H.M.S. Alarm (1910)
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| H.M.S. Alarm (1910) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | H.05 (1914) H.04 (Jan-Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | John Brown & Company[2] |
| Launched: | 29 Aug, 1910[3] |
| Completed: | Mar, 1911[4] |
| Sold: | May, 1921[5] |
| Fate: | Broken up |
H.M.S. Alarm was one of twenty destroyers of the Acorn class.
Service
In mid-1911, she was part of the Second Destroyer Flotilla, a component of Home Fleet.[6]
In February, 1914, she was in the Second Destroyer Flotilla, then serving in Home and Atlantic Waters.
In October 1917, she was sent to the Fifth Destroyer Flotilla in the Mediterranean, arriving there about November.
In January, 1919 she was sent to Portsmouth.
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant & Commander Robert H. B. Hammond-Chambers, 24 March, 1911[7][8] – 1 April, 1912
- Lieutenant-Commander Henry C. Rawlings, 1 April, 1912[9][10] – December, 1915[11] (left on transfer to Minion)
- Lieutenant-Commander Lawrence D'O. Bignell, c. late November, 1915[12] – 18 December, 1915[13]
- Lieutenant (emergency) in Command Kenneth Cary Helyar, 18 December, 1915[14] – 7 May, 1917[15]
- Lieutenant in Command Edward Eastwick-Field, 7 May, 1917[16][17] – 24 October, 1917[18]
- Lieutenant in Command Kenneth L. Campbell, 22 November, 1917[19] – 1 July, 1919
- Lieutenant in Command Thomas S. Edwards, 7 July, 1919[20][21] – 17 October, 1919[22]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 61.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 74.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 74.
- ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 306.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 74.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1911). p. 275.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1911). p. 275.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Mar 23, 1911; pg. 14; Issue 39540.
- ↑ Rawlings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/96. f. 500.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 391e.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 396c.
- ↑ Bignell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/117. f. 521.
- ↑ Bignell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/117. f. 521.
- ↑ Helyar Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/294. f. 325.
- ↑ Helyar Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/294. f. 325.
- ↑ Eastwick-Field Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/289. f. 662.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 391f.
- ↑ Eastwick-Field Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/289. f. 662.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1919). p. 726.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Monday, Jun 30, 1919; pg. 22; Issue 42139.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 726.
- ↑ Edwards Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/96/233. f. 279.
Bibliography
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