H.M.S. Star (1896)
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| H.M.S. Star (1896) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | P.07 (1914) D.68 (Sep 1915) D.79 (Jan 1918) H.07 (Sep 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Company[2] |
| Ordered: | 1895-96 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 23 Mar, 1896[4] |
| Launched: | 11 Aug, 1896[5] |
| Commissioned: | Sep, 1898[6] |
| Sold: | 10 Jun, 1919 |
H.M.S. Star was one of forty "C" class destroyers built for the Royal Navy — a three-funneled "30 knotter".
Service
She was one of twenty-seven T.B.Ds. of the Portsmouth Flotilla to participate in the Annual Manoeuvres of 1909.[7]
She, Flirt and Hecla of the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla were paid off on 30 April 1912 and re-commissioned the following day.[8]
In mid-1913, she was operating with the Sixth Destroyer Flotilla — a patrol flotilla.[9]
By May 1919, Star was among 33 obsolete ships awaiting sale.[10]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant Bertram S. Evans, 6 January, 1900[11] – 1 March, 1902[Inference]
- Lieutenant & Commander John A. Ingles, 27 August, 1901 – 25 April, 1902
- Lieutenant & Commander Christopher P. Metcalfe, c. mid October, 1901[12] – c. mid November[Inference] (lent for Reserve Squadron cruise until Ingles rejoins)
- Lieutenant & Commander Henry C. R. Brocklebank, 1 May, 1903[13] – 12 May, 1903[14] (granted 7 days sick leave)
- Lieutenant & Commander Henry B. Cox, 12 May, 1903 – 16 June, 1903
- Lieutenant & Commander Henry C. R. Brocklebank, c. 19 May, 1903[15] – 18 August, 1903[16]
- Lieutenant & Commander John R. Corner, 3 January, 1905[17] – April, 1905
- Lieutenant & Commander The Hon. Edward B. S. Bingham, 25 April, 1905[18] – 23 July, 1906[19] (lent to Flying Fish temporarily in August 1905)
- Lieutenant in Command Henry G. L. Oliphant, 23 July, 1906[20] – 1 September, 1906[21]
- Lieutenant & Commander Louis H. Crozier, 1 September, 1906[22] – 10 November, 1907
- Commander James W. G. Innes, 23 March, 1908[23] – 2 February, 1910
- Commander Robert W. Myburgh, 2 February, 1910[24][25] – 15 August, 1910[26]
- Lieutenant & Commander Richard W. U. Bayly, 11 August, 1910[27][28] – 6 May, 1911[29]
- Commander Colin Mackenzie, 6 May, 1911[30] – 21 November, 1911[31]
- Commander Robert Jeffreys, 21 November, 1911[32] – 20 March, 1913
- Commander William G. A. Kennedy, 20 March, 1913 – 4 June, 1913
- Lieutenant & Commander Kenneth F. Sworder, 4 June, 1913[33][34] – November, 1913[35]
- Lieutenant in Command Geoffrey S. Holden, 3 February, 1914[36] – 1 January, 1916[37]
- Lieutenant & Commander Kenneth G. Ramsey, 1 January, 1916 – 1 August, 1916
- Lieutenant-Commander George C. H. Lawson, 26 July, 1916[38] – 4 June, 1917
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Harold Holehouse, 29 May, 1917[39][40] – c. November, 1917[41]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Ronald N. Stuart, 17 November, 1917[42] – 25 February, 1919[43]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 58.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 58.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 58.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
- ↑ "The Naval Mobilization." The Times (London, England), Thursday, June 17, 1909, Issue 38988, p.9.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 29 Apr. 1912, p. 14.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 378.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1919). pp. 1105, 1105b.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 2 January, 1900. Issue 36028, col E, p. 7.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 28 Aug. 1901, p. 8.
- ↑ Brocklebank Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/390. f. 431.
- ↑ Brocklebank Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/390. f. 431.
- ↑ Brocklebank Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/390. f. 431.
- ↑ Brocklebank Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/390. f. 431.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, December 24, 1904, Issue 37586, p.4.
- ↑ Bingham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/117. f. 117.
- ↑ Bingham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/117. f. 117.
- ↑ Oliphant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/83. f. 83.
- ↑ Oliphant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/83. f. 83.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 378.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 378.
- ↑ Myburgh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/385. f. 246.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 378.
- ↑ Myburgh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/385. f. 246.
- ↑ Bayly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/143. f. 155.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 378. 15 August given here.
- ↑ Bayly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/143. f. 155.
- ↑ Mackenzie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/259. f. 259.
- ↑ Mackenzie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/259. f. 259.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 378.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 378.
- ↑ Sworder Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/259. f. ?.
- ↑ Sworder Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/259. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 398d-k.
- ↑ Holden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/274. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 398d-k.
- ↑ Holehouse Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/55/229. f. 229.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 398.
- ↑ Holehouse Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/55/229. f. 229.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 911.
- ↑ Stuart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/60/22. f. 22.
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