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==Service==
==Service==
''Lynx'' was known for having a steering system prone to jamming.
''Lynx'' was known for having a steering system prone to jamming.
Under the command of Commander  [[Reginald St. Pierre Parry]], ''Lynx'' led a contingent of seven ''Acasta'' class destroyers of the {{UK-DF|4}} during the [[Scarborough Raid]] on 16 December 1914, acting as leader of the four-ship first division.{{UKNavalOpsII|pp. 26-30}}


''Lynx'' left Cromarty with two half-divisions of the {{UK-DF|4}} on 15 December, 1915 and she encountered a German destroyer.  ''Lynx'' was hit by gunfire as she gave chase and her forward magazine was flooded.  Her steering commenced to jam and the rest of her force made the error of following her, thus ending the pursuit.{{HardLying|p. 147}}
''Lynx'' left Cromarty with two half-divisions of the {{UK-DF|4}} on 15 December, 1915 and she encountered a German destroyer.  ''Lynx'' was hit by gunfire as she gave chase and her forward magazine was flooded.  Her steering commenced to jam and the rest of her force made the error of following her, thus ending the pursuit.{{HardLying|p. 147}}
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Dates of appointment are provided when known.
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
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Revision as of 18:48, 26 September 2016

H.M.S. Lynx (1913)
Pendant Number: H.71 (1914)[1]
Builder: London & Glasgow[2]
Launched: 20 Mar, 1913[3]
Completed: Jan, 1914[4]
Mined: 9 Aug, 1915[5]
Fate: in Moray Firth[6]

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

Service

Lynx was known for having a steering system prone to jamming.

Under the command of Commander Reginald St. Pierre Parry, Lynx led a contingent of seven Acasta class destroyers of the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla during the Scarborough Raid on 16 December 1914, acting as leader of the four-ship first division.[7]

Lynx left Cromarty with two half-divisions of the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla on 15 December, 1915 and she encountered a German destroyer. Lynx was hit by gunfire as she gave chase and her forward magazine was flooded. Her steering commenced to jam and the rest of her force made the error of following her, thus ending the pursuit.[8]

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. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 75.
  4. ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 307.
  5. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 75.
  6. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 63.
  7. ↑ Naval Operations. Volume II. pp. 26-30.
  8. ↑ Smith. Hard Lying. p. 147.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 352.
  10. ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
  11. ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 395q.
  13. ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 131.

Bibliography


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