H.M.S. Ferret (1911)
| H.M.S. Ferret (1911) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | H.35 (1914) H.32 (Jan 1918) F.93 (Sep 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | J. Samuel White[2] |
| Ordered: | 1910-11 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | Sep, 1910[4] |
| Launched: | 12 Apr, 1911[5] |
| Commissioned: | Oct, 1911[6] |
| Sold: | 9 May, 1921[7] |
H.M.S. Ferret was one of 29 destroyers of the Acheron class.
Service
Pre-War
After being completed at Cowes, Ferret was to conduct her trials on 11 October, 1911 before proceeding to Portsmouth where she was to be commissioned into service with the Seventh Destroyer Flotilla, which was comprised solely of Acheron class units.[8]
In July, 1914, Ferret was serving in First Destroyer Flotilla, part of First Fleet.[9]
The Battle of Heligoland Bight
She was present with First Destroyer Flotilla on 28 August 1914 at the Battle of Heligoland Bight.
The Battle of Jutland
Ferret was not with her flotilla at the Battle of Jutland on 31 May, 1916 but she continued to serve with the First Destroyer Flotilla screening the Grand Fleet until November 1916 when the flotilla was assigned to operate with the Third Battle Squadron.[10]
On 18 January 1917 she was torpedoed by UC 21.[Citation needed] She was able to return to service.
In 1917 she was converted to a minelayer along with sisters Sandfly and Ariel, capable of carrying 40 mines.
Ferret started serving with the Seventh Destroyer Flotilla on the East Coast of England in July 1917[11] and transferred to the Twentieth Destroyer Flotilla in March 1918.[12]
By November 1918, Ferret and Sandfly were fitted to carry 38 mines, as the Twentieth Destroyer Flotilla was otherwise uniformly capable in this regard. The torpedo tubes and guns removed when the mines were shipped could be placed back aboard with enough notice.[13]
After the war, Ferret reduced to C. & M. Party at Portsmouth 17 October, 1919.[14]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Geoffrey Mackworth, 7 October, 1911[15][16] – March, 1916[17]
- Lieutenant-Commander Alexander S. Douglas, March, 1916[18] – 5 November, 1916[19]
- Lieutenant in Command Maxwell N. Williamson-Napier, 5 November, 1916[20][21] – 5 February, 1917[22]
- Commander (retired) Robert A. Newton, 25 June, 1917[23] – 26 September, 1917
- Lieutenant & Commander Arthur H. L. Terry, 28 September, 1917[24] – September, 1918
- Lieutenant & Commander Desmond N. C. Tufnell, 24 September, 1918[25] – 2 February, 1919
- Lieutenant in Command Tristram Fox, 6 February, 1919[26] – 20 March, 1919[27]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 62.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 62.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 75.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 75.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 62.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 75.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 62.
- ↑ "The New 'Dreadnoughts.'" The Times (London, England), Friday, Oct 06, 1911; pg. 5; Issue 39709.
- ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 109 of 10 July, 1914.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 13.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (July, 1917). p. 16.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (March, 1918). p. 15.
- ↑ Admiralty. Annual Report of the Torpedo School Mining Appendix, 1917-1918, p. 11. Plate 7.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 774.
- ↑ Mackworth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/53. f. 53.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 394d.
- ↑ Mackworth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/53. f. 53. Inferring the date from "1916" and Mackworth's next appointment.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 394l.
- ↑ Douglas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/173. f. 93.
- ↑ Williamson-Napier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/34. f. 388.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 394l.
- ↑ Williamson-Napier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/34. f. 388.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 393u.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 393u.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 793.
- ↑ Fox Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/23. f. 23.
- ↑ Fox Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/23. f. 23.
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