H.M.S. Success (1901)
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| H.M.S. Success (1901) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | D.24 (1914)[1] |
| Builder: | William Doxford & Sons[2] |
| Ordered: | 1899[3] |
| Laid down: | 18 Sep, 1899[4] |
| Launched: | 21 Mar, 1901[5] |
| Commissioned: | May, 1902[6] |
| Wrecked: | 27 Dec, 1914[7] |
H.M.S. Success was one of twenty-four "B" class destroyers built for the Royal Navy — a "30 knotter".
Service
In mid-1913, she was operating with the Seventh Destroyer Flotilla — a patrol flotilla.[8]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Douglas R. M. Nicholson, 10 June, 1902[9] – 20 December, 1902[10]
- Lieutenant & Commander The Hon. Hubert G. Brand, 20 December, 1902[11] – 12 January, 1903[12]
- Lieutenant & Commander John K. Laird, 21 July, 1903[13] – 19 August, 1903 (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1903; his service record indicates Violet)
- Lieutenant & Commander Ernest Stevenson, 21 July, 1903 – 20 August, 1903
- Lieutenant & Commander Loftus W. Jones, 18 February, 1905[14][15] – 29 January, 1908[16] (lent to command Mermaid for one month early 1907)
- Lieutenant & Commander Charles C. Dix, 29 January, 1908 – 9 June, 1908
- Lieutenant-Commander Benjamin W. Barrow, 9 June, 1908[17][18] – 15 June, 1910[19]
- Lieutenant in Command Charles G. Ramsey, 15 June, 1910[20][21] – 6 February, 1912[22]
- Lieutenant in Command Arthur M. Peters, 2 July, 1912[23] – c. August, 1912[24] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1912)
- Lieutenant & Commander Henry V. Hudson, August, 1912[25] – 14 October, 1912[26]
- Lieutenant-Commander Reginald B. C. Hutchinson, 14 October, 1912[27][28] – 30 August, 1914[29]
- Lieutenant in Command William Pennefather, 30 August, 1914[30] – 27 December, 1914[31] (vessel lost under his command)
The conflict between Laird and Stevenson should be explored.
See Also
- Wikipedia
- Court of Enquiry into loss of HMS SUCCESS. Lieut W. Pennefather R.N. and others. The National Archives. ADM 156/14.
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 57.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 96.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 96.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 96.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 96.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 96.
- ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 30.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 378.
- ↑ Nicholson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 457.
- ↑ Nicholson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 457.
- ↑ Brand Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 118.
- ↑ Brand Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 118.
- ↑ "APPOINTMENTS FOR THE NAVAL MANOEUVRES." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Jul 16, 1903; pg. 8; Issue 37134.
- ↑ Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/161. f. 165.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 378.
- ↑ Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/161. f. 165.
- ↑ Barrow Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/444. f. 511.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 378.
- ↑ Barrow Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/444. f. 511.
- ↑ Ramsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 327.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 378.
- ↑ Ramsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 327.
- ↑ Peters Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/258. f. 273.
- ↑ Peters Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/258. f. 273.
- ↑ Hudson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/49. f. ?.
- ↑ Hudson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/49. f. ?.
- ↑ Hutchinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/136. f. 341.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1914). p. 377.
- ↑ Hutchinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/136. f. 341.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 382.
- ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. pp. 30, 31.
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