H.M.S. Amazon (1908): Difference between revisions

From The Dreadnought Project
Jump to navigationJump to search
(fix names of ship captain offices)
 
(17 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown)
Line 3: Line 3:
|name=Amazon
|name=Amazon
|launch=29 Jul, 1908{{Conways1906|p. 72}}
|launch=29 Jul, 1908{{Conways1906|p. 72}}
|builder=[[Thornycroft]]{{Conways1906|p. 72}}
|comp=Apr, 1909{{FriedmanBritishDestroyers|p. 305}}
|builder=[[John I. Thornycroft & Company]]{{Conways1906|p. 72}}
|pend=H.37 (1914)<br>D.01 (Sep 1915)<br>D.03 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 60}}
|pend=H.37 (1914)<br>D.01 (Sep 1915)<br>D.03 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 60}}
|fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>
|fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>
Line 9: Line 10:


==Service==
==Service==
In 1909, she became one of forty-three destroyers so far fitted with [[British Wireless Systems#Destroyer Set|Destroyer Sets]].{{ARTS1909|Wireless Appendix, p. 25}}
In mid-1911, she was part of the {{UK-DF|1}} of the [[Home Fleet]].{{NLJul11|p. 276-7}}
While part of the {{UK-DF|6}}, ''Amazon'' was one of four "Tribals" undergoing refit in [[Chatham Royal Dockyard]] until 8 July, 1914.{{AWO1914|88 of 3 July 1914}}
While part of the {{UK-DF|6}}, ''Amazon'' was one of four "Tribals" undergoing refit in [[Chatham Royal Dockyard]] until 8 July, 1914.{{AWO1914|88 of 3 July 1914}}


==Radio==
On 22 October 1915, ''Amazon'' collided with a Dutch ship and Cdr. [[Henry Gerard Laurence Oliphant|Oliphant]] was cautioned to be more careful in future.<ref>Oliphant Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/83.|D7603335}} f. 83.</ref>
In 1909, she became one of forty-three destroyers so far fitted with [[British Wireless Systems#Destroyer Set|Destroyer Sets]].{{ARTS1909|Wireless Appendix, p. 25}}
 
By May 1919, ''Amazon'' was among 33 obsolete ships awaiting sale.{{NLMay19|pp. 1105, 1105''b''}}
 
In 1935, her bell was one of several ships' bells the Royal Navy offered for sale to officers and others interested.  It attracted a price of £1-£5, and men were to apply to win one at the fixed price, stating any special attachment or claim they had to the item(s) applied for.{{ToL|Ships' Bells for Sale|Saturday, Aug 10, 1935; pg. 6; Issue 47139}}


==Captains==
==Captains==
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Amazon''">{{TenureListBegin|Captain of {{UK-Amazon|f=p}}}}
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Amazon''">
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=John Barnes Sparks|nick=John B. Sparks|appt=18 January, 1909{{NLApr10|p. 276-7}}}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=John Barnes Sparks|nick=John B. Sparks|appt=18 January, 1909{{NLApr10|p. 276-7}}|precBy=New Command|end=17 January, 1911<ref>Sparks Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 341.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Henry Gerard Laurence Oliphant|nick=Henry G. L. Oliphant|appt=17 January, 1911{{NLApr14|p. 278}}}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Henry Gerard Laurence Oliphant|nick=Henry G. L. Oliphant|appt=17 January, 1911<ref>Oliphant Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/83.|D7603335}} f. 83.</ref>{{NLApr14|p. 278}}|end=1 May, 1914<ref>Oliphant Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/83.|D7603335}} f. 83.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Henry Gerard Laurence Oliphant|nick=Henry G. L. Oliphant|appt=29 July, 1914{{NLJan15|p. 273}}}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Henry Gerard Laurence Oliphant|nick=Henry G. L. Oliphant|appt=29 July, 1914<ref>Oliphant Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/83.|D7603335}} f. 83.</ref>{{NLOct16|p. 392''b''}}|end=September, 1916<ref>Oliphant Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/83.|D7603335}} f. 83.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} in Command|name=Reginald Wilfred Lawrence|nick=Reginald W. Lawrence|appt=12 November, 1918{{NLFeb19|p. 728}}}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Guy Langton Warren|nick=Guy L. Warren|appt=19 September, 1916<ref>Warren Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/232.|D7604987}} f. 245.</ref>{{NLDec16|p. 392''b''}}|end=12 June, 1917<ref>Warren Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/232.|D7604987}} f. 245.</ref>}}
{{TenureListEnd}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Adam Ferguson|nick=Adam Ferguson|appt=20 July, 1917{{NLNov17|p. 391''h''}}|end=29 March, 1918}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=James Chaigneau Colvill|nick=James C. Colvill|appt=29 June, 1918<ref>Colvill Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/55/7.|D7605763}} f. 7.</ref>|end=12 November, 1918<ref>Colvill Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/55/7.|D7605763}} f. 7.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Reginald Wilfred Lawrence|nick=Reginald W. Lawrence|appt=12 November, 1918{{NLFeb19|p. 728}}|end=10 April, 1919}}
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt>
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt>


