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On commissioning at Portsmouth she joined the {{UK-DF|7}}.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 11 March, 1912.  Issue '''39843''', col C, p. 4.</ref>
On commissioning at Portsmouth she joined the {{UK-DF|7}}.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 11 March, 1912.  Issue '''39843''', col C, p. 4.</ref>


In mid-1913, she was in the {{UK-DF|1}}.{{NLJul13|p. 279}}
In mid-1913, ''Archer'' was in the {{UK-DF|1}}.{{NLJul13|p. 279}}


In July, 1914, ''Archer'' was serving in {{UK-DF|1}}, part of First Fleet.{{AWO1914|109 of 10 July, 1914}}
In July, 1914, ''Archer'' was serving in {{UK-DF|1}}, part of First Fleet.{{AWO1914|109 of 10 July, 1914}}
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Immediately before the start of war, plans to fit two fairleads at the stern were deferred.{{AWO1914|182 of 24 July, 1914}}
Immediately before the start of war, plans to fit two fairleads at the stern were deferred.{{AWO1914|182 of 24 July, 1914}}


She paid off at Chatham on 27 April, 1920.{{NLJan21|p. 727}}
As part of the [[Harwich Force]], the {{UK-DF|1}} participated in the [[Battle of Heligoland Bight]] on 28 August, 1914.
 
In October, 1916, ''Archer'' was transferred to the {{UK-DF|2}}, which was under orders of the Commander-in-Chief of Devonport.
 
In August, 1917, ''Archer'' was transferred to the {{UK-DF|5}}, which was operating in the Mediterranean.
 
In January, 1919, she was ordered to return home.
 
''Archer'' paid off at Chatham on 27 April, 1920.{{NLJan21|p. 727}}


==Captains==
==Captains==

Revision as of 18:07, 22 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, Archer 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]

As part of the Harwich Force, the First Destroyer Flotilla participated in the Battle of Heligoland Bight on 28 August, 1914.

In October, 1916, Archer was transferred to the Second Destroyer Flotilla, which was under orders of the Commander-in-Chief of Devonport.

In August, 1917, Archer was transferred to the Fifth Destroyer Flotilla, which was operating in the Mediterranean.

In January, 1919, she was ordered to return home.

Archer paid off at Chatham on 27 April, 1920.[12]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 62.
  2. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 62.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 75.
  4. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 62.
  5. ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 306.
  6. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 62.
  7. ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1912. Wireless Appendix, p. 6.
  8. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 11 March, 1912. Issue 39843, col C, p. 4.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 279.
  10. ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 109 of 10 July, 1914.
  11. ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 182 of 24 July, 1914.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 727.
  13. ↑ Littledale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/123. f. 328.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1914). p. 275.
  15. ↑ Littledale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/123. f. 328.
  16. ↑ Harris-St. John Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/131. f. 71.
  17. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 275. His name is given there without the hyphen.
  18. ↑ Harris-St. John Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/131. f. 71.
  19. ↑ Harris-St. John Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/131. f. 71.
  20. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392c.
  21. ↑ Harris-St. John Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/131. f. 71.
  22. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 392c.
  23. ↑ Horan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/5. f. 5.
  24. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 392d.
  25. ↑ Horan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/5. f. 5.
  26. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 391j.
  27. ↑ Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52. f. ?.
  28. ↑ Hollings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/78. f. 438.
  29. ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1919). p. 731.
  30. ↑ Hollings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/78. f. 438.

Bibliography


Acheron Class Destroyer
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  Lizard Phoenix Ferret Forester  
Yarrow Specials
  Archer Attack  
Thornycroft Specials
  Acheron Ariel  
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