H.M.S. Swale (1905)
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| H.M.S. Swale (1905) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | N.03 (1914) D.31 (Sep 1915) D.83 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Company[2] |
| Ordered: | 1903-04 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 23 Feb, 1904[4] |
| Launched: | 20 Apr, 1905[5] |
| Completed: | Sep, 1905[6] |
| Commissioned: | Sep, 1905[7] |
| Broken up: | 1919[8] |
H.M.S. Swale was one of the Royal Navy's thirty-six "River" class destroyers.
Service
On 14 January 1907, she and seven other "River" and "30 knotter" T.B.D.s. of the Second Destroyer Flotilla arrived in Portsmouth from Sheerness.[9]
In February 1908 Swale was one of seven "Rivers" of the Nore Destroyer Flotilla taken into Sheerness Dockyard for refitting, during which time three 12-pdr guns were mounted in lieu of five 6-pdrs, which were deemed too light to be useful.[10]
In April, 1908, she was one of ten Rivers expected to arrive at Portsmouth in order to have H.M.S. Vernon install wireless telegraphy equipment in them.[11]
Swale was detached from the Eastern Destroyer Group at Harwich as part of one of two divisions of "River" class destroyers sent on 2 June 1908 to escort the King and Queen on a visit to Russia. The muscle in this escort was to be the cruisers Natal, Cochrane, Minotaur and Achilles.[12]
Swale collided with the steam trawler Japonica some time around December, 1912 after Lt. in Command Ralph Michael Mack committed an error in judgement.[13]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant & Commander Hugh R. Tickell, 22 September, 1905[14] – 12 February, 1906[15]
- Lieutenant & Commander Richard F. White, 12 February, 1906[16][17] – 1 September, 1909[18]
- Lieutenant in Command George K. Chetwode, 1 September, 1909[19] – 2 September, 1910[20]
- Lieutenant & Commander Edward O. Tudor, 2 September, 1910[21] – 25 March, 1911
- Lieutenant & Commander Cyril Callaghan, 25 March, 1911[22][23] – 20 May, 1912[24]
- Lieutenant in Command Ralph M. Mack, 20 May, 1912[25][26] – 7 February, 1913[27]
- Lieutenant & Commander Harry MacL. Fraser, 7 February, 1913[28] – 1 May, 1913[Inference] (and for charge of Reduced T.B.Ds.)
- Lieutenant & Commander Frederic G. Schurr, 15 July, 1913[29] – 21 January, 1914[30]
- Commander Charles E. Cundall, 21 January, 1914 – 27 February, 1914
- Commander Gerald L. Parnell, 27 February, 1914[31] – 22 November, 1915
- Lieutenant & Commander Cosmo M. Graham, 23 November, 1915[32] – 2 June, 1916[33]
- Lieutenant-Commander (Emergency List) Conyngham C. Denison, 2 June, 1916[34][35] – 26 February, 1917[36]
- Lieutenant in Command Kenneth H. Grant, 30 April, 1917[37] – September, 1917
- Lieutenant in Command Charles H. B. Foxley, 18 September, 1917[38] – 11 January, 1918
- Acting Commander Conyngham C. Denison, 11 January, 1918[39] – March, 1919
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 59.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 100.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 100.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 100.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 100.
- ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 304.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 100.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 100.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Friday, Jan 09, 1914; pg. 4; Issue 40416.
- ↑ "Naval And Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, Feb 03, 1908; pg. 12; Issue 38559.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Apr 11, 1908; pg. 8; Issue 38618.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, Jun 01, 1908; pg. 7; Issue 38661.
- ↑ Mack Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/81. f. 43.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 381.
- ↑ Tickell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/151. f. 155.
- ↑ White Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/373. f. 422.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 380.
- ↑ White Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/373. f. 422.
- ↑ Chetwode Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 390.
- ↑ Chetwode Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 390.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 380.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Mar 23, 1911; pg. 14; Issue 39540.
- ↑ Callaghan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/130. f. 130.
- ↑ Callaghan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/130. f. 130.
- ↑ Mack Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/81. f. 43.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 380.
- ↑ Mack Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/81. f. 43.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 380.
- ↑ Schurr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/191. f. ?.
- ↑ Schurr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/191. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 398l.
- ↑ Graham Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/331. f. 345.
- ↑ Graham Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/331. f. 345.
- ↑ Denison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/26. f. 184.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 398m.
- ↑ Denison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/26. f. 184.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 398c.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 398c.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 912.
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