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− | |builder=[[Yarrow]]{{Conways1860|p. 99}} | + | |comp=Mar, 1904{{FriedmanBritishDestroyers|p. 304}} |
+ | |builder=[[Yarrow & Company]]{{Conways1860|p. 99}} | ||
|laid=30 Jul, 1902{{Conways1860|p. 99}} | |laid=30 Jul, 1902{{Conways1860|p. 99}} | ||
|fate=Broken up | |fate=Broken up | ||
|pend=unknown{{DittColl|p. 59}} | |pend=unknown{{DittColl|p. 59}} | ||
|fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career> | |fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career> | ||
− | '''H.M.S. ''Usk''''' was one | + | '''H.M.S. ''Usk''''' was one of the [[Royal Navy]]'s thirty-six [[River Class Destroyer (1903)|"River" class destroyers]]. |
+ | |||
+ | ==Service== | ||
+ | In late 1905 she was in commission in reserve as part of the Sheerness-Chatham Reserve Division and listed as a tender to the {{UK-Pembroke}}.{{NLDec05|p. 270''b''}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | In early 1907 she was in commission with a nucleus crew at Portsmouth and listed as a tender to the {{UK-Hecla|f=t}}.{{NLJan07|p. 270''a''}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | In early 1910 she was a member of the Home Fleet's First Destroyer Flotilla.{{NLApr10|p. 269}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ''Usk'' paid off at Sheerness on 1 May, 1911 and entered dockyard hands. Her crew were sent to recommission her sister destroyer, {{UK-Dee}} at Devonport.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Friday, 28 April, 1911. Issue '''39573''', col B, p. 15.</ref> | ||
+ | |||
+ | In mid-1913, ''Usk'' was in Hong Kong.{{NLJul13|p. 388}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | Under {{LCommRN}} [[Wellwood George Courtenay Maxwell|Maxwell]], ''Usk'' was amongst three "Rivers" employed in towing landing boats in to Anzac Cove at the Dardanelles.{{HardLying|p. 78}} | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
Dates of appointment are provided when known. | Dates of appointment are provided when known. | ||
− | <div name=fredbot: | + | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Usk''"> |
− | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Charles Frederick Corbett|nick=Charles F. Corbett|appt=early 1904<ref>Corbett Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42/483.|D7579104}} f. 488.</ref>|end=1 June, 1905<ref>Corbett Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42/483.|D7579104}} f. 488.</ref>|precBy=New Command}} | |
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Wilmot Stuart Nicholson|nick=Wilmot S. Nicholson|appt=1 June, 1905<ref>Nicholson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 239.</ref>|end=10 October, 1905<ref>Nicholson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 239.</ref>}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander|name=Duncan Hermann Carmichael|nick=Duncan H. Carmichael|appt=10 October, 1905{{NLDec05|p. 388}}|end=7 April, 1906}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander|name=Duncan Hermann Carmichael|nick=Duncan H. Carmichael|appt=28 May, 1906|end=1 November, 1906}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Alan Cameron Bruce|nick=Alan C. Bruce|appt=7 April, 1906<ref>Bruce Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/319.}} f. 351.</ref>|end=28 May, 1906<ref>Bruce Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/319.}} f. 351.</ref>}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Cyril Percy Ryan|nick=Cyril P. Ryan|appt=22 October, 1906{{NLJan07|p. 388}}<ref>Ryan Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/160.|D7602946}} f. 178.</ref>|end=7 September, 1909<ref>Ryan Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/160.|D7602946}} f. 178.</ref>}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=William Dion Irvin|nick=William D. Irvin|appt=5 September, 1909{{NLApr10|p. 389}}|end=}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Theodore Evelyn Johnstone Bigg|nick=Theodore E. J. Bigg|appt=7 November, 1910<ref>Bigg Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/9.|D7604603}} f. 10.</ref>{{NLApr11|p. 388}}|end=1 May, 1911<ref>Bigg Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/9.|D7604603}} f. 10.</ref>}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Bertie William Bluett|nick=Bertie W. Bluett|appt=19 September, 1911{{NLAug12|p. 388}}|end=21 October, 1912}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Wellwood George Courtenay Maxwell|nick=Wellwood G. C. Maxwell|appt=21 October, 1912{{NLOct15|p. 398''t''}}<ref>Maxwell Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48.|D7603952}} f. 451.</ref>|end=16 September, 1915<ref>Maxwell Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48.|D7603952}} f. 451.</ref>}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Richard Charles Arthur Littleton|nick=Richard C. A. Littleton|appt=16 September, 1915{{NLDec16|p. 398''u''}}|end=25 April, 1917}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Eric Paul Vivian|nick=Eric P. Vivian|appt=25 April, 1917{{NLAug17|p. 398''p''}}|end=October, 1917}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}}|name=David James Robert Simson|nick=David J. R. Simson|appt=17 March, 1918<ref>Simson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/54/149.|D7605736}} f. 150.</ref>{{NLDec18|p. 923}}|end=November, 1918<ref>Simson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/54/149.|D7605736}} f. 150.</ref>}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Basil Ashby Taylor|nick=Basil A. Taylor|appt=20 August, 1918<ref>Taylor Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52.|D7576720}} f. ?.</ref>|end=before 18 October, 1918{{NLDec18|pp. 740-1}}}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Albert John Foley|nick=Albert J. Foley|appt=November, 1918<ref>Foley Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/154/65.|}} f. 65.</ref>{{NLFeb19|p. 922''a''}}|end=24 February, 1919<ref>Foley Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/154/65.|}} f. 65.</ref>}} | ||
