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|name=Flying Fish | |name=Flying Fish | ||
|launch=4 Mar, 1897{{DittColl|p. 57}} | |launch=4 Mar, 1897{{DittColl|p. 57}} | ||
− | |builder=[[Palmer]]{{DittColl|p. 57}} | + | |builder=[[Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Company]]{{DittColl|p. 57}} |
|laid=9 Aug, 1896{{Conways1860|p. 94}} | |laid=9 Aug, 1896{{Conways1860|p. 94}} | ||
|fatedate=Aug, 1919{{FriedmanBritishDestroyers|p. 303}} | |fatedate=Aug, 1919{{FriedmanBritishDestroyers|p. 303}} | ||
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==Service== | ==Service== | ||
In mid-1913, she was operating with the {{UK-DF|6}}.{{NLJul13|p. 316}} | In mid-1913, she was operating with the {{UK-DF|6}}.{{NLJul13|p. 316}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | On 22 July, 1913 while under the command ofLt. in Command [[Michael Kavanagh Horsley Kennedy|Michael K. H. Kennedy]], ''Flying Fish'' collided with a buoy at Dover. The [[Admiral of Patrols]] [[John Michael de Robeck, First Baronet|John de Robeck]] informed Kennedy that he had demonstrated a lack of seamanlike care and forethought on the occasion.<ref>Kennedy Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/97.|D7604196}} f. 52.</ref> | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
− | With some ambiguity, it somehow seems that ''Flying Fish'' and {{UK- | + | With some ambiguity, it somehow seems that ''Flying Fish'' and {{UK-1Spiteful}} shared commanders Nicholson and Sparks. |
Dates of appointment are provided when known. | Dates of appointment are provided when known. | ||
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Arthur Gwyn Moreton Meredyth|nick=Arthur G. M. Meredyth|appt=3 November, 1898<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Tuesday, 1 November, 1898. Issue '''35662''', col F, p. 10.</ref>|end=3 November, 1899}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Arthur Gwyn Moreton Meredyth|nick=Arthur G. M. Meredyth|appt=3 November, 1898<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Tuesday, 1 November, 1898. Issue '''35662''', col F, p. 10.</ref>|end=3 November, 1899}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Morgan Singer|nick=Morgan Singer|appt=3 October, 1899<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Monday, 16 October, 1899. Issue '''35961''', col D, p. 10.</ref>|end=11 January, 1901<ref>Singer Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 220.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Morgan Singer|nick=Morgan Singer|appt=3 October, 1899<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Monday, 16 October, 1899. Issue '''35961''', col D, p. 10.</ref>|end=11 January, 1901<ref>Singer Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 220.</ref>}} | ||
− | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Douglas Romilly Lothian Nicholson|nick=Douglas R. M. Nicholson|appt=11 January, 1901<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Friday, 28 December, 1900. Issue '''36337''', col D, p. 5.</ref><ref>Nicholson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 457.</ref>|note=also in command of {{UK- | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Douglas Romilly Lothian Nicholson|nick=Douglas R. M. Nicholson|appt=11 January, 1901<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Friday, 28 December, 1900. Issue '''36337''', col D, p. 5.</ref><ref>Nicholson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 457.</ref>|note=also in command of {{UK-1Spiteful}}}} |
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Hugh Percival Buckle|nick=Hugh P. Buckle|appt=16 December, 1901<ref>Buckle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/117.|D7576591}} f. 117.</ref><ref>"Naval & Military intelligence" ''The Times'' (London). Friday, 6 December 1901. (36631), p. 6.</ref>{{NLMay03|p. 257}}|end=23 October, 1903<ref>Buckle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/117.|D7576591}} f. 117.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Hugh Percival Buckle|nick=Hugh P. Buckle|appt=16 December, 1901<ref>Buckle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/117.|D7576591}} f. 117.</ref><ref>"Naval & Military intelligence" ''The Times'' (London). Friday, 6 December 1901. (36631), p. 6.</ref>{{NLMay03|p. 257}}|end=23 October, 1903<ref>Buckle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/117.|D7576591}} f. 117.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander|name=Lewis Gonne Eyre Crabbe|nick=Lewis G. E. Crabbe|appt=30 September, 1903<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Tuesday, 6 October, 1903. Issue '''37204''', col D, p. 8.</ref>|end=c. 23 October, 1903<ref>Crabbe Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/168.|D7603675}} f. 169.</ref>{{NLOct04|p. 316}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander|name=Lewis Gonne Eyre Crabbe|nick=Lewis G. E. Crabbe|appt=30 September, 1903<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Tuesday, 6 October, 1903. Issue '''37204''', col D, p. 8.</ref>|end=c. 23 October, 1903<ref>Crabbe Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/168.|D7603675}} f. 169.</ref>{{NLOct04|p. 316}}}} | ||
