H.M.S. Zubian (1917)
| H.M.S. Zubian (1917) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | D.20 (Aug 1917) D.99 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Chatham Royal Dockyard[2] |
| Launched: | 7 Jun, 1917[3] |
| Commissioned: | 2 Jul, 1917[4] |
| Sold: | 9 Dec, 1919[5] |
H.M.S. Zubian was a playfully-named destroyer created by joining the forward section of the mined Zulu to the aft part of the Nubian, which had been torpedoed. The result was a serviceably spliced craft which one might call one of the "Tribals".
Service
Many contemporary accounts record that on 4 February, 1918, Zubian sank the UC 50 while under the command of Lt. Henry James Hartnoll.[6][7] Later research has formed a stronger view that the submarine attacked (and not sunk) was the homeward-bound UC 79.[8]
In July of 1918, Zubian was serving in the Sixth Destroyer Flotilla, part of the Dover Patrol.
By May 1919, Zubian was among 33 ships listed as awaiting sale.[9]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant in Command Henry J. Hartnoll, 20 June, 1917[10] – 25 May, 1918
- Lieutenant in Command Gordon F. Hannay, 30 May, 1918[11] – 3 March, 1919
A Lieutenant, R.N.R. I cannot identify, "T. J. B. Wood", was appointed in command on 4 March, 1919.[12]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 60.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 60.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 60.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 60.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 60.
- ↑ Smith. Hard Lying. p. 102.
- ↑ Hartnoll Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/86. f. 85.
- ↑ Email from Michael Lowrey 20201129, citing Robert M. Grant's 1969 book U-Boat Intelligence, pp 83, 84.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1919). pp. 1105, 1105b.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 399i.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 945a.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Mar 05, 1919; pg. 4; Issue 42040.
Bibliography
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