H.M.S. Sprightly (1900)
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| H.M.S. Sprightly (1900) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | D.62 (1914) D.92 (Sep 1915) D.77 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Laird[2] |
| Ordered: | Purchased 1901[3] |
| Laid down: | 20 Jun, 1899[4] |
| Launched: | 25 Sep, 1900[5] |
| Commissioned: | Mar, 1902[6] |
| Broken up: | 1921[7] |
H.M.S. Sprightly was one of twenty-four "B" class destroyers built for the Royal Navy — a "30 knotter".
Service
In June, 1906, she was part of the Second Destroyer Flotilla, attached to the Channel Fleet.[8]
In March, 1910, she was with the Third Destroyer Flotilla (formerly the Nore Destroyer Flotilla), attached to the Third Division, Home Fleet.
In mid-1913, she was operating with the Seventh Destroyer Flotilla — a patrol flotilla.[9] She served with them until late 1914 when she became one of thirty destroyers attached to the Battle Squadrons operating in Home and Atlantic Waters. This blurry assignment continued for some time as the parent formation was renamed the Grand Fleet, though the number of destroyers so disposed shrank to fifteen by January, 1916 and then to nine by January, 1918. In February 1918, Sprightly was pared off to join the Irish Sea Flotilla.
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Roger J. B. Keyes, 13 May, 1902[10] – 8 January, 1903[11]
- Lieutenant & Commander Walter J. C. Lake, 21 July, 1903[12][13] – 18 August, 1903[14] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1903)
- Commander Reginald Yorke Tyrwhitt, 11 February, 1904[15] – 13 April, 1904[16]
- Lieutenant & Commander Ernest S. Carey, 14 July, 1904[17][18] – c. August, 1904 (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1904)
- Lieutenant & Commander Norman H. Carter, 28 December, 1904[19] – 24 January, 1905[20]
- Commander Charles P. R. Coode, February, 1905[21] – 26 February, 1906[22] (invalided)
- Lieutenant & Commander Frederick H. Hallowes, 28 May, 1906[23][24] – 10 September, 1907
- Lieutenant & Commander Robert M. Groves, 10 September, 1907 – 21 June, 1908
- Lieutenant-Commander Claude H. Woodward, 24 June, 1908[25] – 8 July, 1909
- Lieutenant & Commander Arthur W. Benson, 11 June, 1909 – 5 May, 1910 (re-appointed on 8 July, 1909, sick at end)
- Lieutenant & Commander Arthur W. Benson, 27 September, 1910[26] – August, 1911
- Lieutenant & Commander Francis H. W. Goolden, August, 1911 – 1 June, 1912
- Lieutenant in Command Julian Harrison, 1 June, 1912[27] – 7 April, 1914
- Lieutenant in Command Edward Brooke, 7 April, 1914[28][29] – 11 February, 1916[30]
- Lieutenant in Command Norman A. G. Ohlenschlager, 11 February, 1916[31][32] – 15 October, 1916[33]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Gerald N. Jones, 30 November, 1916[34][35] – 1 August, 1917[36]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command William S. Thornton, 30 July, 1917[37][38] – 31 January, 1918[39]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Frank C. Greenwood, 15 May, 1918[40] – 12 December, 1918[41]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 57.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1906). pp. 267, 269.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 378.
- ↑ Keyes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 277.
- ↑ Keyes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 277.
- ↑ Lake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/415. f. 475.
- ↑ "APPOINTMENTS FOR THE NAVAL MANOEUVRES." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Jul 16, 1903; pg. 8; Issue 37134.
- ↑ Lake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/415. f. 475.
- ↑ Tyrwhitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 125.
- ↑ Tyrwhitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 125.
- ↑ "Appointments for the Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 09, 1904; pg. 12; Issue 37442.
- ↑ Carey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/201. f. 216.
- ↑ Carter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/301. f. 340.
- ↑ Carter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/301. f. 340.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 379.
- ↑ Coode Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/98. f. 105.
- ↑ "Naval And Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Friday, May 18, 1906; pg. 12; Issue 38023.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 378.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 378.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 30 Sept. 1910, p. 4.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 376.
- ↑ Brooke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/168. f. 258.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 398d-k.
- ↑ Brooke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/168. f. 258.
- ↑ Ohlenschlager Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/275. f. 645.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 398d-k.
- ↑ Ohlenschlager Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/275. f. 645.
- ↑ Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/69. f. 69.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 398.
- ↑ Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/69. f. 69.
- ↑ Thornton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/55/247. f. 247.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 398.
- ↑ Thornton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/55/247. f. 247.
- ↑ Greenwood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/57/48. f. 48.
- ↑ Greenwood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/57/48. f. 48.
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