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=William Hamilton Heath Sinclair Thomson|nick=William H. H. S. Thomson|appt=28 March, 1905|end=10 April, 1905|note=temporary}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=William Hamilton Heath Sinclair Thomson|nick=William H. H. S. Thomson|appt=28 March, 1905|end=10 April, 1905|note=temporary}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander|name=William Hamilton Heath Sinclair Thomson|nick=William H. H. S. Thomson|appt=26 July, 1906<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Friday, 27 July, 1906. Issue '''38,083''', col F, p. 5.</ref>{{NLMar07|p. 316}}|end=21 May, 1908}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander|name=William Hamilton Heath Sinclair Thomson|nick=William H. H. S. Thomson|appt=26 July, 1906<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Friday, 27 July, 1906. Issue '''38,083''', col F, p. 5.</ref>{{NLMar07|p. 316}}|end=21 May, 1908}} | ||
− | {{Tenure|rank={{ | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Reginald Charles Lloyd Owen|nick=Reginald C. L. Owen|appt=21 May, 1908{{NLOct08|p. 317}}|end=21 January, 1909}} |
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Geoffrey Philip Russell|nick=Geoffrey P. Russell|appt=21 January, 1909{{NLJul09|p. 317}}|end=18 October, 1909}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Geoffrey Philip Russell|nick=Geoffrey P. Russell|appt=21 January, 1909{{NLJul09|p. 317}}|end=18 October, 1909}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Gordon Alston Coles|nick=Gordon A. Coles|appt=19 October, 1909<ref>Coles Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/167.|D7603674}} f. 168.</ref>{{NLJan10|p. 317}}|end=12 January, 1910<ref>Coles Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/167.|D7603674}} f. 168.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Gordon Alston Coles|nick=Gordon A. Coles|appt=19 October, 1909<ref>Coles Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/167.|D7603674}} f. 168.</ref>{{NLJan10|p. 317}}|end=12 January, 1910<ref>Coles Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/167.|D7603674}} f. 168.</ref>}} | ||
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRNR}}|name=Robert Melvill Gardner|nick=Robert M. Gardner|appt=28 February, 1918|end=mid October, 1918{{FC}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRNR}}|name=Robert Melvill Gardner|nick=Robert M. Gardner|appt=28 February, 1918|end=mid October, 1918{{FC}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command|name=Percy Younghusband|nick=Percy Younghusband|appt=21 October, 1918{{NLDec18|p. 795}}|end=26 November, 1918{{NLDec18|p. 795}}{{NLFeb19|p. 795}}}} | {{Tenure|rank=Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command|name=Percy Younghusband|nick=Percy Younghusband|appt=21 October, 1918{{NLDec18|p. 795}}|end=26 November, 1918{{NLDec18|p. 795}}{{NLFeb19|p. 795}}}} | ||
− | {{Tenure|rank= | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRNR}}|name=Geoffrey Anselm Robinson|nick=Geoffrey A. Robinson|appt=26 November, 1918{{NLFeb19|p. 795}}|end=28 February, 1919<ref>Robinson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/56/37.|}} f. 37.</ref>}} |
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Latest revision as of 20:49, 7 February 2022
H.M.S. Flying Fish (1897) | |
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Pendant Number: | P.86 (1914) D.57 (Sep 1915) D.40 (Jan 1918) H.69 (Sep 1918)[1] |
Builder: | Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Company[2] |
Ordered: | 1895-96 Programme[3] |
Laid down: | 9 Aug, 1896[4] |
Launched: | 4 Mar, 1897[5] |
Commissioned: | Jun, 1898[6] |
Sold: | Aug, 1919[7] |
H.M.S. Flying Fish was one of forty "C" class destroyers built for the Royal Navy — a "30 knotter".
Service
In mid-1913, she was operating with the Sixth Destroyer Flotilla.[8]
On 22 July, 1913 while under the command ofLt. in Command Michael K. H. Kennedy, Flying Fish collided with a buoy at Dover. The Admiral of Patrols John de Robeck informed Kennedy that he had demonstrated a lack of seamanlike care and forethought on the occasion.[9]
Captains
With some ambiguity, it somehow seems that Flying Fish and Spiteful shared commanders Nicholson and Sparks.
