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{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=George William Taylor|nick=George W. Taylor|appt=26 November, 1909{{NLJan10|p. 284}}<ref>Taylor Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48.|}} f. 438.</ref>|end=February, 1910<ref>Taylor Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48.|}} f. 438.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=George William Taylor|nick=George W. Taylor|appt=26 November, 1909{{NLJan10|p. 284}}<ref>Taylor Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48.|}} f. 438.</ref>|end=February, 1910<ref>Taylor Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48.|}} f. 438.</ref>}} | ||
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Revision as of 19:28, 4 July 2016
| H.M.S. Bittern (1897) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | D.03 (1914) D.5A (Sep 1915) D.10 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Vickers[2] |
| Ordered: | 1895-96 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 18 Feb, 1896[4] |
| Launched: | 1 Feb, 1897[5] |
| Commissioned: | Apr, 1897[6] |
| Collision: | 3 Apr, 1918[7] |
| Fate: | w/ Kenilworth[8] |
H.M.S. Bittern was one of forty "C" class destroyers built for the Royal Navy — a "30 knotter".
Service
She was rammed by a steamer in dense fog at 3.15 a.m. on 3 April, 1918. There were no survivors.[9]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Mark E. F. Kerr, 19 April, 1899[10][11] – 25 November, 1899[12]
- Lieutenant & Commander Ernest S. Carey, 28 August, 1900[13]
- Lieutenant & Commander Percy G. Brown, 2 October, 1905[14] – 28 May, 1906[15]
- Lieutenant & Commander Edmond J. G. Mackinnon, 6 November, 1906[16][17] – 17 June, 1909[18]
- Lieutenant & Commander Henry C. Rawlings, 17 June, 1909[19][20] – 26 November, 1909
- Lieutenant in Command George W. Taylor, 26 November, 1909[21][22] – February, 1910[23]
- Lieutenant & Commander William B. Mackenzie, 10 January, 1910[24]
- Lieutenant & Commander Philip G. Wodehouse, 4 February, 1913[25]
- Lieutenant in Command Gordon Campbell, April, 1913[26][27] – 21 September, 1915[28]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Ernest K. Irving, 19 January, 1916[29]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command James H. Short, ? – 3 April, 1918[30] (temporary, died in command when vessel was lost)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 57.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 57.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 57.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
- ↑ Smith. Hard Lying. p. 63.
- ↑ Smith. Hard Lying. p. 63.
- ↑ Smith. Hard Lying. p. 63.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1901). p. 281.
- ↑ Kerr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 253.
- ↑ Kerr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 253.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 231.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 284.
- ↑ Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/435. f. 486.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 284.
- ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
- ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
- ↑ Rawlings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/96. f. 500.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 17 June, 1909. Issue 38988, col B, p. 9.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 284.
- ↑ Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 438.
- ↑ Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 438.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 287.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 284.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 282.
- ↑ Campbell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 210.
- ↑ Campbell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 210.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 391t.
- ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 482.
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