H.M.S. Osprey (1897)
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| H.M.S. Osprey (1897) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | P.80 (1914) D.64 (Sep 1915)[1] |
| Builder: | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company[2] |
| Ordered: | 1896-97 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 14 Nov, 1896[4] |
| Launched: | 17 Apr, 1897[5] |
| Commissioned: | Jul, 1898[6] |
| Broken up: | 1919[7] |
H.M.S. Osprey was one of forty "C" class destroyers built for the Royal Navy — a "30 knotter".
Service
In March 1904, Osprey was involved in a collision with Vixen, whose Lt. in Command Geoffrey Basil Spicer-Simson was told to be more careful in future.[8]
In late 1905, she was one of eight destroyers in the Third Division of the Channel Fleet's Destroyer Flotilla.[9]
In mid-1913, active with Sixth Destroyer Flotilla.[10]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant & Commander Godfrey E. Corbett, early 1900[11] – 12 June, 1900[12]
- Lieutenant & Commander Arthur K. Macrorie, 16 March, 1901[13] – 20 April, 1901[14]
- Lieutenant & Commander Arthur T. Darley, 16 July, 1901[15] (for the Annual Manoeuvres of 1901)
- Lieutenant & Commander John G. de O. Coke, 2 May, 1903[16] – 15 October, 1903[17]
- Lieutenant & Commander Bernhard A. Pratt-Barlow, 15 October, 1903 – 15 October, 1903 (seemingly, just one day!)
- Lieutenant & Commander Cecil V. Usborne, 14 July, 1904[18] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1904)
- Lieutenant & Commander Bernhard A. Pratt-Barlow, 31 August, 1904 – 30 January, 1905
- Commander William N. England, 27 January, 1905[19] – 7 June, 1905[20]
- Lieutenant & Commander Harold G. Innes, 7 June, 1905[21] – 10 July, 1906
- Commander Percy G. Brown, 10 July, 1906[22][23] – 21 January, 1909[24]
- Lieutenant & Commander George W. McO. Campbell, 21 January, 1909[25][26] – 23 July, 1909[27]
- Lieutenant & Commander Edward H. Cater, 13 July, 1909[28] – 20 July, 1909[29]
- Lieutenant & Commander Ralph V. Eyre, 1 December, 1909[30] – 15 August, 1910
- Lieutenant & Commander Eric Q. Carter, 15 August, 1910[31][32] – 16 May, 1911[33]
- Lieutenant & Commander Dudley Stuart, 16 May, 1911[34] – 10 February, 1913
- Lieutenant & Commander Hubert S. Bradyll, 8 February, 1913[35][36] – November, 1913[37]
- Lieutenant in Command Cecil R. E. W. Perryman, 3 February, 1914[38][39] – 6 July, 1916[40] (preceded by some time in dockyard hands)
- Lieutenant in Command Frederick A. Richardson, 1 July, 1916[41] – June, 1917
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Alexander MacRae, 29 May, 1917[42][43] – 22 November, 1917[44]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Alexander MacRae, 8 July, 1918[45] – 8 January, 1919[46]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Kenneth J. Manners, 1 January, 1919[47][48] – 21 March, 1919[49]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 57.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 57.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 95.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 95.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 57.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 95.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 95.
- ↑ Spicer-Simson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/248. f. 221.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). pp. 267, 269.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 351.
- ↑ Corbett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/142. f. 152.
- ↑ Corbett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/142. f. 152.
- ↑ Macrorie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/467. f. 521.
- ↑ Macrorie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/467. f. 521.
- ↑ "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Thursday, July 11, 1901, Issue 36504, p.8.
- ↑ Coke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/399. f. 441.
- ↑ Coke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/399. f. 441.
- ↑ "Appointments for the Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 09, 1904; pg. 12; Issue 37442.
- ↑ England Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 271.
- ↑ England Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 271.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 351.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 351.
- ↑ Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/435. f. 486.
- ↑ Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/435. f. 486.
- ↑ Campbell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/341. f. 341.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 351.
- ↑ Campbell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/341. f. 341.
- ↑ Cater Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/17. f. 9.
- ↑ Cater Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/17. f. 9.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 351.
- ↑ Carter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/172. f. 576.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 351.
- ↑ Carter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/172. f. 576.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 352.
- ↑ Braddyll Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/212. f. 280.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 351.
- ↑ Braddyll Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/212. f. 280.
- ↑ Perryman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/117. f. 125.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 365.
- ↑ Perryman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/117. f. 125.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 396i.
- ↑ MacRae Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/60/114. f. 116.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 396c.
- ↑ MacRae Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/60/114. f. 116.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 858.
- ↑ MacRae Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/60/114. f. 116.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 857.
- ↑ Manners Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/55/345. f. 245.
- ↑ Manners Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/55/345. f. 245.
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