H.M.S. Bulldog (1909)
| H.M.S. Bulldog (1909) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | H.C7 (Jan 1918) H.C4 (Sep 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | John Brown & Company[2] |
| Ordered: | 1908-09 Programme[3] |
| Launched: | 13 Nov, 1909[4] |
| Completed: | 7 Jul, 1910[5] |
| Sold: | 21 Sep, 1920[6] |
H.M.S. Bulldog was one of sixteen Beagle class destroyers built for the Royal Navy. There was also a gunboat named H.M.S. Bulldog launched in 1872.
Service
In mid-1913, she was part of the Third Destroyer Flotilla.[7] By mid 1914, she had moved to join her sisters in the Fifth Destroyer Flotilla, based in the Mediterranean.
Lieutenant-Commander William B. Mackenzie commanded her while she covered the landings at Anzac Cove in Gallipoli on 25 April, 1915.[8]
On 28 July, 1915, Rattlesnake collided with Bulldog. Vice-Admiral of the Eastern Mediterranean de Robeck considered that Rattlesnake was at fault.[9]
At Suvla Bay on 6-7 August, 1915, Bulldog worked with five other Beagles and Arno to tow troop barges in. A similar effort with a smaller force placed its troops in the wrong position.[10]
When Bulldog struck a mine on 16 April, 1916, a Court of Enquiry faulted Mackenzie for not having fixed his last position the day before, but credited him for the coolness with which he dealt with the catastrophe.[11]
In October, 1917, Bulldog joined the Second Destroyer Flotilla, then a part of the Northern Division, Coast of Ireland Station, operating out of Buncrana. She remained there for a little over a half year. In May of 1918 when she moved to the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla which was operating out of Devonport under orders of the Commander-in-Chief, Devonport.
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant & Commander Frederick B. Noble, 6 July, 1910[12][13] – 14 June, 1911[14]
- Lieutenant & Commander Kennedy G. Darracott-Brooke, 14 June, 1911 – 21 November, 1911
- Lieutenant-Commander William B. Mackenzie, 21 November, 1911[15][16] – 24 July, 1916[17]
- Lieutenant in Command Richard E. Hollings, 24 October, 1916[18][19] – 21 November, 1916[20]
- Lieutenant in Command Edmond Mansel Bowly, 21 November, 1916[21] – 4 November, 1917
- Lieutenant in Command Cuthbert H. Heath-Caldwell, 4 October, 1917[22] – 1 January, 1918
- Lieutenant in Command Walter F. Smithwick, 1 January, 1918 – c. August, 1918
- Lieutenant in Command Edward D. Marston, 8 August, 1918[23][24] – 17 February, 1919[25]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 60.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. pp. 73-74.
- ↑ March. British Destroyers. p. 101.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. pp. 73-74.
- ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 305.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 60.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 289.
- ↑ Smith. Hard Lying. p. 112.
- ↑ Wodehouse Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/110. f. 56.
- ↑ Smith. Hard Lying. p. 113.
- ↑ Mackenzie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/248 f. 252.
- ↑ Noble Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/248. f. 282.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 288.
- ↑ Noble Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/248. f. 282.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392m.
- ↑ Mackenzie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/248 f. 252.
- ↑ Mackenzie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/248 f. 252.
- ↑ Hollings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/78. f. 438.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 392q.
- ↑ Hollings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/78. f. 438.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 391y.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 392.
- ↑ Marston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/57. f. 57.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 746.
- ↑ Marston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/57. f. 57.
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