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* {{LCommRN}} (ret) [[Percy John Helyar|Percy J. Helyar]], 26 October, 1914.<ref>''The Navy List'' (January, 1915), p. 271.</ref> | * {{LCommRN}} (ret) [[Percy John Helyar|Percy J. Helyar]], 26 October, 1914.<ref>''The Navy List'' (January, 1915), p. 271.</ref> | ||
* Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command [[William Harmer Brown|William H. Brown]], 12 September, 1918.<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1918), p. 727</ref> | * Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command [[William Harmer Brown|William H. Brown]], 12 September, 1918.<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1918), p. 727</ref> | ||
* Gunner [[Arthur James Bennett|Arthur J. Bennett]], the ranking number in February 1919, appointed to the ship 30 August, 1918.{{SMNLFeb19|p. 727}} | |||
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Revision as of 19:13, 10 January 2014
| H.M.S. Albacore (1906) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Palmer[1] |
| Ordered: | Purchased 1909[2] |
| Launched: | 19 Sep, 1906[3] |
| Sold: | 1 Aug, 1919[4] |
H.M.S. Albacore was one of twenty-four destroyers of the "B" class — a "30 knotter".
Along with Bonetta, Albacore was one of two Palmer destroyers built "on spec" and subsequently purchased in 1909 by the Admiralty to replace destroyers lost in accidents.
Guns
By 1912-13, her three 12-pdr P. I mountings bore register numbers 274, 275 and 276 and were fitted with "Training Gear".[5]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant John G. de O. Coke, 17 June, 1909.[6]
- Commander Julian H. Woodbridge, January, 1912.[7]
- Commander John F. H. Cole, January, 1914.[8]
- Lieutenant-Commander (ret) Percy J. Helyar, 26 October, 1914.[9]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command William H. Brown, 12 September, 1918.[10]
- Gunner Arthur J. Bennett, the ranking number in February 1919, appointed to the ship 30 August, 1918.[11]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 58.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 58.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 58.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 58.
- ↑ The National Archives. ADM 186/182. p. 55.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 17 June, 1909. Issue 38988, col B, p. 9.
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913), p. 275.
- ↑ The Navy List (April, 1914), p. 275.
- ↑ The Navy List (January, 1915), p. 271.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1918), p. 727
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 727.
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