H.M.S. Banshee (1894)
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| H.M.S. Banshee (1894) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Laird[1] |
| Ordered: | 1893-94[2] |
| Laid down: | Mar, 1894[3] |
| Launched: | 17 Nov, 1894[4] |
| Commissioned: | Jul, 1895[5] |
| Broken up: | 1912[6] |
H.M.S. Banshee was one of thirty-six 27 Knotters, early Torpedo Boat Destroyers built for the Royal Navy in the 1890s.
Like most of the 27 knotters, her useful life ran its course before the Great War.
Service
Banshee was launched at Birkenhead at the works of Laird Brothers. Mrs. Elliott Lees, wife of the M.P. for Birkenhead, named the vessel.[7]
She performed "most satisfactorily" in her preliminary trials on 21 January 1895, making over 29 knots.[8]
Banshee arrived at Malta on 2 February 1904 in company with six other destroyers.[9] She was in reserve at Malta in late 1905.[10]
In late 1906 Banshee was in commission with the Mediterranean Fleet.[11]
In 1908, Banshee collided with Boxer through the fault of Lieutenant-in-Command Washington.[12]
In early 1910 she was in commission with the Mediterranean Fleet.[13]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant & Commander Edward A. Salwey, 24 July, 1895[14] (lent for Annual Manoeuvres of 1895)
- Lieutenant & Commander Philip C. Musgrave, 7 November, 1895[15] – 4 January, 1896
- Commander Lionel de L. Wells, 4 January, 1896[16] – 18 August, 1896 (in command for Annual Manoeuvres of 1896)
- Lieutenant & Commander Ernest L. C. Muntz, 18 August, 1896[17] – 18 August, 1898
- Lieutenant & Commander Hector L. Watts-Jones, 18 August, 1898[18][19] – 28 July, 1900[20]
- Lieutenant & Commander Alan C. Bruce, 28 July, 1900[21] – 1 April, 1902[22]
- Lieutenant & Commander Arthur M. Stancomb, c. March, 1902[23][24] (lent)
- Lieutenant in Command James U. Farie, September, 1902[25] – early December, 1904[26]
- Lieutenant & Commander John C. H. Lindsay, December, 1904 – January, 1905
- Lieutenant & Commander Claude L. Cumberlege, 2 January, 1905[27][28] – 5 October, 1905[29]
- Commander William F. Benwell, 6 October, 1905[30][31] – 9 January, 1906[32] (And for Command of Torpedo Craft in Reserve)
- Lieutenant in Command Cyril P. Ryan, 10 January, 1906[33] – 13 July, 1906[34] (invalided out due to ocular disease)
- Lieutenant & Commander Basil G. Washington, 30 July, 1906[35][36] – after 22 June, 1908[37]
- Lieutenant in Command Henry G. L. Oliphant, c. mid October 1908[38] – 19 August, 1910[39]
- Lieutenant in Command Douglas Faviell, 19 August, 1910[40][41] – 15 November, 1911
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 92.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 92.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 92.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 92.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 92.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 92.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Nov 20, 1894; pg. 7; Issue 34426.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Jan 22, 1895; pg. 8; Issue 34480.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, April 4, 1904, Issue 37359, p.4.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 281.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 269.
- ↑ Washington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/514. f. 517.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 270a.
- ↑ "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), July 19, 1895, Issue 34633, p.14.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Friday, Nov 01, 1895; pg. 7; Issue 34723.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, 6 January, 1896. Issue 34779, col A, p. 10.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1897). p. 201.
- ↑ Watts-Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/235. f. 257.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 27 July, 1898. Issue 35579, col E, p. 10.
- ↑ Watts-Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/235. f. 257.
- ↑ Bruce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/319. f. 351.
- ↑ Bruce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/319. f. 351.
- ↑ Stancomb Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/82. f. 82.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 278.
- ↑ Farie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/141. f. 206.
- ↑ Farie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 385.
- ↑ Cumberlege Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/297. f. 334.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 4 January, 1905. Issue 37595, col C, p. 8.
- ↑ Cumberlege Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/297. f. 334.
- ↑ Benwell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/200. f. 215.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 281.
- ↑ Benwell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/200. f. 215.
- ↑ Ryan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/160. f. 178.
- ↑ Ryan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/160. f. 178.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1908). p. 282.
- ↑ Washington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/514. f. 517.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1908). p. 282.
- ↑ Oliphant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/83. f. 83.
- ↑ Oliphant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/83. f. 83.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 22 August, 1910. Issue 39357, col B, p. 7.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 282.
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