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'''H.M.S. ''Amazon''''' was one of | '''H.M.S. ''Amazon''''' was one of twelve destroyers of the [[Tribal Class Destroyer (1907)|"Tribal" class]]. | ||
==Service== | ==Service== | ||
While part of the {{UK-DF|6}}, | 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== | ==Radio== | ||
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==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
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* {{LCommRN}} [[Henry G. L. Oliphant]], 17 January, 1911.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1914). p. 278.</ref> | * {{LCommRN}} [[Henry Gerard Laurence Oliphant|Henry G. L. Oliphant]], 17 January, 1911.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1914). p. 278.</ref> | ||
* {{CommRN}} [[Henry G. L. Oliphant]], 29 July, 1914.<ref>''The Navy List'' (January, 1915). p. 273.</ref> | * {{CommRN}} [[Henry Gerard Laurence Oliphant|Henry G. L. Oliphant]], 29 July, 1914.<ref>''The Navy List'' (January, 1915). p. 273.</ref> | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Revision as of 15:05, 10 January 2014
| H.M.S. Amazon (1908) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | H.37 (1914) D.01 (Sep 1915) D.03 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Thornycroft[2] |
| Ordered: | 1906-07 Programme[3] |
| Launched: | 29 Jul, 1908[4] |
| Sold: | 1919[5] |
H.M.S. Amazon was one of twelve destroyers of the "Tribal" class.
Service
While part of the Sixth Destroyer Flotilla, Amazon was one of four "Tribals" undergoing refit in Chatham Royal Dockyard until 8 July, 1914.[6]
Radio
In 1909, she became one of forty-three destroyers so far fitted with Destroyer Sets.[7]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant-Commander Henry G. L. Oliphant, 17 January, 1911.[8]
- Commander Henry G. L. Oliphant, 29 July, 1914.[9]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 60.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 72.
- ↑ March. British Destroyers. p. 84.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 72.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 72.
- ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 88 of 3 July 1914.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1909. Wireless Appendix, p. 25.
- ↑ The Navy List (April, 1914). p. 278.
- ↑ The Navy List (January, 1915). p. 273.
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