H.M.S. Lightning (1895)
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| H.M.S. Lightning (1895) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | N.23 (1914) D.98 (Sep 1915)[1] |
| Builder: | Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Company[2] |
| Ordered: | 1893-94[3] |
| Laid down: | 28 Mar, 1894[4] |
| Launched: | 10 Apr, 1895[5] |
| Commissioned: | Jan, 1896[6] |
| Mined: | 30 Jun, 1915[7] |
H.M.S. Lightning was one of thirty-six 27 Knotters, early Torpedo Boat Destroyers built for the Royal Navy in the 1890s.
Construction & Service
During trials in the North Sea at the end of 1895, Lightning reached 27.9 knots under forced draught—nine-tenths of a knot over the specified contract speed.[8]
It appears she was to participate in the Annual Manoeuvres of 1901 under the command of Lt. Arthur John Davies, but from the official report on the exercises, it appears that he instead took H.M.S. Kangaroo.[9]
She was one of twenty-seven T.B.Ds. of the Portsmouth Flotilla to participate in the Annual Manoeuvres of 1909.[10]
In August, 1912, she and the other extant 27 knotters were redesignated as "A" Class Destroyers. She was lost to a mine in mid-1915.
In mid-1913, she was at The Nore.[11]
Lightning was mined in the North Sea with the loss of fifteen lives, primarily engine room personnel.[12]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Arthur H. D. Ravenhill, 14 January, 1896[13] – 25 February, 1897
- Commander William H. Nicholson, 25 February, 1897[14] – 19 October, 1897 (Jubilee Naval Review and Annual Manoeuvres of 1897)
- Commander Cecil G. Treherne, 20 October, 1897 – 20 October, 1898
- Lieutenant & Commander Loftus C. O. Mansergh, 10 January, 1899[15] – 9 January, 1900[16]
- Lieutenant & Commander Lawrence L. Dundas, 6 January, 1900[17] – 24 April, 1900[18]
- Lieutenant & Commander Arthur J. Davies, 16 July, 1901[19] (for the Annual Manoeuvres of 1901)
- Lieutenant & Commander Rowland H. Bather, August, 1902[20] – 30 May, 1903[21]
- Lieutenant & Commander Vincent L. Bowring, 19 June, 1903[22] – 14 December, 1904[23]
- Lieutenant & Commander Ernest G. W. Davidson, 27 April, 1905[24][25] – 29 December, 1905[26]
- Lieutenant & Commander Ernest E. Parker, c. January, 1906[27] – 28 May, 1906
- Lieutenant in Command Claude Seymour, 28 May, 1906[28] – 6 July, 1906[29]
- Lieutenant & Commander Mark G. Newton, 6 July, 1906[30] – 13 April, 1907
- Lieutenant & Commander James Bayley, 13 April, 1907[31][32] – 25 January, 1909
- Lieutenant & Commander Austin C. Ackland, 25 January, 1909[33][34] – November, 1909[35]
- Lieutenant & Commander Robert H. Ames, October, 1909[36] – c. March, 1910[37]
- Lieutenant & Commander Edmund A. T. de P. de la Poer, 8 March, 1910[38][39] – 15 August, 1910[40]
- Lieutenant & Commander Edmond A. B. Stanley, 15 August, 1910[41][42] – 18 November, 1911[43]
- Lieutenant in Command (I Gr.) Thomas C. C. Bolster, 12 December, 1911[44] – 5 December, 1914[45] (and as Acting Interpreter in German)
- Lieutenant in Command James R. C. Cavendish, 5 December, 1914[46][47] – 30 June, 1915[48] (ship lost under his command)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 56.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 92.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 92.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 92.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 56.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 92.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 56.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence". The Times. Friday, 8 November, 1895 Issue 34729, col E, p. 6.
- ↑ "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), 11 July 1901, p. 8.
- ↑ "The Naval Mobilization." The Times (London, England), Thursday, June 17, 1909, Issue 38988, p.9.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 340.
- ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. pp. 118-9.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence". The Times. Friday, 10 January, 1896. Issue 34783, col D, p. 8.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1897). p. 236a.
- ↑ Mansergh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/141/107
- ↑ Mansergh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/339
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, 2 January, 1900. Issue 36028, col E, p. 7.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 273.
- ↑ "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Thursday, July 11, 1901, Issue 36504, p.8.
- ↑ Bather Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/438. f. 438.
- ↑ Bather Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/438. f. 438.
- ↑ Bowring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/66. f. 74.
- ↑ Bowring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/66. f. 74.
- ↑ Davidson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/20. f. 21.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 341.
- ↑ Davidson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/20. f. 21.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 1 Jan. 1906, p. 8.
- ↑ Seymour Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/177. f. 198.
- ↑ Seymour Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/177. f. 198.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 341.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Tuesday, 16 April, 1907. Issue 38308, col C, p. 11.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 341.
- ↑ Ackland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/174. f. 379.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence". The Times. Tuesday, 19 January, 1909. Issue 38860, col B, p. 7.
- ↑ Ackland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/174. f. 379.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 341.
- ↑ Service Record only indicates the year.
- ↑ de la Poer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/27. f. 14.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 340.
- ↑ de la Poer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/27. f. 14.
- ↑ Stanley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/90. f. 295.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 341.
- ↑ Stanley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/90. f. 295.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 339.
- ↑ Bolster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/159. f. 253.
- ↑ Cavendish Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/19. ff. 179, 235.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 395m.
- ↑ Cavendish Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/19. ff. 179, 235.
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