H.M.S. Sunfish (1895)

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H.M.S. Sunfish (1895)
Pendant Number: D.47 (1914)
D.2A (Sep 1915), D.81 (1918)[1]
Builder: Hawthorn Leslie & Company[2]
Ordered: 1893-94[3]
Laid down: 29 Aug, 1894[4]
Launched: 23 May, 1895[5]
Commissioned: 18 Feb, 1896[6]
Broken up: 1920[7]

H.M.S. Sunfish was one of thirty-six 27 Knotters, a broad meta-class of early Torpedo Boat Destroyers built for the Royal Navy in the 1890s.

She was one of a select few destroyers of her era who served through the Great War despite their obsolete nature.

Service

The newly-commissioned T.B.D. left Sheerness for Portland on 26 February 1896.[8]

In 1897, under the command of Lt. Walter Maurice Ellerton, Sunfish collided with the barge Ellen. Ellerton was cautioned to be more careful in future.[9]

Sunfish 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.[10]

She and sixteen other destroyers of the Reserve Division arrived at Sheerness on 13 July 1905 and proceeded to Chatham.[11]

In 1918, she collided with S.S. Boverton, resulting in a caution for Acting Sub-Lt. Hubert Gerald Daedalus Merrett.[12]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 56.
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 93.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 92.
  4. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 93.
  5. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 56.
  6. The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 266.
  7. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 93.
  8. "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Feb 27, 1896; pg. 11; Issue 34824.
  9. Ellerton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 153.
  10. "Naval And Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, Jul 03, 1905; pg. 12; Issue 37749.
  11. "Naval And Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Friday, Jul 14, 1905; pg. 10; Issue 37759.
  12. Merrett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/58/155. f. 155.
  13. The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 266.
  14. Lafone Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/156. f. 183.
  15. Ellerton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/153. f. 153.
  16. Ellerton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/153. f. 153.
  17. Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/463. f. 517.
  18. The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 304a.
  19. Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/463. f. 517.
  20. Warren Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/422. f. 469.
  21. The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 305.
  22. Warren Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/422. f. 469.
  23. Hill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/88. f. 137.
  24. Hill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/88. f. 137.
  25. Kiddle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/207. f. 236.
  26. Kiddle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/207. f. 236.
  27. "Appointments for the Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 09, 1904; pg. 12; Issue 37442.
  28. The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 379.
  29. The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 379.
  30. Grubb Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/143. f. 348.
  31. The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 379.
  32. Grubb Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/143. f. 348.
  33. McGachen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/101. f. ?.
  34. McGachen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/101. f. ?.
  35. The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 379.
  36. The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 378.
  37. Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/15. f. 367.
  38. The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 398d-k.
  39. Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/15. f. 367.
  40. Clementson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/82/377. f. 77.
  41. The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 398l.
  42. Clementson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/82/377. f. 77.
  43. Thompson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/82/1788. f. 360.
  44. The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 398b.
  45. Thompson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/82/1788. f. 360.
  46. Lloyd Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/20. f. 20.
  47. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 398b.
  48. Lloyd Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/20. f. 20.
  49. Titterington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/60/117. f. 117.
  50. Titterington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/60/117. f. 117.
  51. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 911a.
  52. Merrett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/58/155. f. 155.
  53. Merrett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/58/155. f. 155.

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