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''Lynx'' was known for having a steering system prone to jamming.
''Lynx'' was known for having a steering system prone to jamming.


''Lynx'' left Cromarty with two half-divisions of the {{UK-DF|4}} on 15 December, 1915 and she encountered a German destroyer. ''Lynx'' was hit by gunfire as she gave chase and her forward magazine was flooded.  Her steering commenced to jam and the rest of her force made the error of following her, thus ending the pursuit.{{HardLying|p. 147}}
Under the command of Commander  [[Reginald St. Pierre Parry]], ''Lynx'' left Cromarty with two half-divisions of the {{UK-DF|4}} on 15 December, 1914, serving as leader of the four-ship first division.{{UKNavalOpsII|pp. 26-30}}  When she encountered a German destroyer, ''Lynx'' was hit by gunfire as she gave chase and her forward magazine was flooded.  Her finicky steering commenced to jam and the rest of her force made the error of following her, thus ending the pursuit.{{HardLying|p. 147}}
 
Sixty-three officers and men died when ''Lynx'' struck a mine in the North Sea on 9 August, 1915.{{KindellROH2|p. 131}}


==Captains==
==Captains==
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
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==See Also==
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Latest revision as of 02:23, 11 July 2017

H.M.S. Lynx (1913)
Pendant Number: H.71 (1914)[1]
Builder: London & Glasgow[2]
Launched: 20 Mar, 1913[3]
Completed: Jan, 1914[4]
Mined: 9 Aug, 1915[5]
Fate: in Moray Firth[6]

H.M.S. Lynx was one of twenty destroyers of the Acasta class.

Service

Lynx was known for having a steering system prone to jamming.

Under the command of Commander Reginald St. Pierre Parry, Lynx left Cromarty with two half-divisions of the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla on 15 December, 1914, serving as leader of the four-ship first division.[7] When she encountered a German destroyer, Lynx was hit by gunfire as she gave chase and her forward magazine was flooded. Her finicky steering commenced to jam and the rest of her force made the error of following her, thus ending the pursuit.[8]

Sixty-three officers and men died when Lynx struck a mine in the North Sea on 9 August, 1915.[9]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 63.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 75.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 75.
  4. ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 307.
  5. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 75.
  6. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 63.
  7. ↑ Naval Operations. Volume II. pp. 26-30.
  8. ↑ Smith. Hard Lying. p. 147.
  9. ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 131.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 352.
  11. ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
  12. ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
  13. ↑ Cole Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/461. f. 533.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 395q.
  15. ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 131.

Bibliography


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