H.M.S. Locust (1896)
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| H.M.S. Locust (1896) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | D.29 (1914) D.84 (Sep 1915) D.54 (Jan 1918) H.02 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Laird[2] |
| Ordered: | 1895-96 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 20 Apr, 1896[4] |
| Launched: | 5 Dec, 1896[5] |
| Commissioned: | Jul, 1898[6] |
| Broken up: | 1919[7] |
H.M.S. Locust was one of twenty-four "B" class destroyers built for the Royal Navy — a "30 knotter".
Service
In mid-1913, she was with Seventh Destroyer Flotilla, a patrol flotilla.[8]
By May 1919, Locust was among 33 obsolete ships awaiting sale.[9]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant in Command Hepworth S. Alton, 9 January, 1901[10] – 19 August, 1901[11]
- Lieutenant in Command Stephen H. Radcliffe, 2 February, 1900[12] (including Annual Manoeuvres of 1901?)
- Lieutenant & Commander John Harvey, 5 December, 1901 – 30 December, 1901 (sick at end)
- Lieutenant in Command Arthur B. S. Dutton, 3 April, 1902[13] – 20 October, 1903[14]
- Lieutenant in Command Cyril P. Ryan, 31 October, 1904[15] – July, 1905[16]
- Lieutenant & Commander William F. Benwell, late April, 1905[17] – 6 October, 1905[18] (exact start date is suspect)
- Lieutenant Claude L. Cumberlege, 5 October, 1905[19] – 9 January, 1906[20]
- Lieutenant & Commander Harold V. Dundas, 10 January, 1906[21] – 17 October, 1907[22]
- Lieutenant in Command Osmond J. Prentis, 7 October, 1907[23] – 12 March, 1908[24]
- Lieutenant & Commander Berwick Curtis, 12 March, 1908[25][26] – 26 August, 1909[27]
- Lieutenant in Command Hamilton C. Allen, 26 August, 1909[28][29] – 10 September, 1910[30]
- Lieutenant & Commander Bertie W. Bluett, 10 September, 1910[31] – 11 July, 1911
- Lieutenant-Commander Clement R. Dane, 11 January, 1912[32][33] – 28 June, 1914[34]
- Lieutenant in Command Edye K. Boddam-Whetham, 25 June, 1914[35][36] – 23 November, 1915[37]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Alfred H. D. Young, 14 July, 1916[38] – 23 October, 1916[39]
- Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. Reginald A. Woodward, 23 October, 1916[40] – 18 June, 1917[41]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Leslie Mann, 7 June, 1917[42][43] – 23 July, 1917[44]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command William L. Pope, 7 September, 1917[45][46] – 31 January, 1918[47]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Horace L. Vicary, 3 April, 1918[48] – 21 February, 1919[49]
The conflict between Alton and Radcliffe is noted.
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 57.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 341.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1919). pp. 1105, 1105b.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Jan 10, 1901; pg. 8; Issue 36348.
- ↑ Alton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/296. f. 298.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 276.
- ↑ Dutton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 258.
- ↑ Dutton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 258.
- ↑ Ryan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/160. f. 178.
- ↑ Ryan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/160. f. 178.
- ↑ Benwell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/200. f. 215.
- ↑ Benwell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/200. f. 215.
- ↑ Cumberlege Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/297. f. 334.
- ↑ Cumberlege Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/297. f. 334.
- ↑ Dundas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/341. f. 384.
- ↑ Dundas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/341. f. 384.
- ↑ Prentis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/118. f. 130.
- ↑ Prentis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/118. f. 130.
- ↑ Curtis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/262. f. 262.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 341.
- ↑ Curtis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/262. f. 262.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 341.
- ↑ Allen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 408.
- ↑ Allen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 408.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 341.
- ↑ Dane Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/34. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 340.
- ↑ Dane Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/34. f. ?.
- ↑ Boddam-Whetham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/272. ff. 225, 306.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 395n.
- ↑ Boddam-Whetham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/272. ff. 225, 306.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 395ww.
- ↑ Young Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/204. f. 205.
- ↑ Woodward Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/53/217. f. 217.
- ↑ Woodward Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/53/217. f. 217.
- ↑ Mann Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/158. f. 158.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 395f.
- ↑ Mann Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/158. f. 158.
- ↑ Pope Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/57/99. f. 99.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395f.
- ↑ Pope Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/57/99. f. 99.
- ↑ Vicary Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/145. f. 145.
- ↑ Vicary Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/145. f. 145.
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