H.M.S. Nymphe (1911)
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| H.M.S. Nymphe (1911) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | H.83 (1914) D.25 (Jan-Jun 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Hawthorn Leslie & Company[2] |
| Launched: | 31 Jan, 1911[3] |
| Completed: | May, 1911[4] |
| Sold: | May, 1921[5] |
H.M.S. Nymphe was one of twenty destroyers of the Acorn class.
Service
On 10 June, 1913, Nymphe collided with Goldfinch and Sheldrake. Her captain, Leveson-Gower, was told he should keep an anchor watch set when the weather was turning sour. [6]
In mid-1913, she was with the Second Destroyer Flotilla.[7]
Nymphe was reduced to C. & M. Party at Portsmouth on 17 October, 1919.[8]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant & Commander The Hon. William S. Levenson-Gower, 16 May, 1911[9][10] – 18 August, 1913[11]
- Lieutenant-Commander Richard M. King, 18 August, 1913[12][13] – December, 1915[14]
- Lieutenant in Command Charles G. Naylor, late December, 1915 – 11 February, 1916
- Lieutenant & Commander Charles G. Stuart, 18 March, 1916[15] – 1 August, 1916[16]
- Lieutenant in Command George A. Scott, 1 August, 1916[17][18] – 2 January, 1917[19]
- Lieutenant-Commander (retired) Sydney L. K. Lawford, 2 January, 1917 – February, 1917 (tried by C.M. for hazarding the ship; proven but annulled)
- Lieutenant in Command Godfrey R. Chambers, 31 March, 1917[20] – July, 1917[21]
- Lieutenant in Command Hugh E. Raymond, 1 September, 1917[22] – 29 April, 1918 (may have been superseded in command by Stuart)
- Lieutenant-Commander Charles G. Stuart, December, 1917[23] – 16 April, 1918[24]
- Lieutenant-Commander Aubrey C. Thursfield, 29 April, 1918[25][26] – 25 June, 1919[27] (sick)
- Lieutenant in Command Colin R. St. G. Tucker, 25 June, 1919[28] – 23 October, 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.
- ↑ Leveson-Gower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/178. f. 182.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 350.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 817.
- ↑ Leveson-Gower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/178. f. 182.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1913). p. 350.
- ↑ Leveson-Gower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/178. f. 182.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 396g.
- ↑ King Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 489.
- ↑ King Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 489.
- ↑ Stuart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/3. f. 3.
- ↑ Stuart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/3. f. 3.
- ↑ Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 396g.
- ↑ Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
- ↑ Chambers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/224. f. 236.
- ↑ Chambers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/224. f. 236.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395z.
- ↑ Stuart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/3. f. 3.
- ↑ Stuart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/3. f. 3.
- ↑ Thursfield Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/51/87. f. 93.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 854.
- ↑ Thursfield Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/51/87. f. 93.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 853.
Bibliography
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