H.M.S. Staunch (1910)
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| H.M.S. Staunch (1910) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | H.89 (1914) H.2A (1917)[1] |
| Builder: | William Denny & Brothers[2] |
| Launched: | 29 Oct, 1910[3] |
| Completed: | Mar, 1911[4] |
| Torpedoed: | 11 Nov, 1917[5] |
| Fate: | by UC 38[6] |
H.M.S. Staunch was one of twenty destroyers of the Acorn class.
Service
Staunch was completed in March 1911 and sent to join the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla, a Patrol Flotilla based at Portland.
By mid-1913, she was operating with the Second Destroyer Flotilla.[7] In November, 1915, she transferred to the Fifth Destroyer Flotilla in the Mediterranean.
Staunch was sunk off Gaza along with the monitor M.15 to torpedoes from UC 38.
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant & Commander Percy J. Helyar, 15 March, 1911[8] – 29 February, 1912
- Lieutenant in Command Hubert E. Gore-Langton, 29 February, 1912[9][10] – 3 December, 1912[11]
- Lieutenant & Commander Reginald St. P. Parry, 3 December, 1912[12][13] – 16 December, 1913[14]
- Lieutenant-Commander Claude L. Bate, 16 December, 1913[15][16] – August, 1915[17]
- Lieutenant-Commander Edmond A. B. Stanley, August, 1915[18][19] – 12 November, 1917[20] (ship lost under his command)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 61.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 74.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 74.
- ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 306.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 74.
- ↑ Uboat.net
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 378.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 378.
- ↑ Gore-Langton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/16. f. 419?
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 378.
- ↑ Gore-Langton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/16. f. 419?
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1913). p. 377.
- ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
- ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
- ↑ Bate Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/180. f. 585.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 398d-k.
- ↑ Bate Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/180. f. 585.
- ↑ Stanley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/90. f. 295.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 398a.
- ↑ Stanley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/90. f. 295.
Bibliography
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