H.M.S. Paragon (1913)

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H.M.S. Paragon (1913)
Pendant Number: H.26 (1914)[1]
Builder: John I. Thornycroft & Company[2]
Launched: 21 Feb, 1913[3]
Completed: Dec, 1913[4]
Sunk: 18 Mar, 1917[5]
Fate: in Dover Straits Action

H.M.S. Paragon was one of twenty destroyers of the Acasta class.

Service

She was lost to a torpedo hit at the Action of 17 March, 1917 in the Straits of Dover. There was heavy loss of life.[6]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 63.
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 75.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 75.
  4. Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 307.
  5. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 75.
  6. Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 334.
  7. Cherry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/220. f. 251.
  8. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 396j.
  9. Cherry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/220. f. 251.
  10. Schurr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/191. Unnumbered folio.
  11. Schurr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/191. Unnumbered folio.
  12. The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 396j.
  13. Abbay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/338. f. ?.

Bibliography


Acasta Class Destroyer
Admiralty Design
Acasta Achates Ambuscade Christopher Cockatrice
Contest Shark Sparrowhawk Spitfire Lynx
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Thornycroft Specials
Hardy Paragon Porpoise Unity Victor
Other Specials
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