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|name=Faulknor
|name=Faulknor
|launch=26 Feb, 1914{{Conways1906|p. 78}}
|launch=26 Feb, 1914{{Conways1906|p. 78}}
|builder=[[J. S. White]]{{Conways1906|p. 78}}
|builder=[[J. Samuel White]]{{Conways1906|p. 78}}
|fate=To Chile
|fate=To Chile
|pend=H.84 (1914)<br>H.31 (Jan 1918)<br>D.16 (Sep 1918){{DittColl|p. 65}}
|pend=H.84 (1914)<br>H.31 (Jan 1918)<br>D.16 (Sep 1918){{DittColl|p. 65}}
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In September 1914, it was announced that the ship had been painted grey, and her foremost funnel lengthened six feet.{{AWO1914|330 of 8 Sep, 1914}}
In September 1914, it was announced that the ship had been painted grey, and her foremost funnel lengthened six feet.{{AWO1914|330 of 8 Sep, 1914}}


In September 1914, it was decided that {{UK-Faulknor}} should join the {{UK-DF|1}} as the half-flotilla leader and be fitted with a [[Wireless Telegraphy Apparatus Mark II|Mark II W/T set]], longer mast, No. 2 set of flags and two additional signal ratings.{{GFConferences1914|p. 104}}  She was listed with 1 D.F. as of October.{{SMNLOct14|p. 11}}
In September 1914, it was decided that ''Faulknor'' should join the {{UK-DF|1}} as the half-flotilla leader and be fitted with a [[Wireless Telegraphy Apparatus Mark II|Mark II W/T set]], longer mast, No. 2 set of flags and two additional signal ratings.{{GFConferences1914|p. 104}}  She was listed with 1 D.F. as of October.{{SMNLOct14|p. 11}}


In late November 1914, she was to be moved over to the {{UK-DF|4}}, possibly as half-flotilla leader under {{UK-Caroline}} while {{UK-Swift}} was to undergo refit.{{GFConferences1914|p. 218}}
In late November 1914, she was to be moved over to the {{UK-DF|4}}, possibly as half-flotilla leader under {{UK-Caroline}} while {{UK-Swift}} was to undergo refit.{{GFConferences1914|p. 218}}
In May, 1916, she moved to become leader for {{UK-DF|12}}.{{SMNLMay16|p. 12}}


At the [[Battle of Jutland]], she was flagship of the {{UK-DF|12}} under Captain (D) [[Anselan John Buchanan Stirling]].{{UKJutlandOD|pp. 34, 45}}
At the [[Battle of Jutland]], she was flagship of the {{UK-DF|12}} under Captain (D) [[Anselan John Buchanan Stirling]].{{UKJutlandOD|pp. 34, 45}}
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==Captains==
==Captains==
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
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* Captain (D) [[Anselan John Buchanan Stirling|Anselan Stirling]], in command at the [[Battle of Jutland]]{{UKJutlandOD|p. 45}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Cecil Henry Fox|nick=Cecil H. Fox|appt=25 August, 1914<ref>Fox Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/320.|D7576554}} f. 320.</ref>|end=6 October, 1914<ref>Fox Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/320.|D7576554}} f. 320.</ref>|note=and as Captain (D), {{UK-DF|3}}|precBy=New Command}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Herbert Meade|nick=Herbert Meade|appt=6 October, 1914<ref>Meade Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 177.</ref>|end=24 November, 1914<ref>Meade Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 177.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Anselan John Buchanan Stirling|nick=Anselan Stirling|appt=24 November, 1914<ref>Stirling Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/157.|D7602943}} f. 175.</ref>|end=November, 1916{{NLNov17|p. 397''v''}}<ref>Stirling Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/157.|D7602943}} f. 175.</ref>|note=as Captain (D) of {{UK-DF|12}} from 20 April, 1916 and in command at the [[Battle of Jutland]]}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Henry Gerard Laurence Oliphant|nick=Henry G. L. Oliphant|appt=December, 1916<ref>Oliphant Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/83.|D7603335}} f. 83.</ref>{{NLNov17|p. 393''t''}}|end=22 October, 1918<ref>Oliphant Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/83.|D7603335}} f. 83.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Patrick Edward Parker|nick=Patrick E. Parker|appt=1 March, 1919<ref>Parker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46}} f. 16.</ref>|end=21 April, 1919<ref>Parker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46}} f. 16.</ref>|note=and as Assistant Captain (D), Devonport}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Frank Powell|nick=Frank Powell|appt=21 April, 1919<ref>Powell Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/242.|D7603028}} f. 274.</ref>{{NLJun19|p. 792}}|end=1 October, 1919<ref>Powell Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/242.|D7603028}} f. 274.</ref>|note=and as Assistant Captain (D), Devonport}}
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==See Also==
==See Also==
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Latest revision as of 14:20, 19 September 2022

H.M.S. Faulknor (1914)
Pendant Number: H.84 (1914)
H.31 (Jan 1918)
D.16 (Sep 1918)[1]
Builder: J. Samuel White[2]
Launched: 26 Feb, 1914[3]
To Chile: May, 1920[4]

Faulknor was one of 4 flotilla leaders of the Faulknor class.

Service

In September 1914, it was announced that the ship had been painted grey, and her foremost funnel lengthened six feet.[5]

In September 1914, it was decided that Faulknor should join the First Destroyer Flotilla as the half-flotilla leader and be fitted with a Mark II W/T set, longer mast, No. 2 set of flags and two additional signal ratings.[6] She was listed with 1 D.F. as of October.[7]

In late November 1914, she was to be moved over to the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla, possibly as half-flotilla leader under Caroline while Swift was to undergo refit.[8]

In May, 1916, she moved to become leader for Twelfth Destroyer Flotilla.[9]

At the Battle of Jutland, she was flagship of the Twelfth Destroyer Flotilla under Captain (D) Anselan John Buchanan Stirling.[10]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 65.
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 78.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 78.
  4. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 65.
  5. Admiralty Weekly Order No. 330 of 8 Sep, 1914.
  6. Grand Fleet Conferences, 1914. p. 104.
  7. Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (October, 1914). p. 11.
  8. Grand Fleet Conferences, 1914. p. 218.
  9. Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (May, 1916). p. 12.
  10. Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 45.
  11. Fox Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/320. f. 320.
  12. Fox Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/320. f. 320.
  13. Meade Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 177.
  14. Meade Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 177.
  15. Stirling Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/157. f. 175.
  16. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 397v.
  17. Stirling Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/157. f. 175.
  18. Oliphant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/83. f. 83.
  19. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 393t.
  20. Oliphant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/83. f. 83.
  21. Parker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46 f. 16.
  22. Parker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46 f. 16.
  23. Powell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/242. f. 274.
  24. The Navy List. (June, 1919). p. 792.
  25. Powell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/242. f. 274.

Bibliography


Faulknor Class Flotilla Leader
  Botha Broke Faulknor Tipperary  
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