Massachusetts, U.S.A.)
Ordered
Laid down	3 Jun 1918
Launched	31 Dec 1918
Commissioned	26 Nov 1940
End service	20 Mar 1945
Loss position

History	USS Shubrick arrived at Halifax, Canada on 21 November and was decommissioned by the U.S.N. on 26 november, and simultaneously commissioned in the British Navy as HMS Ripley. HMS Ripley served on North Atlantic convoy routes until placed in reserve in January 1944. She was scrapped on 20 March 1945 at Sunderland, England. Commanding Officers: Lt.Cdr. John Andrew Agnew, RN 26 November 1940 – 10 November 1941 Lt. Christopher Robert Bax, RN 10 November 1941 - 27 January 1942 Lt.Cdr. George William Emil Castens, RN (retired) 27 January 1942 – April 1943 Promoted to Cdr. on 6 January 1943 Lt. Louis George Toone, RN 30 April 1943 - 2 November 1943 Lt. B.C. Hutchinson, RN 2 November 1943 – 24 February 1944 T/Lt.Cdr. William Fleming McAusland, RNVR 24 February 1944 – still in command in October 1944 according to the Navy List HMS Ripley is not listed in the January 1945 Navy List
Former name	USS Shubrick (DD 268)

Commands listed for HMS Ripley (G 79)

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	Commander	From	To
1	Lt.Cdr. John Andrew Agnew, RN	26 Nov 1940	10 Nov 1941
2	Lt. Christopher Robert Bax, RN	10 Nov 1941	27 Jan 1942
3	Lt.Cdr. (retired) George William Emil Castens, RN	27 Jan 1942	April 1943
4	Lt. Louis George Toone, RN	30 Apr 1943	16 Oct 1943
5	Lt. William Frank Broughton Webb, DSC, RN	16 Oct 1943	2 Nov 1943
6	Lt. Basil Churchill Hutchinson, RN	2 Nov 1943	24 Feb 1944
7	T/A/Lt.Cdr. William Fleming McAusland, RNVR	24 Feb 1944	Oct 1945 ?

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