H.M.S. Cameleon (1910)
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| H.M.S. Cameleon (1910) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | H.21 (1914) H.24 (Jan-Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company[2] |
| Launched: | 1 Jun, 1910[3] |
| Completed: | Dec, 1910[4] |
| Sold: | Nov, 1921[5] |
H.M.S. Cameleon was one of twenty destroyers of the Acorn class.
Service
In mid-1913, she was serving in the Second Destroyer Flotilla.[6]
She was reduced to C. & M. Party at Devonport on 15 October, 1919.[7]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Percy Withers, 25 November, 1910[8][9] – 19 September, 1911[10]
- Commander Hugh J. Tweedie, 18 September, 1911[11][12] – 27 November, 1912[13] (discharged due to illness)
- Commander Charles D. Roper, 27 November, 1912[14][15] – 9 October, 1914[16]
- Commander Harold V. Dundas, 9 October, 1914[17][18] – November, 1915[19]
- Lieutenant-Commander Ernest W. Kirkby, c. late November, 1915[20] – 27 January, 1916[21]
- Commander Reginald St. P. Parry, 27 January, 1916[22] – 29 March, 1916[23]
- Commander Hugh T. Prichard, 29 March, 1916[24][25] – 1 November, 1916[26]
- Commander Guy D. Fanshawe, 22 October, 1916[27] – 26 January, 1918
- Lieutenant-Commander Richard M. Welby, 26 January, 1918[28] – 6 February, 1918[29]
- Lieutenant in Command Gerald M. McKenna, 6 February, 1918[30] – 20 March, 1919
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, 1913). p. 290.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 740.
- ↑ Withers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 141.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 291.
- ↑ Withers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 141.
- ↑ Tweedie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 332.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 290.
- ↑ Tweedie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 332.
- ↑ Roper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/151. f. 169.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1914). p. 288.
- ↑ Roper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/151. f. 169.
- ↑ Dundas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/341. f. 384.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392p.
- ↑ Dundas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/341. f. 384.
- ↑ Kirkby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/87. f. 216.
- ↑ Kirkby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/87. f. 216.
- ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
- ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
- ↑ Prichard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/356. f. 401.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 392r.
- ↑ Prichard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/356. f. 401.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 392b.
- ↑ Welby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/220. f. 284.
- ↑ Welby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/220. f. 284.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 749.
Bibliography
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