H.M.S. Violet (1897)
From The Dreadnought Project
| H.M.S. Violet (1897) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | D.09 (1914) D.72 (Sep 1915) D.94 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Doxford[2] |
| Ordered: | 1986-97 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 13 Jul, 1896[4] |
| Launched: | 3 May, 1897[5] |
| Commissioned: | Jun, 1898[6] |
| Broken up: | 1920[7] |
H.M.S. Violet was one of forty "C" class destroyers built for the Royal Navy — a "30 knotter".
Service
She served in the Seventh Destroyer Flotilla from at least mid-1913[8] until September 1917 when she went to join the Nore Defence Flotilla.[9]
In April 1918 she was reassigned to the Sixth Destroyer Flotilla as part of the Dover Patrol, remaining there for the duration of the war.[10]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant & Commander Douglas E. R. Brownrigg, 3 March, 1899[11] – 8 September, 1899[12]
- Lieutenant in Command John B. Sparks, 8 March, 1899[13] – 29 April, 1900[14]
- Lieutenant Charles E. Le Mesurier, 28 April, 1900[15] – 20 August, 1900[16]
- Lieutenant & Commander Edwyn S. Alexander-Sinclair, 16 July, 1901[17] (for manoeuvres)
- Lieutenant & Commander Hugh J. Orr, 21 July, 1903[18] (for manoeuvres)
- Lieutenant in Command Anselan J. B. Stirling, 19 November, 1903[19] – 26 November, 1903[20]
- Lieutenant & Commander Francis R. Wood, 3 January, 1905[21]
- Lieutenant & Commander James C. Holmes, 1 January, 1906[22]
- Lieutenant & Commander Joseph A. Shuter, 3 August, 1906[23]
- Lieutenant & Commander Edward H. Cater, 20 July, 1909[24]
- Lieutenant & Commander Edward H. Cater, 31 January, 1911[25] (on recommissioning)
- Commander Robert H. Coppinger, 1 May, 1912[26] – 23 August, 1912[27]
- Commander Wion de M. Egerton, 5 November, 1912[28]
- Commander Vincent L. Bowring, 14 August, 1913[29]
- Acting Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Archibald C. Bucknell, 31 July, 1914[30]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Frederick T. Groome, 19 June, 1916[31]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Arthur W. Wright, 24 November, 1917[32]
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.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 394.
- ↑ Monthly Supplements to the Navy List, September 1914 through September 1917.
- ↑ Monthly Supplements to the Navy List, September 1917 through December 1918.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Thursday, 2 March, 1899. Issue 35766, col B, p. 10.
- ↑ Brownrigg Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 492.
- ↑ Sparks Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 341.
- ↑ Sparks Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 341.
- ↑ Le Mesurier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 56.
- ↑ Le Mesurier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 56.
- ↑ "The Naval Manœuvres". The Times. Thursday, 11 July, 1901. Issue 36504, col C, p. 8.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence". The Times. Thursday, 16 July, 1903. Issue 37134, col D, p. 8.
- ↑ Stirling Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/157. f. 175.
- ↑ Stirling Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/157. f. 175.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 394a.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Friday, 22 December, 1905. Issue 37897, col D, p. 10.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 394a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 394a.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Tuesday, 17 January, 1911. Issue 39484, col D, p. 12.
- ↑ Coppinger Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 313.
- ↑ Coppinger Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 313.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 394.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 394.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 399c.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 399.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 936.
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