H.M.S. Surly (1894)

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H.M.S. Surly (1894)
Pendant Number: P.30 (1914)
D.3A (Sep 1915), D.81 (1918)[1]
Builder: J. & G. Thomson[2]
Ordered: 1893-94[3]
Laid down: 14 Feb, 1894[4]
Launched: 10 Nov, 1894[5]
Commissioned: Jul, 1895[6]
Broken up: 1920[7]

H.M.S. Surly 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 the few 27 knotters who survived through the Great War despite their obsolete nature.

Construction & Service

She was one of twenty-seven T.B.Ds. of the Portsmouth Flotilla to participate in the Annual Manoeuvres of 1909.[8]

In mid-1913, in Portsmouth, tender to Fisgard.[9]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

There seems to be a conflict between Richardson and Mortimer.

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. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 93.
  6. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 93.
  7. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 93.
  8. "The Naval Mobilization." The Times (London, England), Thursday, June 17, 1909, Issue 38988, p.9.
  9. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 380.
  10. "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), July 19, 1895, Issue 34633, p.14.
  11. "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Thursday, July 11, 1901, Issue 36504, p.8.
  12. "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Friday, Aug 16, 1901; pg. 6; Issue 36535.
  13. "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), [12].
  14. "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, December 24, 1904, Issue 37586, p.4.
  15. Davidson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/20. f. 21.
  16. Davidson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/20. f. 21.
  17. Nicholas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 306.
  18. Nicholas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 306.
  19. Williams-Mason Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/373. f. 379.
  20. The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 379.
  21. Williams-Mason Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/373. f. 379.
  22. Fletcher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/120. f. 120.
  23. The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 379.
  24. Fletcher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/120. f. 120.
  25. Legge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/170. f. 574.
  26. The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 380.
  27. Legge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/170. f. 574.
  28. Stanley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/90. f. 295.
  29. Stanley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/90. f. 295.
  30. The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 380.
  31. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 380.
  32. Richardson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/34/544. f. 276.
  33. The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 378.
  34. Richardson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/34/544. f. 276.
  35. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 383.
  36. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 398l.
  37. Thomas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/64. f. 64.
  38. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 398c.
  39. Thomas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/64. f. 64.
  40. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 912.
  41. Loraine Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/60/116. f. 118.

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