H.M.S. Ghurka (1907)
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| H.M.S. Ghurka (1907) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | H.52 (1914) D.04 (Sep 1915)[1] |
| Builder: | Hawthorn Leslie & Company[2] |
| Ordered: | 1905-06 Programme[3] |
| Launched: | 29 Apr, 1907[4] |
| Completed: | Dec, 1908[5] |
| Mined: | 8 Feb, 1917[6] |
H.M.S. Ghurka was one of 12 destroyers of the "Tribal" class.
Service
In mid-1913, she was serving with the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla.[7]
On 4 March, 1915, Ghurka, under the command of Lieutenant-Commander Richardson and Maori joined ten other destroyers in prosecuting U 8 which Viking had been attacking, successfully blowing the submarine to the surface and taking 28 prisoners.[8]
Radio
In 1909, she became one of forty-three destroyers so far fitted with Destroyer Sets.[9]
Guns
By 1912-13, her five 12-pdr P. I mountings bore register numbers 210, 211, 212, 279 and 280 and were fitted with "Training Gear".[10]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Arthur B. F. Dawson, 17 December, 1908[11][12] – 31 August, 1909[13]
- Commander Christopher P. Metcalfe, 31 August, 1909 – 17 November, 1909
- Commander Herbert N. Hunter, 1 December, 1909[14] – 5 April, 1910
- Commander Francis G. St. G. Brooker, 5 April, 1910[15] – 15 December, 1910[16]
- Lieutenant-Commander Loftus W. Jones, 15 December, 1910[17][18] – 20 December, 1913[19]
- Lieutenant in Command Hubert E. Gore-Langton, 20 December, 1913[20] – 3 February, 1914[21]
- Lieutenant-Commander Robert W. Richardson, 6 September, 1914[22] – 24 July, 1915
- Lieutenant in Command Harold T. Baillie-Grohman, 24 July, 1915[23] – 14 February, 1916[24]
- Lieutenant in Command Harold C. Woolcombe-Boyce, 6 March, 1916[25][26] – 8 February, 1917[27][28] (died when ship lost under his command)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 60.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 72.
- ↑ March. British Destroyers. p. 84.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 72.
- ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 305.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 72.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 319.
- ↑ Smith. Hard Lying. p. 101.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1909. Wireless Appendix, p. 25.
- ↑ The National Archives. ADM 186/182. p. 55.
- ↑ Dawson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/67. f. 73.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 321.
- ↑ Dawson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/67. f. 73.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 321.
- ↑ BrookerService Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/161. f. 173.
- ↑ BrookerService Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/161. f. 173.
- ↑ Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/161. f. 165.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 319.
- ↑ Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/161. f. 165.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1914). p. 319.
- ↑ Gore-Langton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/16. f. 419?
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 394h.
- ↑ Baillie-Grohman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/303. f. 319.
- ↑ Baillie-Grohman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/303. f. 319.
- ↑ Woolcombe-Boyce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/85. f. 87.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 394q.
- ↑ Woolcombe-Boyce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/85. f. 87.
- ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 319.
Bibliography
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