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Arthur G. M. Meredyth, 3 November, 1898[10] – 3 November, 1899
- Commander Morgan Singer, 3 October, 1899[11] – 11 January, 1901[12]
- Commander Douglas R. M. Nicholson, 11 January, 1901[13][14] (also in command of Spiteful)
- Lieutenant & Commander Hugh P. Buckle, 16 December, 1901[15][16][17] – 23 October, 1903[18]
- Lieutenant & Commander Lewis G. E. Crabbe, 30 September, 1903[19] – c. 23 October, 1903[20][21]
- Lieutenant & Commander Ernest E. Parker, 23 October, 1903[22] – 28 November, 1904
- Lieutenant & Commander The Hon. Edward B. S. Bingham, August, 1905[23] (temporarily loaned)
- Commander Charles H. Morgan, 24 August, 1905[24][25] – 28 May, 1906[26] (and as Commander (D), Torpedo Craft in Commission in Reserve)
- Lieutenant in Command George H. H. Holden, 28 May, 1906[27] – 26 July, 1906[28]
- Lieutenant & Commander William H. H. S. Thomson, 28 March, 1905 – 10 April, 1905 (temporary)
- Lieutenant & Commander William H. H. S. Thomson, 26 July, 1906[29][30] – 21 May, 1908
- Lieutenant-Commander Reginald C. L. Owen, 21 May, 1908[31] – 21 January, 1909
- Lieutenant & Commander Geoffrey P. Russell, 21 January, 1909[32] – 18 October, 1909
- Lieutenant & Commander Gordon A. Coles, 19 October, 1909[33][34] – 12 January, 1910[35]
- Lieutenant & Commander William S. F. Forbes, 12 January, 1910 – 1 February, 1910
- Lieutenant & Commander John P. Champion, 1 February, 1910 – 26 November, 1910
- Lieutenant & Commander Michael K. H. Kennedy, 26 November, 1910[36][37] – 14 August, 1913[38]
- Lieutenant & Commander Montague R. Bernard, 2 July, 1912[39] – 29 July, 1912[40] (for manoeuvres)
- Lieutenant & Commander Lawrence D'O. Bignell, 14 August, 1913[41][42] – 3 December, 1913[43]
- Lieutenant in Command Philip W. S. King, 3 February, 1914[44] – 6 April, 1914[45] (followed by about a month in dockyard hands)
- Lieutenant-Commander Philip W. S. King, 19 May, 1914[46][47] – 24 October, 1915[48]
- Lieutenant in Command John H. Jauncey, 24 October, 1915[49] – 10 February, 1916[50]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command William H. Dunster, 24 January, 1916[51] – 31 May, 1917[52]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command William H. Dunster, 5 December, 1917[53] – 28 February, 1918[54]
- Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. Robert M. Gardner, 28 February, 1918 – mid October, 1918[Fact Check]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Percy Younghusband, 21 October, 1918[55] – 26 November, 1918[56][57]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Geoffrey A. Robinson, 26 November, 1918[58] – 28 February, 1919[59]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 57.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 57.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 57.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
- ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 303.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 316.
- ↑ Kennedy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/97. f. 52.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 1 November, 1898. Issue 35662, col F, p. 10.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 16 October, 1899. Issue 35961, col D, p. 10.
- ↑ Singer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 220.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 28 December, 1900. Issue 36337, col D, p. 5.
- ↑ Nicholson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 457.
- ↑ Buckle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/117. f. 117.
- ↑ "Naval & Military intelligence" The Times (London). Friday, 6 December 1901. (36631), p. 6.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 257.
- ↑ Buckle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/117. f. 117.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 6 October, 1903. Issue 37204, col D, p. 8.
- ↑ Crabbe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/168. f. 169.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 316.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 316.
- ↑ Bingham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/117. f. 117.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 316.
- ↑ Morgan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 323.
- ↑ Morgan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 323.
- ↑ Holden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/295. f. 331.
- ↑ Holden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/295. f. 331.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 27 July, 1906. Issue 38,083, col F, p. 5.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 316.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 317.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 317.
- ↑ Coles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/167. f. 168.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 317.
- ↑ Coles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/167. f. 168.
- ↑ Kennedy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/97. f. 52.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 316.
- ↑ Kennedy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/97. f. 52.
- ↑ Bernard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/96. f. ?.
- ↑ Bernard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/96. f. ?.
- ↑ Bignell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/117. f. 521.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1913). p. 315.
- ↑ Bignell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/117. f. 521.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 315.
- ↑ King Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/146. f. 79.
- ↑ King Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/146. f. 79.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 394e.
- ↑ King Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/146. f. 79.
- ↑ Jauncey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/132. f. 488.
- ↑ Jauncey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/132. f. 488.
- ↑ Dunster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/55/50. f. 50.
- ↑ Dunster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/55/50. f. 50.
- ↑ Dunster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/55/50. f. 50.
- ↑ Dunster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/55/50. f. 50.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 795.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 795.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 795.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 795.
- ↑ Robinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/37. f. 37.
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