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In July, 1904, complaints from {{ViceRN}} [[Gerard Henry Uctred Noel|Noel]] of the China Station about the condition of his T.B.s and T.B.D.s prompted a review of his assets by [[First Lord of the Admiralty]] [[William Waldegrave Palmer, Second Earl of Selborne|Selborne]]. Within, it was noted that ''Otter'''s boilers had been re-tubed and her hull and machinery refitted in 1902.<ref>Letter from Selborne to Noel dated 15 July 1904 contained in Noel Papers at the National Maritime Museum. (NOE/5/2).</ref> | In July, 1904, complaints from {{ViceRN}} [[Gerard Henry Uctred Noel|Noel]] of the China Station about the condition of his T.B.s and T.B.D.s prompted a review of his assets by [[First Lord of the Admiralty]] [[William Waldegrave Palmer, Second Earl of Selborne|Selborne]]. Within, it was noted that ''Otter'''s boilers had been re-tubed and her hull and machinery refitted in 1902.<ref>Letter from Selborne to Noel dated 15 July 1904 contained in Noel Papers at the National Maritime Museum. (NOE/5/2).</ref> | ||
− | In mid-1913, ''Otter'' was still on the China Station. | + | In mid-1913, ''Otter'' was still on the China Station.{{NLJul13|p. 351}} |
==Captains== | ==Captains== |
Revision as of 18:46, 13 November 2014
H.M.S. Otter (1896) | |
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Pendant Number: | unknown[1] |
Builder: | Vickers[2] |
Ordered: | 1895-96 Programme[3] |
Laid down: | 9 Jun, 1896[4] |
Launched: | 23 Nov, 1896[5] |
Commissioned: | Mar, 1900[6] |
Broken up: | 1916[7] |
H.M.S. Otter was one of forty destroyers of the "C" class — a "30 knotter".
Service
In July, 1904, complaints from Vice-Admiral Noel of the China Station about the condition of his T.B.s and T.B.D.s prompted a review of his assets by First Lord of the Admiralty Selborne. Within, it was noted that Otter's boilers had been re-tubed and her hull and machinery refitted in 1902.[8]
In mid-1913, Otter was still on the China Station.[9]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant Cedric S. Holland, 17 April, 1912[10]
- Lieutenant-Commander Somerville P. B. Russell, 7 November, 1914[11]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 58.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 58.
- ↑ 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. 58.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
- ↑ Letter from Selborne to Noel dated 15 July 1904 contained in Noel Papers at the National Maritime Museum. (NOE/5/2).
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 351.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 351.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 365.
Bibliography