Allied Warships

HMS Vivien (L 33)

Destroyer of the Admiralty V & W class

Navy	The Royal Navy
Type	Destroyer
Class	Admiralty V & W
Pennant	L 33
Built by	Yarrow Shipbuilders Ltd. (Scotstoun, Scotland)
Ordered
Laid down	Jul 1916
Launched	16 Feb 1918
Commissioned	28 May 1918
End service
Loss position

History	Reconstruction to Fast Escort at Chatham Dockyard completed on 25 October 1939. Sold to be broken up for scrap on 18 February 1947. Commanding Officers: HMS Vivien was in Dockyard control during reconstruction / refit Lt.Cdr. William David Gordon Weir, RN 19 September 1939 – 6 July 1940 Lt.Cdr. Stephen Halden Beattie, RN 6 July 1940 – 9 January 1942 Lt.Cdr. Rowland Francis Leonard, RN 9 January 1942 – 12 March 1943 Lt. Lesley Edney Blackmore, RN 12 March 1943 – 3 February 1945 T/A/Lt.Cdr. Stanley Martin Booker, RNVR 3 February 1945 – still in command in July 1945 according to the Navy List HMS Vivien is not listed in the October 1945 Navy List

Commands listed for HMS Vivien (L 33)

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	Commander	From	To
1	Lt.Cdr. William David Gordon Weir, RN	19 Sep 1939	6 Jul 1940
2	Lt.Cdr. Stephen Halden Beattie, RN	6 Jul 1940	9 Jan 1942
3	Lt.Cdr. Rowland Francis Leonard, RN	9 Jan 1942	12 Mar 1943
4	Lt. Lesley Edney Blackmore, RN	12 Mar 1943	3 Feb 1945
5	T/A/Lt.Cdr. Stanley Martin Booker, RNVR	3 Feb 1945	Jul 1945 ?

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