H.M.S. Ostrich (1900)
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| H.M.S. Ostrich (1900) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | P.56 (1914) D.65 (Sep 1915)[1] |
| Builder: | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company[2] |
| Ordered: | 1899 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 28 Jun, 1899[4] |
| Launched: | 22 Mar, 1900[5] |
| Commissioned: | Dec, 1901[6] |
| Broken up: | 1920[7] |
H.M.S. Ostrich was one of forty "C" class destroyers built for the Royal Navy — a "30 knotter".
Service
In late 1905, she was one of eight destroyers in the Third Division of the Channel Fleet's Destroyer Flotilla.[8]
In mid-1913, active with Sixth Destroyer Flotilla.[9]
Ostrich collided with the light cruiser Concord on 19 February, 1917. Captain Paton of Concord was informed that he should have familiarised himself with his patrol area beforehand.[10]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant James R. P. Hawksley, 5 January, 1902[11] – 13 May, 1902[12]
- Lieutenant & Commander Henry R. Heathcote, 21 August, 1902[13] – 7 July, 1903
- Lieutenant & Commander John G. M. McHardy, 21 July, 1903[14][15] – 18 August, 1903[16] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1903)
- Lieutenant & Commander Alfred F. St. Clair Armitage, 14 July, 1904[17] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1904)
- Chief Boatswain (T) in Command Joseph Sanders, September, 1904[18]
- Lieutenant & Commander John May, 3 January, 1905[19] – 6 January, 1905
- Commander Walter H. Cowan, 6 January, 1905[20] – 17 February, 1905[21]
- Lieutenant & Commander William H. H. S. Thomson, 17 February, 1905 – 28 March, 1905
- Lieutenant & Commander Cyril Asser, 28 March, 1905[22] – 22 May, 1905[23]
- Lieutenant & Commander George W. McO. Campbell, 22 May, 1905[24] – July, 1905[25]
- Lieutenant & Commander David C. H. Dalrymple, 21 July, 1905[26] – 5 January, 1906
- Lieutenant & Commander Hugh D. Marryat, 5 January, 1906[27] – 16 October, 1906
- Lieutenant & Commander Frank F. Rose, 16 October, 1906[28][29] – 13 March, 1909[30] (hospitalised ashore for some time in 1908)
- Lieutenant & Commander Geoffrey Corlett, 9 July, 1908[31] – 28 July, 1908[32] (temporary)
- Lieutenant & Commander Richard A. A. Plowden, 13 March, 1909[33][34] – 3 August, 1909[35]
- Lieutenant & Commander George P. Green, 3 August, 1909[36] – 6 April, 1910
- Lieutenant & Commander Clive C. H. Maitland-Addison, 21 June, 1910 – 5 August, 1910
- Lieutenant & Commander Francis E. H. G. Hobart, August, 1910[37] – 4 March, 1911[38]
- Lieutenant & Commander Herbert F. Littledale, 4 March, 1911[39][40] – September, 1911[41]
- Lieutenant in Command Lionel G. Foote, 20 October, 1911[42] – 30 October, 1911[43]
- Lieutenant & Commander Evelyn H. B. L. Scrivener, 14 February, 1912[44] – 25 November, 1913
- Lieutenant-in-Command John K. McLeod, 3 February, 1914[45] – 28 August, 1914
- Lieutenant-Commander Richard B. England, 28 August, 1914[46] – 20 January, 1916
- Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. Edgar L. Trant, 1 September, 1917[47] – 21 January, 1919[48]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 58.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 97.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 97.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 97.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 58.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 97.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 97.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). pp. 267, 269.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 351.
- ↑ Paton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/60. f. 68.
- ↑ Hawksley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 289.
- ↑ Hawksley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 289.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 287.
- ↑ "APPOINTMENTS FOR THE NAVAL MANOEUVRES." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Jul 16, 1903; pg. 8; Issue 37134.
- ↑ McHardy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/524. f. 540.
- ↑ McHardy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/524. f. 540.
- ↑ "Appointments for the Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 09, 1904; pg. 12; Issue 37442.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 352.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 7 January, 1905. Issue 37598, col C, p. 10.
- ↑ Cowan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 249.
- ↑ Cowan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 249.
- ↑ Asser Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/11. f.12.
- ↑ Asser Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/11. f.12.
- ↑ Campbell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/341. f. 341.
- ↑ Campbell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/341. f. 341.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 352.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1906). p. 352.
- ↑ Rose Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/14. f. 14.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 352.
- ↑ Rose Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/14. f. 14.
- ↑ Corlett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/47. f. 252.
- ↑ Corlett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/47. f. 252.
- ↑ Plowden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/64. f. 64.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 352.
- ↑ Plowden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/64. f. 64.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 352.
- ↑ Hobart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/45. f. 448.
- ↑ Hobart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/45. f. 448.
- ↑ Littledale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/123. f. 328.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 351.
- ↑ Littledale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/123. f. 328.
- ↑ Foote Service Records The National Archives. ADM 196/50/53. f. ?.
- ↑ Foote Service Records The National Archives. ADM 196/50/53. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 351.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 352.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 396i.
- ↑ Trant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/53/136. f. 136.
- ↑ Trant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/53/136. f. 136.
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