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On 17 October, 1914, she was one of four destroyers of the {{UK-DF|3}} Captain [[Cecil Henry Fox|Cecil H. Fox]] in the {{UK-Undaunted}} led in the [[Battle off Texel]], where the British succeeded in destroying an inferior force of four torpedo boats. | On 17 October, 1914, she was one of four destroyers of the {{UK-DF|3}} Captain [[Cecil Henry Fox|Cecil H. Fox]] in the {{UK-Undaunted}} led in the [[Battle off Texel]], where the British succeeded in destroying an inferior force of four torpedo boats. | ||
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| + | On 10 March, 1916, ''Lennox'' collided with {{UK-Miranda}}. ''Miranda{{'}}s'' Lt. Cdr. [[Patrick Birmingham Crohan|Crohan]] was blamed for the accident and was told to be more careful in future. | ||
Reduced to C. & M. Party at the Nore on 26 December, 1919.{{NLJan21|p. 801}} | Reduced to C. & M. Party at the Nore on 26 December, 1919.{{NLJan21|p. 801}} | ||
Revision as of 15:49, 1 May 2020
| H.M.S. Lennox (1914) | |
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| Pendant Number: | H.95 (1914) H.55 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | William Beardmore & Company[2] |
| Launched: | 17 Mar, 1914[3] |
| Completed: | Jul, 1914[4] |
| Sold: | Oct, 1921[5] |
H.M.S. Lennox was one of twenty-two destroyers of the Laforey class.
Service
On 17 October, 1914, she was one of four destroyers of the Third Destroyer Flotilla Captain Cecil H. Fox in the Undaunted led in the Battle off Texel, where the British succeeded in destroying an inferior force of four torpedo boats.
On 10 March, 1916, Lennox collided with Miranda. Miranda's Lt. Cdr. Crohan was blamed for the accident and was told to be more careful in future.
Reduced to C. & M. Party at the Nore on 26 December, 1919.[6]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant-Commander Clement R. Dane, 28 June, 1914[7][8] – 2 December, 1915[9]
- Lieutenant-Commander Edye K. Boddam-Whetham, 2 December, 1915[10][11] – March, 1917[12]
- Lieutenant in Command William R. Leycester, March, 1917[13] – 6 October, 1917
- Lieutenant in Command Lionel S. M. Adam, 6 October, 1917[14] – 26 January, 1918[15]
- Lieutenant in Command Alban Knubley, 26 January, 1918[16] – 20 March, 1919
- Lieutenant-Commander Daniel H. Rainier, 20 March, 1919[17] – 30 September, 1919[18] (and for charge of a group of T.B.Ds.)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 64.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 76.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 76.
- ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 307.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 76.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 801.
- ↑ Dane Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/34. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 395j.
- ↑ Dane Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/34. f. ?.
- ↑ Boddam-Whetham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/272. ff. 225, 306.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 395uu.
- ↑ Boddam-Whetham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/272. ff. 225, 306.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 395a.
- ↑ Adam Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/275. f. 290.
- ↑ Adam Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/275. f. 290.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 830.
- ↑ Rainier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/33. f. 363.
- ↑ Rainier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/33. f. 363.
Bibliography
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| Llewellyn | Lennox | Loyal | Legion | Laforey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lawford | Louis | Lydiard | Laertes | Lysander | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lance | Lookout | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Laurel | Liberty | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Lark | Landrail | Laverock | Linnet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Lochinvar | Lassoo | Leonidas | Lucifer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| <– | Acasta Class | Destroyers (UK) | "M" Class | –> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
