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''Phoenix'' was one of 29 destroyers of the [[Acheron Class Destroyer (1910)|Acheron]] class.
'''H.M.S. ''Phoenix''''' was one of 29 destroyers of the [[Acheron Class Destroyer (1910)|''Acheron'' class]].
 
==Radio==
She was one of 18 [[Acheron Class Destroyer (1910)|''Acheron'' class destroyers]] fitted with W/T in 1912, becoming one of 123 destroyers so far fitted with [[British Wireless Systems#Destroyer Set|Destroyer Sets]].{{ARTS1912|Wireless Appendix, p. 6}}
 
==Service==
She was serving with the {{UK-DF|1}} in July, 1913.{{NLJul13|p. 356}}
 
In May 1915, ''Phoenix'' collided with the trawler ''Roxdeen'' [?] while under the command of Lt. Cdr. [[Michael Kavanagh Horsley Kennedy|Michael K. H. Kennedy]]. Kennedy was placed under arrest on 14 May, pending trial by Court Martial.  On 7 July, he was informed by Commander-in-Chief, Home Fleets that he had incurred Their Lordships' "severe displeasure".<ref>Kennedy Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/97.|D7604196}} f. 52.</ref>


==Captains==
==Captains==
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
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{{Tenure|rank=Lieutenant & Commander|name=Francis Alexander Waddilove Buller|nick=Francis A. W. Buller|appt=11 May, 1912{{NLJul13|p. 356}}|end=14 August, 1913<ref>Buller Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/465.|D7603248}}  f. 538.</ref>|precBy=New Command}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Michael Kavanagh Horsley Kennedy|nick=Michael K. H. Kennedy|appt=14 August, 1913<ref>Kennedy Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/97.|D7604196}} f. 52.</ref>{{NLOct15|p. 396''o''}}|end=4 June, 1916<ref>Kennedy Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/97.|D7604196}} f. 52.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Arthur Edward Hext Wright|nick=Arthur E. H. Wright|appt=4 June, 1916<ref>Wright Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/170.|D7576684}} ff. ?, 177.</ref>{{NLOct16|p. 396''n''}}|end=23 October, 1916<ref>Wright Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/170.|D7576684}} ff. ?, 177.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Christopher Henry Petrie|nick=Christopher H. Petrie|appt=23 October, 1916{{NLDec16|p. 396''n''}}|end=March, 1917}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Richard Harter|nick=Richard Harter|appt=8 March, 1917<ref>Harter Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/52/123.|D7605210}} f. 487.</ref>{{NLNov17|p. 396''l''}}|end=14 May, 1918<ref>Harter Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/52/123.|D7605210}} f. 487.</ref>|succBy=Vessel Lost|note=ship lost under his command}}
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==See Also==
==See Also==
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Latest revision as of 15:56, 3 May 2020

H.M.S. Phoenix (1911)
Pendant Number: H.75 (1914)
H.94 (Jan-Apr 1918)[1]
Builder: Vickers[2]
Ordered: 1910-11 Programme[3]
Launched: 9 Oct, 1911[4]
Completed: May, 1912[5]
Torpedoed: 14 May, 1918[6]
Fate: by U27

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

Radio

She was one of 18 Acheron class destroyers fitted with W/T in 1912, becoming one of 123 destroyers so far fitted with Destroyer Sets.[7]

Service

She was serving with the First Destroyer Flotilla in July, 1913.[8]

In May 1915, Phoenix collided with the trawler Roxdeen [?] while under the command of Lt. Cdr. Michael K. H. Kennedy. Kennedy was placed under arrest on 14 May, pending trial by Court Martial. On 7 July, he was informed by Commander-in-Chief, Home Fleets that he had incurred Their Lordships' "severe displeasure".[9]

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. ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 306.
  6. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 62.
  7. ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1912. Wireless Appendix, p. 6.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 356.
  9. ↑ Kennedy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/97. f. 52.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 356.
  11. ↑ Buller Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/465. f. 538.
  12. ↑ Kennedy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/97. f. 52.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 396o.
  14. ↑ Kennedy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/97. f. 52.
  15. ↑ Wright Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/170. ff. ?, 177.
  16. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 396n.
  17. ↑ Wright Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/170. ff. ?, 177.
  18. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 396n.
  19. ↑ Harter Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/52/123. f. 487.
  20. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 396l.
  21. ↑ Harter Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/52/123. f. 487.

Bibliography


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