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Revision as of 15:34, 15 February 2017
| H.M.S. Archer (1911) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | H.10 (1914) H.29 (Sep 1915) H.06 (Jan-Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Yarrow[2] |
| Ordered: | 1910-11 Programme[3] |
| Launched: | 21 Oct, 1911[4] |
| Completed: | Mar, 1912[5] |
| Sold: | 9 May, 1921[6] |
H.M.S. Archer was one of twenty-nine destroyers of the Acheron class.
Radio
Archer was one of 18 Acheron class destroyers fitted with W/T in 1912, becoming one of 123 destroyers so far fitted with Destroyer Sets.[7]
Service
On commissioning at Portsmouth she joined the Seventh Destroyer Flotilla.[8]
In mid-1913, she was in the First Destroyer Flotilla.[9]
In July, 1914, Archer was serving in First Destroyer Flotilla, part of First Fleet.[10]
Immediately before the start of war, plans to fit two fairleads at the stern were deferred.[11]
She paid off at Chatham on 27 April, 1920.[12]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant-Commander Herbert F. Littledale, 14 March, 1912[13][14] – 26 November, 1914[15]
- Lieutenant-Commander Raymond J. Harris-St. John, 26 November, 1914[16][17] – 4 March, 1915[18]
- Lieutenant-Commander Raymond J. Harris-St. John, 2 June, 1915[19][20] – 19 May, 1916[21]
- Lieutenant in Command Bryan F. Adams, 7 July, 1915[22] – October, 1916
- Lieutenant in Command Henry E. Horan, 9 October, 1916[23][24] – 28 May, 1917[25]
- Lieutenant in Command Basil A. Taylor, 27 May, 1917[26] – 22 April, 1918[27]
- Lieutenant-Commander Richard E. Hollings, 22 April, 1918[28] – 1919[Fact Check]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 62.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 62.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 75.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 62.
- ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 306.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 62.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1912. Wireless Appendix, p. 6.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 11 March, 1912. Issue 39843, col C, p. 4.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 279.
- ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 109 of 10 July, 1914.
- ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 182 of 24 July, 1914.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 727.
- ↑ Littledale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/123. f. 328.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1914). p. 275.
- ↑ Littledale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/123. f. 328.
- ↑ Harris-St. John Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/131. f. 71.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 275. His name is given there without the hyphen.
- ↑ Harris-St. John Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/131. f. 71.
- ↑ Harris-St. John Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/131. f. 71.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392c.
- ↑ Harris-St. John Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/131. f. 71.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 392c.
- ↑ Horan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/5. f. 5.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 392d.
- ↑ Horan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/5. f. 5.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 391j.
- ↑ Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1919). p. 731.
Bibliography
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| Firedrake | Lurcher | Oak | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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