H.M.S. Rother (1904)
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| H.M.S. Rother (1904) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | N.32 (1914) D.29 (Sep 1915) D.73 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Company[2] |
| Ordered: | Purchased |
| Laid down: | 23 Mar, 1903[3] |
| Launched: | 5 Jan, 1904[4] |
| Completed: | May, 1905[5] |
| Commissioned: | May, 1905[6] |
| Broken up: | 1919[7] |
H.M.S. Rother was one of the Royal Navy's thirty-six "River" class destroyers.
Service
Rother was one of seventeen destroyers of the Reserve Division which left Sheerness on 1 July, 1905 for Spithead under the overall command of Commander R. G. Gregory in H.M.S. Spitfire.[8]
In 1910, Rother was part of the First Destroyer Flotilla, operating as part of the First Division, Home Fleet.
In mid-1913, active with Ninth Destroyer Flotilla — a patrol flotilla.[9] She remained with 9 D.F. until going to join the Portsmouth Defence Flotilla in April, 1915.
In August, 1917 Rother moved to join the Seventh Destroyer Flotilla under the command of Rear-Admiral commanding the East Coast of England.
In January, 1918, she moved to join the First Destroyer Flotilla under command of the Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth.
By May 1919, Rother was among 33 obsolete ships awaiting sale.[10]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant & Commander Bernard J. H. Ward, 23 May, 1905 – 1 August, 1905
- Lieutenant & Commander William S. F. Forbes, 1 August, 1905[11] – 31 March, 1906
- Commander Christopher P. Metcalfe, 31 March, 1906[12] – 29 September, 1908
- Lieutenant & Commander George F. Hyde, 29 September, 1908[13][14] – 18 October, 1909[15]
- Lieutenant & Commander Claud F. Allsup, 19 October, 1909[16][17] – 4 September, 1911[18]
- Lieutenant & Commander David V. F. Erskine, September, 1911 – 15 December, 1911 (assumed command on reducing)
- Lieutenant & Commander John P. Landon, 6 July, 1912[19] – 29 July, 1912
- Commander Robert A. Hornell, 29 July, 1912[20] – 21 February, 1913[21]
- Commander Walter L. Allen, 22 February, 1913[22][23] – 6 April, 1914[24]
- Commander Quentin C. A. Craufurd, 6 April, 1914[25] – 5 January, 1916
- Lieutenant in Command Henry R. James, 7 January, 1916 – 29 March, 1916
- Lieutenant in Command John A. P. Legh, 29 March, 1916[26] – 4 July, 1916[27]
- Lieutenant in Command Edward D. W. Lawford, 25 January, 1917 – 26 June, 1917
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Ernest M. Hawkins, 25 June, 1917[28][29] – 7 September, 1917[30]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Arthur Cocks, 25 August, 1917[31]
- Acting Lieutenant R.N.R. (in Command?) Edward R. Lingen-Burton, 30 November, 1917[32] – c. November 1918[33]
- Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. (in Command?) Robert B. Lyness, 17 October, 1918[34] – 6 March, 1919[35]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 59.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 100.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 100.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 100.
- ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 304.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 100.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 100.
- ↑ "Naval And Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, Jul 03, 1905; pg. 12; Issue 37749.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 368.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1919). pp. 1105, 1105b.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 369.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 368.
- ↑ Hyde Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/97. f. 51.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 368.
- ↑ Hyde Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/97. f. 51.
- ↑ Allsup Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/169. f. 170.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 368.
- ↑ Allsup Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/169. f. 170.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 368.
- ↑ Hornell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/435. f. 437.
- ↑ Hornell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/435. f. 437.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 368.
- ↑ Allen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 280.
- ↑ Allen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 280.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 397l-r.
- ↑ Legh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/430. f. 430.
- ↑ Legh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/430. f. 430.
- ↑ Hawkins Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/221. f. 222.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 397p.
- ↑ Hawkins Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/221. f. 222.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 397p.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 898.
- ↑ Lingen-Burton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/58/141. f. 141. The month has two digits but is too faded to read.
- ↑ Lyness Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/53/225. f. 225.
- ↑ Lyness Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/53/225. f. 225.
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