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''Cheerful'' arrived at Sheerness with six other destroyers from the North Sea on 1 October, 1901.{{NMI|October 2, 1901, Issue 36575, p.10}} | |||
In mid-1913, she was home ported in Portland and serving in the {{UK-DF|6}}.{{NLJul13|p. 292}} | In mid-1913, she was home ported in Portland and serving in the {{UK-DF|6}}.{{NLJul13|p. 292}} | ||
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| H.M.S. Cheerful (1897) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | P.13 (1914) D.49 (Sep 1915)[1] |
| Builder: | Hawthorn Leslie & Company[2] |
| Ordered: | 1896-97 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 7 Sep, 1896[4] |
| Launched: | 14 Jul, 1897[5] |
| Commissioned: | Feb, 1900[6] |
| Mined: | 30 Jun, 1917[7] |
| Fate: | off the Shetlands[8] |
H.M.S. Cheerful was one of forty "C" class destroyers built for the Royal Navy — a "30 knotter".
Service
Cheerful arrived at Sheerness with six other destroyers from the North Sea on 1 October, 1901.[9]
In mid-1913, she was home ported in Portland and serving in the Sixth Destroyer Flotilla.[10]
She was lost off the Shetlands[11] while serving with the Eighth Destroyer Flotilla, a patrol flotilla.
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Mark E. F. Kerr, 3 March, 1900[12] – 4 January, 1901
- Commander Frederic W. Dean, 1901[13]
- Lieutenant & Commander Colin K. MacLean, 27 June, 1903 – 14 August, 1903
- Acting Sub-Lieutenant in Command Rowland E. Stokes-Rees, 14 July, 1904[14] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1904)
- Lieutenant & Commander Richard F. White, 29 October, 1904[15] – 7 March, 1905[16]
- Lieutenant & Commander Mark G. Newton, 7 March, 1905[17] – 29 December, 1905
- Lieutenant & Commander Arthur G. Muller, 29 December, 1905[18] – 14 January, 1908
- Commander James U. Farie, 14 January, 1908[19] – 13 May, 1908[20]
- Lieutenant & Commander Richard A. A. Plowden, 13 May, 1908[21][22] – 24 July, 1908[23] (invalided)
- Commander James U. Farie, 6 August, 1908[24] – 10 September, 1909[25]
- Lieutenant & Commander John C. Hodgson, 10 September, 1909[26][27] – 15 August, 1910[28]
- Lieutenant & Commander Reginald G. Talbot, 17 August, 1910 – 1910
- Lieutenant & Commander Wilfrid W. Hunt, 8 April, 1911[29] – 24 May, 1911[30]
- Lieutenant-Commander Robert J. Buchanan, 5 March, 1912[31] – 10 April, 1912[32] (temporary, for special service)
- Lieutenant & Commander Francis L. Back, 10 April, 1912[33] – 25 October, 1912
- Lieutenant-Commander Robert Makin, 15 October, 1912[34] – 11 December, 1913
- Commander Theodore E. J. Bigg, 27 January, 1914[35][36] – 22 September, 1915[37]
- Lieutenant-Commander Henry I. M. L. Scott, 22 September, 1915[38] – 24 June, 1916[39]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Harman A. L. Bond, 12 September, 1916[40] – 30 June, 1917[41] (vessel lost under his command)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 57.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 57.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 95.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 95.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 57.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 95.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 57.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 57.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), October 2, 1901, Issue 36575, p.10.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 292.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 57.
- ↑ Kerr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 30.
- ↑ "Accident to the Salmon." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Dec 19, 1901; pg. 7; Issue 36642.
- ↑ "Appointments for the Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 09, 1904; pg. 12; Issue 37442.
- ↑ White Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/373. f. 422.
- ↑ White Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/373. f. 422.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 294.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 293.
- ↑ Farie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 385.
- ↑ Farie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 385.
- ↑ Plowden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/64. f. 64.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 293.
- ↑ Plowden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/64. f. 64.
- ↑ Farie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 385.
- ↑ Farie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 385.
- ↑ Hodgson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/124. f. 124.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 292.
- ↑ Hodgson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/124. f. 124.
- ↑ Hunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 458.
- ↑ Hunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 458.
- ↑ Buchanan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/4. f. 4.
- ↑ Buchanan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/4. f. 4.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 292.
- ↑ "Naval And Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Oct 15, 1912; pg. 12; Issue 40030.
- ↑ Bigg Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/9. f. 10.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392s.
- ↑ Bigg Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/9. f. 10.
- ↑ Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/82. f. ?.
- ↑ Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/82. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 393a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 392i.
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