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− | |builder=[[John Brown]]{{Conways1906|p. 81}} | + | |builder=[[John Brown & Company]]{{Conways1906|p. 81}} |
|pend=F.86 (Jan 1917)<br>F.23 (Jan 1918)<br>F.81 (Sep 1918){{DittColl|p. 70}} | |pend=F.86 (Jan 1917)<br>F.23 (Jan 1918)<br>F.81 (Sep 1918){{DittColl|p. 70}} | ||
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In March, 1918, she went to the {{UK-DF|20}}, part of the [[East Coast Forces]].{{SMNLMar18|p. 15}} | In March, 1918, she went to the {{UK-DF|20}}, part of the [[East Coast Forces]].{{SMNLMar18|p. 15}} | ||
− | + | At some point during the war, she rammed {{UK-Sandfly}} in thick fog, causing the other ship's boilder room to flood, necessitating an arduous, thirty-six hour tow to harbour.{{HardLying|p. 124}} | |
− | She was again commissioned on 3 August, 1921.{{ | + | ''Telemachus'' was reduced to Reserve at Devonport in February of 1920.{{NLJan21|p. 871}} |
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+ | She was again commissioned on 3 August, 1921.{{NLApr25|p. 274}} | ||
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+ | Following an earlier round of a flotilla leader and seventeen destroyers, ''Telemachus'' was named as one of an additional fifteen destroyers to be scrapped in the fiscal year starting 1 April, 1926.{{ToL|More Destroyers to be Scrapped|Tuesday, September 22, 1925, Issue 44073, p.7}} | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
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<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Telemachus''"> | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Telemachus''"> | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Henry Taprell Dorling|nick=H. Taprell Dorling|appt=30 May, 1917{{NLNov17|p. 395''f''}}|end=|precBy=New Command}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Henry Taprell Dorling|nick=H. Taprell Dorling|appt=30 May, 1917{{NLNov17|p. 395''f''}}|end=|precBy=New Command}} | ||
− | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} in Command|name=Richard Harter|nick=Richard Harter|appt=5 August, 1918{{NLNov19|p. 915}}|end=}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} in Command|name=Richard Harter|nick=Richard Harter|appt=5 August, 1918{{NLNov19|p. 915}}|end=4 October, 1919<ref>Harter Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/52/123.|D7605210}} f. 487.</ref>}} |
{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} in Command|name=Edward Eastwick-Field|nick=Edward Eastwick-Field|appt=28 October, 1919<ref>Eastwick-Field Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/289.|D7605374}} f. 662.</ref>{{NLFeb20|p. 871}}|end=1 February, 1920<ref>Eastwick-Field Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/289.|D7605374}} f. 662.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} in Command|name=Edward Eastwick-Field|nick=Edward Eastwick-Field|appt=28 October, 1919<ref>Eastwick-Field Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/289.|D7605374}} f. 662.</ref>{{NLFeb20|p. 871}}|end=1 February, 1920<ref>Eastwick-Field Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/289.|D7605374}} f. 662.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Henry Taprell Dorling|nick=H. Taprell Dorling|appt=June, 1921<ref>Dorling Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48.}} f. 452.</ref>|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Henry Taprell Dorling|nick=H. Taprell Dorling|appt=June, 1921<ref>Dorling Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48.}} f. 452.</ref>|end=}} | ||
− | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Charles Hugo Knox-Little|nick=Charles H. Knox-Little|appt= | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Charles Hugo Knox-Little|nick=Charles H. Knox-Little|appt=9 July, 1923<ref>Knox-Little Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/119.|D7604874}} f. 127.</ref>|end=25 August, 1923<ref>Knox-Little Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/119.|D7604874}} f. 127.</ref>|note=and for instruction duties at Port Edgar Base}} |
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Henry Ioan Montagu Lawrence Scott|nick=Henry I. M. L. Scott|appt=28 August, 1925<ref>Scott Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/82.|D7604494}} f. ?.</ref>|end=30 September, 1926<ref>Scott Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/82.|D7604494}} f. ?.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Henry Ioan Montagu Lawrence Scott|nick=Henry I. M. L. Scott|appt=28 August, 1925<ref>Scott Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/82.|D7604494}} f. ?.</ref>|end=30 September, 1926<ref>Scott Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/82.|D7604494}} f. ?.</ref>}} | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:53, 24 August 2020
H.M.S. Telemachus (1917) | |
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Pendant Number: | F.86 (Jan 1917) F.23 (Jan 1918) F.81 (Sep 1918)[1] |
Builder: | John Brown & Company[2] |
Ordered: | Mar 1916 (8th Order)[3][4] |
Launched: | 21 Apr, 1917[5] |
Completed: | Jun, 1917[6] |
Sold: | 26 Jul, 1927[7] |
H.M.S. Telemachus was one of sixty-two "R" class destroyers completed for the Royal Navy in 1916-17.
Service
Telemachus joined the Thirteenth Destroyer Flotilla in July, 1917.[8]
In March, 1918, she went to the Twentieth Destroyer Flotilla, part of the East Coast Forces.[9]
At some point during the war, she rammed Sandfly in thick fog, causing the other ship's boilder room to flood, necessitating an arduous, thirty-six hour tow to harbour.[10]
Telemachus was reduced to Reserve at Devonport in February of 1920.[11]
She was again commissioned on 3 August, 1921.[12]
Following an earlier round of a flotilla leader and seventeen destroyers, Telemachus was named as one of an additional fifteen destroyers to be scrapped in the fiscal year starting 1 April, 1926.[13]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander H. Taprell Dorling, 30 May, 1917[14]
- Lieutenant in Command Richard Harter, 5 August, 1918[15] – 4 October, 1919[16]
- Lieutenant in Command Edward Eastwick-Field, 28 October, 1919[17][18] – 1 February, 1920[19]
- Commander H. Taprell Dorling, June, 1921[20]
- Commander Charles H. Knox-Little, 9 July, 1923[21] – 25 August, 1923[22] (and for instruction duties at Port Edgar Base)
- Commander Henry I. M. L. Scott, 28 August, 1925[23] – 30 September, 1926[24]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 70.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 81.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 81.
- ↑ March. British Destroyers. p. 184.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 81.
- ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 310.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 70.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (July, 1917). p. 12.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (March, 1918). p. 15.
- ↑ Smith. Hard Lying. p. 124.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 871.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 274.
- ↑ "More Destroyers to be Scrapped." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, September 22, 1925, Issue 44073, p.7.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395f.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1919). p. 915.
- ↑ Harter Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/52/123. f. 487.
- ↑ Eastwick-Field Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/289. f. 662.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1920). p. 871.
- ↑ Eastwick-Field Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/289. f. 662.
- ↑ Dorling Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 452.
- ↑ Knox-Little Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/119. f. 127.
- ↑ Knox-Little Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/119. f. 127.
- ↑ Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/82. f. ?.
- ↑ Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/82. f. ?.
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