+ | </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
{{refbegin}} | {{refbegin}} | ||
− | {{WP| | + | * [http://www.naval-history.net/OWShips-WW1-10-HMS_Usk.htm Transcribed Ship Logs at naval-history.net] |
+ | {{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Usk_(1903)}} | ||
{{refend}} | {{refend}} | ||
Latest revision as of 17:02, 29 December 2021
H.M.S. Usk (1903) | |
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Pendant Number: | unknown[1] |
Builder: | Yarrow & Company[2] |
Ordered: | 1901-02 Programme[3] |
Laid down: | 30 Jul, 1902[4] |
Launched: | 25 Jul, 1903[5] |
Completed: | Mar, 1904[6] |
Commissioned: | Mar, 1904[7] |
Broken up: | 1920[8] |
H.M.S. Usk was one of the Royal Navy's thirty-six "River" class destroyers.
Service
In late 1905 she was in commission in reserve as part of the Sheerness-Chatham Reserve Division and listed as a tender to the Pembroke.[9]
In early 1907 she was in commission with a nucleus crew at Portsmouth and listed as a tender to the depot ship Hecla.[10]
In early 1910 she was a member of the Home Fleet's First Destroyer Flotilla.[11]
Usk paid off at Sheerness on 1 May, 1911 and entered dockyard hands. Her crew were sent to recommission her sister destroyer, Dee at Devonport.[12]
In mid-1913, Usk was in Hong Kong.[13]
Under Lieutenant-Commander Maxwell, Usk was amongst three "Rivers" employed in towing landing boats in to Anzac Cove at the Dardanelles.[14]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Charles F. Corbett, early 1904[15] – 1 June, 1905[16]
- Commander Wilmot S. Nicholson, 1 June, 1905[17] – 10 October, 1905[18]
- Lieutenant & Commander Duncan H. Carmichael, 10 October, 1905[19] – 7 April, 1906
- Lieutenant & Commander Duncan H. Carmichael, 28 May, 1906 – 1 November, 1906
- Commander Alan C. Bruce, 7 April, 1906[20] – 28 May, 1906[21]
- Commander Cyril P. Ryan, 22 October, 1906[22][23] – 7 September, 1909[24]
- Lieutenant & Commander William D. Irvin, 5 September, 1909[25]
- Lieutenant & Commander Theodore E. J. Bigg, 7 November, 1910[26][27] – 1 May, 1911[28]
- Lieutenant & Commander Bertie W. Bluett, 19 September, 1911[29] – 21 October, 1912
- Lieutenant-Commander Wellwood G. C. Maxwell, 21 October, 1912[30][31] – 16 September, 1915[32]
- Lieutenant in Command Richard C. A. Littleton, 16 September, 1915[33] – 25 April, 1917
- Lieutenant in Command Eric P. Vivian, 25 April, 1917[34] – October, 1917
- Lieutenant David J. R. Simson, 17 March, 1918[35][36] – November, 1918[37]
- Lieutenant in Command Basil A. Taylor, 20 August, 1918[38] – before 18 October, 1918[39]
- Lieutenant in Command Albert J. Foley, November, 1918[40][41] – 24 February, 1919[42]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 59.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 99.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 99.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 99.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 99.
- ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 304.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 99.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 99.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 270b.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 270a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 269.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 28 April, 1911. Issue 39573, col B, p. 15.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 388.
- ↑ Smith. Hard Lying. p. 78.
- ↑ Corbett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/483. f. 488.
- ↑ Corbett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/483. f. 488.
- ↑ Nicholson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 239.
- ↑ Nicholson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 239.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 388.
- ↑ Bruce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/319. f. 351.
- ↑ Bruce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/319. f. 351.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 388.
- ↑ Ryan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/160. f. 178.
- ↑ Ryan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/160. f. 178.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 389.
- ↑ Bigg Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/9. f. 10.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 388.
- ↑ Bigg Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/9. f. 10.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 388.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 398t.
- ↑ Maxwell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 451.
- ↑ Maxwell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 451.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 398u.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 398p.
- ↑ Simson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/149. f. 150.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 923.
- ↑ Simson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/149. f. 150.
- ↑ Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). pp. 740-1.
- ↑ Foley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/65. f. 65.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 922a.
- ↑ Foley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/65. f. 65.
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