H.M.S. VERONICA

Southland Times, Issue 18829, 24 May 1920, Page 7

H.M.S. VERONICA

HER OFFICERS. LONDON, April S. sloop Veronica wiiich is to leave to;- ihe Nov/ Zealand station and schich I;;;,- Ijivii commissioned at Pembroke Dock, has had a thorough overhauling and repair Days the correspondent of the Christchurch Press'.

Commander F. 11. L. Levin, who Is to be in command. entered the Britannia in 1394, ®r.d two years later went out to HALS. Trafalgar, at that lime rear-flagship in the Mediterranean. As sublieutenant and junior lieutenant, be served in HALS. Cressy in China and returned to England in 1903 to qualify as gunnery lieutenant. This course kc successfully completed in 1004, and ever ■ince he has served as gunnery oilier. From 1905 to 1910 he was in HATS. Lancaster in the Mediterranean, and for the next two years was in HALS. Venerable in the Atlantic Fleet. Then for five years (1912-17) he was vita the oth Destroyer Flotilla at Dover. In. February, 1917, he was chosen to -i-rv- on I lie start of Admiral Bacon, as il ag and gunnery commander, to which rank he hc.d been promoted at the end of 1915. For i-"-ur months Commander Lewin was attached to the three 9.2 guns which Admiral Bacon mounted in the dunes at Nieuport, and he too!: part in practically all the coast bombardments 1915-17. Early in 1917, t/Ikui Commander Lewin was in HALS. Churka. .-he was mined off Dungcness, anti f■ l r his ,-u-vicf-s in this connexion the Royal H umarc Society honoured him with their Silver Medal and subsequently with the Stamc : (hid Medal. In consequence of th- exposure which he suffered at this period emc crippled with lumbago and sciatica. and in July, was laid up for some months, but was passed fit for shore service in February, 19IS, when he joined the Trades Division at the Admiralty, and serve! there un’;! recently appointed to the command of HATS. Veronica for her new duty. Ti; -. navigating officer of the vessel will be V c.v c. ml C.V.S. J. Marsden, K..N. ;the first !*■ i will in; Lieutenant T. F. H. Marriott. The other officers will be Sub-Lieu-tenant A. B. Ferguson, H.N. (Auckland), until in. HALS. Renown; Gunner Idw.-i ■ H.N., and Surgeoa-Liouten-anuer '£. J. OTliordaa.