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'''H.M.S. ''Contest''''' was one of 20 destroyers of the [[Acasta Class Destroyer (1912)|''Acasta'' class]].
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'''H.M.S. ''Contest''''' was one of twenty destroyers of the [[Acasta Class Destroyer (1912)|''Acasta'' class]].
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==Service==
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''Contest'' was the seventh of the twenty destroyers of the 1911-12 programme to be completed.  She was commissioned into service by Commander [[Kerrison Kiddle]], who paid off his previous command, {{UK-1Comet}} two days before commissioning ''Contest''.<ref>"Naval And Military Intelligence."  ''The Times'' (London, England), Monday, Jun 02, 1913; pg. 3; Issue 40227.</ref>
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In mid-1913, she was serving with the {{UK-DF|4}}.{{NLJul13|p. 296}}
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On 28 March 1915, ''Contest'' collided with the {{UK-KingOrry|f=t}} while under the command of [[Kerrison Kiddle]].  He was not punished or reprimanded in the aftermath.<ref>Kiddle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/250.|D7576610}} f. 250.</ref>
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At the [[Battle of Jutland]], ''Contest'' operated with the {{UK-DF|4}} under the command of {{LCommRN}} [[Ernald Gilbert Hoskins Master|Ernald G. H. Master]].{{UKJutlandOD|pp. 34, 44}}
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When off southwest England, ''Contest'' was torpedoed while escorting a twenty-four ship convoy out of Plymouth bound for America.  After the steamer ''City of London'' was torpedoed at 5.45pm, ''Contest'' came alongside to await the arrival of tugs.  A half-hour later, the destroyer was herself hit by a torpedo on the port side aft which caused her after magazine and depth charges to explode.  The survivors had to take to the boats for the night.  Upon their rescue in the morning by ships which included the {{UK-1Forester}}, one boat with eight men was missing.{{HepperLosses|p. 103}}  In all, thirty-five of the crew were lost.{{KindellROH2|p. 403}}  The u-boat that fired the torpedo was most likely {{DE-U106}}.<ref>[http://www.uboat.net/wwi/boats/index.html?boat=106 Uboat.net]</ref>
  
 
==Captains==
 
==Captains==
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
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* {{CommRN}} [[Kerrison Kiddle]], 26 February, 1914.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1914).  p. 298.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Kerrison Kiddle|nick=Kerrison Kiddle|appt=5 June, 1913<ref>Kiddle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/250.|D7576610}} f. 250.</ref>{{NLNov13|p. 298}}|end=December, 1913<ref>Kiddle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/250.|D7576610}} f. 250.</ref>|precBy=New Command}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Gerald Langston Parnell|nick=Gerald L. Parnell|appt=December, 1913{{NLFeb14|p. 298}}|end=26 February, 1914|note=temporary}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Kerrison Kiddle|nick=Kerrison Kiddle|appt=26 February, 1914<ref>Kiddle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/250.|D7576610}} f. 250.</ref>{{NLOct15|p. 393''c''}}|end=23 January, 1916<ref>Kiddle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/250.|D7576610}} f. 250.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=John Angus Scott|nick=John A. Scott|appt=23 January, 1916|end=21 April, 1916|note=sick}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Ernald Gilbert Hoskins Master|nick=Ernald G. H. Master|appt=21 April, 1916<ref>Master Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/316.|D7604728}} f. ?.</ref>|end=June, 1916{{NLNov17|p. 395''z''}}|note=in command at [[Battle of Jutland]]}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Humphrey Maurice Robson|nick=Humphrey M. Robson|appt=June, 1916<ref>Robson Service Records. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/55.|D7605142}} f. 411.</ref>|end=25 July, 1916<ref>Robson Service Records. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/55.|D7605142}} f. 411.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Harold Owen Joyce|nick=Harold O. Joyce|appt=8 August, 1916{{NLDec16|p. 393''g''}}|end=June, 1917}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Edward Douglas Wyndham Lawford|nick=Edward D. W. Lawford|appt=26 June, 1917|end=18 July, 1917}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Richard Bruce England|nick=Richard B. England|appt=15 August, 1917{{NLNov17|p. 392''r''}}|end=18 September, 1917{{HepperLosses|p. 103}}|succBy=Vessel Lost|note=vessel lost under his command}}
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==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
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H.M.S. Contest (1913)
Pendant Number: H.63(1914)
H.28 (1917)[1]
Builder: Hawthorn Leslie & Company[2]
Laid down: 26 Dec, 1911[3]
Launched: 7 Jan, 1913[4]
Completed: 6 Jun, 1913[5]
Torpedoed: 18 Sep, 1917[6]
Fate: by U 106[7]

H.M.S. Contest was one of twenty destroyers of the Acasta class.

Service

Contest was the seventh of the twenty destroyers of the 1911-12 programme to be completed. She was commissioned into service by Commander Kerrison Kiddle, who paid off his previous command, Comet two days before commissioning Contest.[8]

In mid-1913, she was serving with the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla.[9]

On 28 March 1915, Contest collided with the armed boarding steamer King Orry while under the command of Kerrison Kiddle. He was not punished or reprimanded in the aftermath.[10]

At the Battle of Jutland, Contest operated with the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla under the command of Lieutenant-Commander Ernald G. H. Master.[11]

When off southwest England, Contest was torpedoed while escorting a twenty-four ship convoy out of Plymouth bound for America. After the steamer City of London was torpedoed at 5.45pm, Contest came alongside to await the arrival of tugs. A half-hour later, the destroyer was herself hit by a torpedo on the port side aft which caused her after magazine and depth charges to explode. The survivors had to take to the boats for the night. Upon their rescue in the morning by ships which included the Forester, one boat with eight men was missing.[12] In all, thirty-five of the crew were lost.[13] The u-boat that fired the torpedo was most likely U 106.[14]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 63.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 75.
  3. ↑ "Naval And Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, Jun 02, 1913; pg. 3; Issue 40227.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 75.
  5. ↑ "Naval And Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, Jun 02, 1913; pg. 3; Issue 40227.
  6. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 75.
  7. ↑ Uboat.net
  8. ↑ "Naval And Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, Jun 02, 1913; pg. 3; Issue 40227.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 296.
  10. ↑ Kiddle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/250. f. 250.
  11. ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 44.
  12. ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 103.
  13. ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 403.
  14. ↑ Uboat.net
  15. ↑ Kiddle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/250. f. 250.
  16. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1913). p. 298.
  17. ↑ Kiddle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/250. f. 250.
  18. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1914). p. 298.
  19. ↑ Kiddle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/250. f. 250.
  20. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 393c.
  21. ↑ Kiddle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/250. f. 250.
  22. ↑ Master Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/316. f. ?.
  23. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395z.
  24. ↑ Robson Service Records. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/55. f. 411.
  25. ↑ Robson Service Records. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/55. f. 411.
  26. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 393g.
  27. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 392r.
  28. ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 103.

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