H.M.S. Derwent (1903)
From The Dreadnought Project
| H.M.S. Derwent (1903) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | N.25 (1914) D.15 (Sep 1915)[1] |
| Builder: | Hawthorn Leslie[2] |
| Ordered: | 1901-02 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 12 Jun, 1902[4] |
| Launched: | 14 Feb, 1903[5] |
| Commissioned: | Jul, 1904[6] |
| Mined: | 2 May, 1917[7] |
| Fate: | off Le Havre[8] |
H.M.S. Derwent was one of 36 destroyers of the "River" class.
Service
In mid-1913, Derwent was returning from Gibraltar to join the Ninth Destroyer Flotilla.[9]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant in Command William W. Wilson, 14 July, 1904[10] – 7 February, 1905[11]
- Lieutenant in Command Osmond J. Prentis, 17 January, 1905[12][13] – 5 January, 1906[14]
- Lieutenant in Command George P. England, 5 January, 1906[15] – 28 July, 1908[16]
- Lieutenant in Command George H. H. Holden, 28 July, 1908[17][18] – 29 November, 1910[19]
- Lieutenant & Commander James F. Dewar, 29 November, 1910[20]
- Lieutenant & Commander Alexander G. Fleming, 21 March, 1912[21]
- Commander Berwick Curtis, 5 July, 1913[22] – June, 1914[23] (and in command of Desperate)
- Lieutenant-Commander William H. S. S. Thomson, August, 1914[24]
- Lieutenant & Commander Lionel G. Dawson, 30 August, 1915[25] – 3 September, 1915[26] (temporary)
- Lieutenant in Command Henry R. James, 3 December, 1915 – 7 January, 1916
- Lieutenant in Command Charles M. Blackman, 9 February, 1916[27] – 10 July, 1916[28]
- Lieutenant in Command Edward C. Thornton, 10 July, 1916[29][30] – 2 May, 1917[31] (vessel lost under his command)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 59.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 99.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 99.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 99.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 99.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 99.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 59.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 59.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 300.
- ↑ Wilson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/286. f. 321.
- ↑ Wilson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/286. f. 321.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 300.
- ↑ Prentis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/118. f. 130.
- ↑ Prentis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/118. f. 130.
- ↑ England Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 327.
- ↑ England Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 327.
- ↑ Holden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/295. f. 331.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 300.
- ↑ Holden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/295. f. 331.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 300.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 300.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1913). p. 300c.
- ↑ Curtis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/262. f. 262.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 393i.
- ↑ Dawson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 208.
- ↑ Dawson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 208.
- ↑ Blackman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/336. f. ?.
- ↑ Blackman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/336. f. ?.
- ↑ Thornton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/222. f. 592.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 393n.
- ↑ Thornton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/222. f. 592.
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