H.M.S. Botha (1914)
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| H.M.S. Botha (1914) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | H.5C (1914) G.60 (Feb 1917) F.61 (Apr 1917) F.50 (Jan 1918) D.80 (Sep 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | J. Samuel White[2] |
| Launched: | 2 Dec, 1914[3] |
| To Chile: | May, 1920[4] |
H.M.S. Botha was one of four flotilla leaders of the Faulknor class.
Service
Botha rammed and bisected the German T.B. Template:DE-A19 before being torpedoed in error by the French Template:FR-CapitaineMehl during the Action of 21 March, 1918.
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Arthur B. S. Dutton, 3 March, 1915[5][6] – 26 January, 1916[7]
- Captain Charles D. Roper, 8 June, 1915[8] – 6 July, 1916[9] (and as Captain (D), Fourth Destroyer Flotilla)
- Captain Walter L. Allen, 30 July, 1916[10] – 5 August, 1916[11]
- Commander Brien M. Money, 5 August, 1916[12][13] – April, 1917[14]
- Commander Graham R. L. Edwards, April, 1917[15][16] – 20 December, 1917[17]
- Commander Roger L'E. M. Rede, 20 December, 1917[18] – 28 May, 1918[19]
- Acting Commander Robert H. B. Hammond-Chambers, 28 May, 1918[20][21] – 20 March, 1919[22] (temporary)
- Commander Leveson G. B. A. Campbell, 20 March, 1919[23][24] – 22 October, 1919[25]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 65.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 78.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 78.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 65.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392m.
- ↑ Dutton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 258.
- ↑ Dutton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 258.
- ↑ Roper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/151. f. 169.
- ↑ Roper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/151. f. 169.
- ↑ Allen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 280.
- ↑ Allen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 280.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 392n.
- ↑ Money Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 215.
- ↑ Money Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 215.
- ↑ Edwards Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/417. ff. 419, 229.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 391w.
- ↑ Edwards Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/417. ff. 419, 229.
- ↑ Rede Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/42. f. 42.
- ↑ Rede Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/42. f. 42.
- ↑ Hammond-Chambers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/200. f. 201.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 744.
- ↑ Hammond-Chambers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/200. f. 201.
- ↑ Campbell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/101. f. 101.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1919). p. 744.
- ↑ Campbell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/101. f. 101.
Bibliography
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