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'''H.M.S. ''Attack''''' was one of 29 destroyers of the [[Acheron Class Destroyer (1910)|''Acheron'' class]].
 
'''H.M.S. ''Attack''''' was one of 29 destroyers of the [[Acheron Class Destroyer (1910)|''Acheron'' class]].
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==Service==
 
==Service==
 
In mid-1913 she was serving with the {{UK-DF|1}}.<ref>''The Navy List'' (July, 1913).  p. 281.</ref>   
 
In mid-1913 she was serving with the {{UK-DF|1}}.<ref>''The Navy List'' (July, 1913).  p. 281.</ref>   
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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}}.
  
 
==Captains==
 
==Captains==
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
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* {{LCommRN}}  [[Cyril Callaghan]], 21 May, 1912,<ref>''The Navy List'' (January, 1915).  p. 278.</ref>  In command at the [[Battle of Dogger Bank]] (24 January 1915){{CN}} and when helping sink U.12 (10 March 1915).{{UKNavalOpsII|p. 280}}
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* {{LCommRN}}  [[Cyril Callaghan]], 21 May, 1912,<ref>''The Navy List'' (January, 1915).  p. 278.</ref>  In command at the [[Battle of Dogger Bank]] (24 January 1915){{CN}} and when helping sink {{DE-U12}} (10 March 1915).{{UKNavalOpsII|p. 280}}
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* {{LCommRN}} [[Charles H. N. James]], in command at the [[Battle of Jutland]].{{UKJutlandOD|p. 46}}
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==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
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* [[First D. F. (Royal Navy) at the Battle of Jutland]]
 
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Revision as of 16:56, 14 October 2013

H.M.S. Attack (1911)
Pendant Number: H.14 (1914)
H.86 (Jan 1916)
H.08 (Jan 1918)[1]
Builder: Yarrow[2]
Ordered: 1910-11 Programme[3]
Launched: 21 Dec, 1911[4]
Mined: 30 Dec, 1917[5]
Fate: off Alexandria[6]

H.M.S. Attack was one of 29 destroyers of the Acheron class.

Service

In mid-1913 she was serving with the First Destroyer Flotilla.[7]

She fought at the Battle of Jutland as part of the First Destroyer Flotilla,[8] which was tasked with screening the Fifth Battle Squadron.

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. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 62.
  6. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 62.
  7. The Navy List (July, 1913). p. 281.
  8. Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 34.
  9. The Navy List (January, 1915). p. 278.
  10. Naval Operations. Volume II. p. 280.
  11. Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 46.

Bibliography


Acheron Class Destroyer
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