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''Recruit'' was hit while at anchor in Sheerness Harbour by a barge on 27 April, 1907.  She was taken into the steam basin, awaiting her turn in the No. 3 Dock when {{UK-Ure}} was undocked on 29 April.<ref>"Naval And Military Intelligence."  ''The Times'' (London, England), Monday, Apr 29, 1907; pg. 10; Issue 38319.</ref>
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In mid-1913, active with the [[Nore Local Defence Flotilla]].{{NLJul13|p. 365}}
 
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Revision as of 16:15, 17 April 2018

H.M.S. Recruit (1896)
Pendant Number: N.60 (1914)[1]
Builder: J. & G. Thomson[2]
Ordered: 1895-96 Programme[3]
Laid down: 18 Oct, 1895[4]
Launched: 22 Aug, 1896[5]
Commissioned: Oct, 1900[6]
Torpedoed: 1 May, 1915[7]
Fate: by UB 6[8]

H.M.S. Recruit was one of forty "C" class destroyers built for the Royal Navy — a "30 knotter".

She is not to be confused with the "R" class destroyer of the same name.

Service

Recruit was hit while at anchor in Sheerness Harbour by a barge on 27 April, 1907. She was taken into the steam basin, awaiting her turn in the No. 3 Dock when Ure was undocked on 29 April.[9]

In mid-1913, active with the Nore Local Defence Flotilla.[10]

She was torpedoed by UB 6 on 1 May, 1915[11] near Galloper Lightship, with the loss of 39.[12] The ship was cut in half and sank immediately.[13]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 58.
  2. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 58.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
  4. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
  5. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 58.
  6. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
  7. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 58.
  8. Uboat.net
  9. "Naval And Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, Apr 29, 1907; pg. 10; Issue 38319.
  10. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 365.
  11. Uboat.net Many sources seem to confuse this Recruit and the "R" class Recruit, which was sunk by UB 16.
  12. Smith. Hard Lying. p. 63.
  13. Naval Operations. Volume II. pp. 401-2.
  14. The Navy List. (May, 1902). p. 297a.
  15. "Naval & Military intelligence" The Times (London). Friday, 16 May 1902. (36769), p. 11.
  16. Bather Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/438. f. 438.
  17. "APPOINTMENTS FOR THE NAVAL MANOEUVRES." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Jul 16, 1903; pg. 8; Issue 37134.
  18. Todd Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/7. f. 7.
  19. Todd Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/7. f. 7.
  20. Nicholas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 306.
  21. Nicholas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 306.
  22. Anderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/354. f. 399.
  23. Anderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/354. f. 399.
  24. Gladstone Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/129. f. 144.
  25. Gladstone Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/129. f. 144.
  26. The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 365.
  27. The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 365.
  28. Bond Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/51. f. 51.
  29. The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 365.
  30. Bond Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/51. f. 51.
  31. The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 365.
  32. Hodgson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/124. f. 124.
  33. The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 365.
  34. Hodgson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/124. f. 124. Date is not fully legible.
  35. The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 365.
  36. Peck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/324. f. 364.
  37. The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 366.
  38. Peck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/324. f. 364.
  39. Wrightson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/101. f. 112.
  40. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 376a.
  41. Naval Operations. Volume II. pp. 401-2 and index.

Bibliography


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