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'''H.M.S. ''Acheron''''' was one of 29 destroyers of the [[Acheron Class Destroyer (1910)|''Acheron'' class]].
[[File:Acheron_JohnWilliamAbernethyErasmuson.jpg|thumb|400px|'''''Acheron, c1914 &ndash; Jan, 1918'''''<br>1919 painting by her signalman, John W. A. Erasmuson, R.N.V.R..  Image courtesy of Les Smith.]]
'''H.M.S. ''Acheron''''' was one of twenty-nine destroyers of the [[Acheron Class Destroyer (1910)|''Acheron'' class]].


==Radio==
==Radio==
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==Service==
==Service==
In July, 1914, ''Acheron'' was serving in {{UK-DF|1}}, part of First Fleet.{{AWO1914|109 of 10 July, 1914}}
Immediately before the start of war, plans to remove shipping strips under cocoanut matting on this ship and {{UK-Ariel}} were deferred.{{AWO1914|182 of 24 July, 1914}}
Immediately before the start of war, plans to remove shipping strips under cocoanut matting on this ship and {{UK-Ariel}} were deferred.{{AWO1914|182 of 24 July, 1914}}


She fought at the [[Battle of Jutland]] as part of the {{UK-DF|1}},{{UKJutlandOD|p. 34}} which was tasked with screening the {{UK-BS|5}}.
''Acheron'' fought with the {{UK-DF|1}} at the [[Battle of Heligoland Bight]] on 28 August, 1914 under the command of {{CommRN}} [[Brien Michael Money]].
 
''Acheron'' would also fight at the [[Battle of Dogger Bank]] on 24 January 1915 with her flotilla, also under Money's command.
 
On 10 March, 1915, while operating out of Rosyth, she attacked and sank {{DE-U12}} off of Fife Ness along with {{UK-Ariel}} and {{UK-Attack}} by repeated rams and gunfire.{{HardLying|pp. 121-2}}
 
She fought at the [[Battle of Jutland]] under the command of [[Charles Gordon Ramsey]] as part of the {{UK-DF|1}},{{UKJutlandOD|p. 34}} which was tasked with screening the {{UK-BS|5}}.
 
In November, 1916, ''Acheron'' transferred to the {{UK-DF|2}}, which was then eighteen destroyers under orders of the Commander-in-Charge or Devonport.  Around September 1917, she left with three other ''Acheron''{{'}}s to join the {{UK-DF|5}}, which was supporting the [[Mediterranean Fleet]].
 
An image at the Imperial War Museum dated 1918, but perhaps being earlier by its pennant numbers,<ref>[https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205127793 IMW image].</ref> suggests that ''Acheron'' at that time sported a splinter/spray shield on her forward 4-in gun (only), had life-saving rings on her after searchlight platform, a chart-table on her bridge's port side,  and no visible installation of a gunnery director.
 
As part of the post-war fleet re-organization in February/March 1919, ''Acheron'' had no place anymore.  She became inactive, and would eventually be sold in May, 1921.


