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'''H.M.S. ''Moresby''''' was one of 103 destroyers of the [["M" Class Destroyer (1914)|"M" class]].
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'''H.M.S. ''Moresby''''' was one of one hundred and three destroyers of the [["M" Class Destroyer (1914)|"M" class]] built for the [[Royal Navy]] during the [[Great War]].
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==Service==
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In April, 1916 ''Moresby'' was assigned to the newly-created {{UK-DF|13}}.{{SMNLApr16|p. 12}}
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At the [[Battle of Jutland]], she screened the {{UK-BCS|1}} as one of twelve destroyers operating with the {{UK-DF|13}}.{{UKNavalOpsIII|p. 430}}{{UKJutlandOD|p. 34}}
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In September, 1917, ''Moresby'' transferred to the {{UK-DF|2}}, part of the Northern Division, Coast of Ireland Station based in Buncrana.
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On 15 March, 1918 ''Moresby'' and {{UK-Michael}} helped sink the {{DE-U110|f=t}}.
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In December, 1918, she was sent to the Nore to await her fate in the post-war navy.
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''Moresby'' was reduced to a C. & M. Party at the Nore on 8 February, 1920.{{NLJan21|p. 814}}
  
 
==Captains==
 
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=John Palmer Landon|nick=John P. Landon|appt=18 March, 1916|end=late March, 1916|precBy=New Command}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Roger Vincent Alison|nick=Roger V. Alison|appt=April, 1916{{NLAug17|p. 395''t''}}|end=28 July, 1917<ref>Alison Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/217.|D7604315}} f. ?.</ref>|note=in command at [[Battle of Jutland]]|precBy=New Command}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} in Command|name=John Alan Pennington Legh|nick=John A. P. Legh|appt=28 July, 1917{{NLNov17|p. 395''t''}}|end=5 March, 1918{{INF}}|note=Legh's Service Record doesn't clearly support this, but the preponderance of evidence does}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Godfrey Ratcliffe Chambers|nick=Godfrey R. Chambers|appt=5 March, 1918<ref>Chambers Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/224.|D7604979}}  f. 236.</ref>{{NLFeb19|p. 848}}|end=20 February, 1919<ref>Chambers Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/224.|D7604979}}  f. 236.</ref>}}
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Legh's Service Record does not clearly indicate his taking command of ''Moresby'', but he was awarded a D.S.C. specifically for his part in destroying the {{DE-U110|f=t}}, which this ship did with {{UK-Michael}}.  Navy Lists seem to bolster the view that he did switch from {{UK-1Acasta}} to ''Moresby'' on the date given above.  I infer that his service record omits the appointment, which is a rare sort of error.{{TONE}}
  
 
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Latest revision as of 14:20, 6 April 2018

H.M.S. Moresby (1915)
Pendant Number: H.C1 (1914)
F.02 (Jan 1917)
H.27 (Jan 1918)[1]
Builder: J. Samuel White[2]
Ordered: Sep 1914[3]
Launched: 20 Nov, 1915[4]
Completed: 7 Apr, 1916[5]
Sold:

H.M.S. Moresby was one of one hundred and three destroyers of the "M" class built for the Royal Navy during the Great War.

Service

In April, 1916 Moresby was assigned to the newly-created Thirteenth Destroyer Flotilla.[6]

At the Battle of Jutland, she screened the First Battle Cruiser Squadron as one of twelve destroyers operating with the Thirteenth Destroyer Flotilla.[7][8]

In September, 1917, Moresby transferred to the Second Destroyer Flotilla, part of the Northern Division, Coast of Ireland Station based in Buncrana.

On 15 March, 1918 Moresby and Michael helped sink the submarine U 110.

In December, 1918, she was sent to the Nore to await her fate in the post-war navy.

Moresby was reduced to a C. & M. Party at the Nore on 8 February, 1920.[9]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

Legh's Service Record does not clearly indicate his taking command of Moresby, but he was awarded a D.S.C. specifically for his part in destroying the submarine U 110, which this ship did with Michael. Navy Lists seem to bolster the view that he did switch from Acasta to Moresby on the date given above. I infer that his service record omits the appointment, which is a rare sort of error.— TONY LOVELL, Editor.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 65.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 79.
  3. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 65.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 79.
  5. ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 308.
  6. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (April, 1916). p. 12.
  7. ↑ Naval Operations. Volume III. p. 430.
  8. ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 34.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 814.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 395t.
  11. ↑ Alison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/217. f. ?.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395t.
  13. ↑ Chambers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/224. f. 236.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 848.
  15. ↑ Chambers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/224. f. 236.

Bibliography


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