H.M.S. Ribble (1904)
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| H.M.S. Ribble (1904) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | unknown[1] |
| Builder: | Yarrow & Company[2] |
| Ordered: | 1901-02 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 4 Jul, 1902[4] |
| Launched: | 19 Mar, 1904[5] |
| Completed: | Jun, 1904[6] |
| Commissioned: | Jun, 1904[7] |
| Broken up: | 1920[8] |
H.M.S. Ribble was one of the Royal Navy's thirty-six "River" class destroyers.
Service
In late 1905, she was one of eight destroyers in the Second Division of the Channel Fleet's Destroyer Flotilla.[9]
In April, 1908, she was one of ten Rivers expected to arrive at Portsmouth in order to have H.M.S. Vernon install wireless telegraphy equipment in them.[10]
In mid-1913, active in Hong Kong.[11]
Under Lieutenant-Commander Wilkinson, Usk was amongst three "Rivers" employed in towing landing boats in to Anzac Cove at the Dardanelles.[12]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Randal Methven Lambert, 14 July, 1904[13] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1904)
- Lieutenant & Commander Rupert S. Gwatkin-Williams, 15 September, 1904[14][15] – 1 April, 1905[16]
- Commander Arthur H. Oldham, 1 April, 1905[17] – 26 May, 1905[18]
- Commander Reginald F. Parker, 26 May, 1905 – 8 June, 1905
- Lieutenant & Commander Reginald C. L. Owen, 8 June, 1905[19] – 17 April, 1906
- Lieutenant & Commander Hubert S. Cardale, 17 April, 1906[20][21] – 1 January, 1907[22]
- Lieutenant & Commander Percy L. H. Noble, 1 January, 1907[23] – late 1907
- Lieutenant & Commander George P. Leith, 29 October, 1907[24][25] – 19 April, 1909[26]
- Lieutenant & Commander Sandford G. R. Nevile, 19 April, 1909[27] – August, 1910
- Lieutenant-Commander Vaughan A. E. Hanning-Lee, 1 May, 1910[28] – 24 June, 1910[29]
- Lieutenant & Commander Charles G. Robinson, August, 1910 – 14 January, 1911[30]
- Lieutenant & Commander Walter J. Fletcher, 14 January, 1911[31] – 28 February, 1911
- Lieutenant & Commander Edmond J. G. Mackinnon, 7 September, 1911[32] – 10 December, 1913[33][34]
- Lieutenant-Commander Ralph W. Wilkinson, 10 December, 1913[35] – 8 May, 1916[36]
- Lieutenant in Command Hamilton E. Snepp, 9 May, 1916[37] – 24 September, 1916[38]
- Lieutenant-Commander George M. Skinner, 17 October, 1916 – 23 October, 1916 (lent, to take ship to Barrow)
- Lieutenant in Command Harold P. Keeley, 16 December, 1916[39] – 11 September, 1918
- Lieutenant in Command Henry J. Clarke, 11 September, 1918[40][41] – February, 1919[42]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 59.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 99.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 99.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 99.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 99.
- ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 304.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 99.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 99.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). pp. 267, 269.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Apr 11, 1908; pg. 8; Issue 38618.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 367.
- ↑ Smith. Hard Lying. p. 78.
- ↑ "Appointments for the Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 09, 1904; pg. 12; Issue 37442.
- ↑ Gwatkin-Williams Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/83. f. 93.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 368.
- ↑ Gwatkin-Williams Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/83. f. 93.
- ↑ Oldham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/187. f. 201.
- ↑ Oldham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/187. f. 201.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 368.
- ↑ Cardale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/57. f. 65.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1906). p. 368.
- ↑ Cardale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/57. f. 65.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 367.
- ↑ Leith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/437. f. 439.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 366.
- ↑ Leith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/437. f. 439.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 367.
- ↑ Hanning-Lee Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/507. f. 510.
- ↑ Hanning-Lee Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/507. f. 510.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Monday, Jan 16, 1911; pg. 4; Issue 39483.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Monday, Jan 16, 1911; pg. 4; Issue 39483.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 367.
- ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 397j.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 397j.
- ↑ Wilkinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/89. f. 47.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 397i.
- ↑ Snepp Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/553. f. 553.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 397n.
- ↑ Clarke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/84. f. 84.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 896.
- ↑ Clarke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/84. f. 84.
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