==See Also==
==See Also==
{{refbegin}}
{{refbegin}}
{{WP|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Amazon_(1908)}}  
* [http://www.naval-history.net/OWShips-WW1-10-HMS_Amazon.htm Transcribed Ship Logs at naval-history.net]
{{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Amazon_(1908)}}  
{{refend}}
{{refend}}


Latest revision as of 19:16, 18 July 2020

H.M.S. Amazon (1908)
Pendant Number: H.37 (1914)
D.01 (Sep 1915)
D.03 (Jan 1918)[1]
Builder: John I. Thornycroft & Company[2]
Ordered: 1906-07 Programme[3]
Launched: 29 Jul, 1908[4]
Completed: Apr, 1909[5]
Sold: 1919[6]

H.M.S. Amazon was one of twelve destroyers of the "Tribal" class.

Service

In 1909, she became one of forty-three destroyers so far fitted with Destroyer Sets.[7]

In mid-1911, she was part of the First Destroyer Flotilla of the Home Fleet.[8]

While part of the Sixth Destroyer Flotilla, Amazon was one of four "Tribals" undergoing refit in Chatham Royal Dockyard until 8 July, 1914.[9]

On 22 October 1915, Amazon collided with a Dutch ship and Cdr. Oliphant was cautioned to be more careful in future.[10]

By May 1919, Amazon was among 33 obsolete ships awaiting sale.[11]

In 1935, her bell was one of several ships' bells the Royal Navy offered for sale to officers and others interested. It attracted a price of £1-£5, and men were to apply to win one at the fixed price, stating any special attachment or claim they had to the item(s) applied for.[12]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 60.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 72.
  3. ↑ March. British Destroyers. p. 84.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 72.
  5. ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 305.
  6. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 72.
  7. ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1909. Wireless Appendix, p. 25.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1911). p. 276-7.
  9. ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 88 of 3 July 1914.
  10. ↑ Oliphant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/83. f. 83.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1919). pp. 1105, 1105b.
  12. ↑ "Ships' Bells for Sale." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Aug 10, 1935; pg. 6; Issue 47139.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 276-7.
  14. ↑ Sparks Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 341.
  15. ↑ Oliphant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/83. f. 83.
  16. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 278.
  17. ↑ Oliphant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/83. f. 83.
  18. ↑ Oliphant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/83. f. 83.
  19. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 392b.
  20. ↑ Oliphant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/83. f. 83.
  21. ↑ Warren Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/232. f. 245.
  22. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 392b.
  23. ↑ Warren Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/232. f. 245.
  24. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 391h.
  25. ↑ Colvill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/7. f. 7.
  26. ↑ Colvill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/7. f. 7.
  27. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 728.

Bibliography


Tribal Class Destroyer
Afridi Cossack Ghurka Mohawk Tartar
  Amazon Saracen Crusader Maori  
  Nubian Viking Zulu Zubian  
<– River Class Destroyers (UK) Beagle Class –>


Retrieved from "http://dreadnoughtproject.org/tfs/index.php?title=H.M.S._Amazon_(1908)&oldid=302189"