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Revision as of 19:01, 29 September 2017
| H.M.S. Acheron (1911) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | H.00 (1914) H.02 (Jan-Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Thornycroft[2] |
| Ordered: | 1910-11 Programme[3] |
| Launched: | 27 Jun, 1911[4] |
| Completed: | Nov, 1911[5] |
| Sold: | 9 May, 1921[6] |
| Fate: | to Ward |
H.M.S. Acheron was one of twenty-nine destroyers of the Acheron class.
Radio
She 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
In July, 1914, Acheron was serving in First Destroyer Flotilla, part of First Fleet.[8]
Immediately before the start of war, plans to remove shipping strips under cocoanut matting on this ship and Ariel were deferred.[9]
She fought at the Battle of Jutland as part of the First Destroyer Flotilla,[10] which was tasked with screening the Fifth Battle Squadron.
On 10 March, 1915, while operating out of Rosyth, she attacked and sank U 12 off of Fife Ness along with Ariel and Attack by repeated rams and gunfire.[11]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Viscount Kelburn, 24 October, 1911[12] – after June, 1913[13]
- Commander Wion de M. Egerton, 24 October, 1913[14][15] – 31 March, 1914[16]
- Commander Brien M. Money, 31 March, 1914[17][18] – 26 January, 1916[19]
- Commander Charles G. Ramsey, 3 February, 1916[20] – July, 1916[21] (in command at Battle of Jutland)
- Lieutenant in Command Robert L. Burnett, July, 1916[22] – 15 November, 1916 (transferred in from Pasley)
- Lieutenant in Command John B. Spurgin, 15 November, 1916[23][24] – 27 January, 1917[25]
- Lieutenant in Command Arthur K. Gibson, 1 March, 1917[26] – December, 1917[27]
- Lieutenant in Command Richard C. A. Littleton, December, 1917 – 6 August, 1918
- Commander (I) Basil R. Poë, 3 August, 1918[28]
- Commander Malcolm Murray, 10 May, 1919[29] (and for command of group of ships in reserve at the Nore)
See Also
- First D.F. (Royal Navy) at the Battle of Jutland
- 3D Model available for licensing
- Wikipedia
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.
- ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 109 of 10 July, 1914.
- ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 182 of 24 July, 1914.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 34.
- ↑ Smith. Hard Lying. pp. 121-2.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 271.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 272.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1914). p. 272.
- ↑ Egerton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 69.
- ↑ Egerton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 69.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 391a.
- ↑ Money Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 215.
- ↑ Money Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 215.
- ↑ Ramsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 327.
- ↑ Ramsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 327.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 391a.
- ↑ Spurgin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/8. f. 360.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 391a.
- ↑ Spurgin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/8. f. 360.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 391a.
- ↑ Gibson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/157. ff. 513, 241.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 722.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 722.
Bibliography
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| Acheron | Ariel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Firedrake | Lurcher | Oak | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Huon | Swan | Torrens | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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