==Captains==
==Captains==
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
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<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Acheron''">
*{{CommRN}} [[Viscount Kelburn]], 15 April, 1913.<ref>''The Navy List'' (July, 1913).  p. 272.</ref>
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Patrick James Boyle, Eighth Earl of Glasgow|nick=Viscount Kelburn|appt=24 October, 1911{{NLAug12|p. 271}}|end=after June, 1913{{NLJul13|p. 272}}|precBy=New Command}}
* {{CommRN}} [[Brien Michael Money|Brien M. Money]], 31 March, 1914.<ref>''The Navy List'' (January, 1915).  p. 267.</ref>
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Wion de Malpas Egerton|nick=Wion de M. Egerton|appt=24 October, 1913{{NLFeb14|p. 272}}<ref>Egerton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}}  f. 69.</ref>|end=31 March, 1914<ref>Egerton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 69.</ref>}}
* {{CommRN}} [[Charles G. Ramsey]], in command at the [[Battle of Jutland]].{{UKJutlandOD|p. 46}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Brien Michael Money|nick=Brien M. Money|appt=31 March, 1914{{NLOct15|p. 391''a''}}<ref>Money Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 215.</ref>|end=26 January, 1916<ref>Money Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 215.</ref>}}
</div name=fredbot:capts>
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Charles Gordon Ramsey|nick=Charles G. Ramsey|appt=3 February, 1916<ref>Ramsey Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47.}} f. 327.</ref>|end=July, 1916<ref>Ramsey Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47.}} f. 327.</ref>|note=in command at [[Battle of Jutland]]}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Robert Lindsay Burnett|nick=Robert L. Burnett|appt=July, 1916{{NLOct16|p. 391''a''}}|end=15 November, 1916|note=transferred in from {{UK-Pasley}}}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=John Benedict Spurgin|nick=John B. Spurgin|appt=15 November, 1916<ref>Spurgin Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/8.|D7605095}}  f. 360.</ref>{{NLDec16|p. 391''a''}}|end=27 January, 1917<ref>Spurgin Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/8.|D7605095}}  f. 360.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Arthur Kenneth Gibson|nick=Arthur K. Gibson|appt=1 March, 1917{{NLNov17|p. 391''a''}}|end=December, 1917<ref>Gibson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/157.|D7576718}} ff. 513, 241.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Richard Charles Arthur Littleton|nick=Richard C. A. Littleton|appt=December, 1917|end=6 August, 1918}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} ('''I''', ''Fr.'')|name=Basil Richard Poë|nick=Basil R. Poë|appt=3 August, 1918<ref>Poë Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47/98.|}}  f. ?.</ref>{{NLFeb19|p. 722}}|end=12 April, 1919<ref>Poë Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47/98.|}}  f. ?.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Malcolm Murray|nick=Malcolm Murray|appt=10 May, 1919{{NLSep19|p. 722}}|end=30 August, 1919|note=and for command of group of ships in reserve at the Nore}}
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==See Also==
==See Also==
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* [[First D.F. (Royal Navy) at the Battle of Jutland]]
* [[First D.F. (Royal Navy) at the Battle of Jutland]]
*[http://dreadnoughtproject.org/models/ships/HMS_Acheron/ 3D Model] available for licensing
*[http://dreadnoughtproject.org/models/ships/HMS_Acheron/ 3D Model] available for licensing
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Latest revision as of 21:17, 31 October 2022

H.M.S. Acheron (1911)
Pendant Number: H.00 (1914)
H.02 (Jan-Apr 1918)[1]
Builder: John I. Thornycroft & Company[2]
Ordered: 1910-11 Programme[3]
Launched: 27 Jun, 1911[4]
Completed: Nov, 1911[5]
Sold: 9 May, 1921[6]
Fate: to Ward
Acheron, c1914 – Jan, 1918
1919 painting by her signalman, John W. A. Erasmuson, R.N.V.R.. Image courtesy of Les Smith.

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]

Acheron fought with the First Destroyer Flotilla at the Battle of Heligoland Bight on 28 August, 1914 under the command of Commander Brien Michael Money.

Acheron would also fight at the Battle of Dogger Bank on 24 January 1915 with her flotilla, also under Money's command.

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.[10]

She fought at the Battle of Jutland under the command of Charles Gordon Ramsey as part of the First Destroyer Flotilla,[11] which was tasked with screening the Fifth Battle Squadron.

In November, 1916, Acheron transferred to the Second Destroyer Flotilla, which was then eighteen destroyers under orders of the Commander-in-Charge or Devonport. Around September 1917, she left with three other Acheron's to join the Fifth Destroyer Flotilla, which was supporting the Mediterranean Fleet.

An image at the Imperial War Museum dated 1918, but perhaps being earlier by its pennant numbers,[12] suggests that Acheron at that time sported a splinter/spray shield on her forward 4-in gun (only), had life-saving rings on her after searchlight platform, a chart-table on her bridge's port side, and no visible installation of a gunnery director.

As part of the post-war fleet re-organization in February/March 1919, Acheron had no place anymore. She became inactive, and would eventually be sold in May, 1921.

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 62.
  2. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 62.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 75.
  4. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 62.
  5. ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 306.
  6. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 62.
  7. ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1912. Wireless Appendix, p. 6.
  8. ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 109 of 10 July, 1914.
  9. ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 182 of 24 July, 1914.
  10. ↑ Smith. Hard Lying. pp. 121-2.
  11. ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 34.
  12. ↑ IMW image.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 271.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 272.
  15. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1914). p. 272.
  16. ↑ Egerton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 69.
  17. ↑ Egerton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 69.
  18. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 391a.
  19. ↑ Money Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 215.
  20. ↑ Money Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 215.
  21. ↑ Ramsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 327.
  22. ↑ Ramsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 327.
  23. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 391a.
  24. ↑ Spurgin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/8. f. 360.
  25. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 391a.
  26. ↑ Spurgin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/8. f. 360.
  27. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 391a.
  28. ↑ Gibson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/157. ff. 513, 241.
  29. ↑ Poë Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/98. f. ?.
  30. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 722.
  31. ↑ Poë Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/98. f. ?.
  32. ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 722.

Bibliography


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