H.M.S. Lightning (1895)
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| H.M.S. Lightning (1895) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | N.23 (1914) D.98 (Sep 1915)[1] |
| Builder: | Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Company[2] |
| Ordered: | 1893-94[3] |
| Laid down: | 28 Mar, 1894[4] |
| Launched: | 10 Apr, 1895[5] |
| Commissioned: | Jan, 1896[6] |
| Mined: | 30 Jun, 1915[7] |
H.M.S. Lightning was one of thirty-six 27 Knotters, early Torpedo Boat Destroyers built for the Royal Navy in the 1890s.
Construction & Service
During trials in the North Sea at the end of 1895, Lightning reached 27.9 knots under forced draught—nine-tenths of a knot over the specified contract speed.[8]
She was one of twenty-seven T.B.Ds. of the Portsmouth Flotilla to participate in the Annual Manoeuvres of 1909.[9]
In August, 1912, she and the other extant 27 knotters were redesignated as "A" Class Destroyers. She was lost to a mine in mid-1915.
In mid-1913, she was at The Nore.[10]
Lightning was mined in the North Sea with the loss of fifteen lives, primarily engine room personnel.[11]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Arthur H. D. Ravenhill, 14 January, 1896[12] – 25 February, 1897
- Commander William H. Nicholson, 25 February, 1897[13] – 19 October, 1897 (Jubilee Naval Review and Annual Manoeuvres of 1897)
- Commander Cecil G. Treherne, 20 October, 1897 – 20 October, 1898
- Lieutenant & Commander Loftus C. O. Mansergh, 10 January, 1899[14] – 9 January, 1900[15]
- Lieutenant & Commander Lawrence L. Dundas, 6 January, 1900[16] – 24 April, 1900[17]
- Lieutenant & Commander Arthur J. Davies, 16 July, 1901[18] (for the Annual Manoeuvres of 1901)
- Lieutenant & Commander Rowland H. Bather, August, 1902[19] – 30 May, 1903[20]
- Lieutenant & Commander Vincent L. Bowring, 19 June, 1903[21] – 14 December, 1904[22]
- Lieutenant & Commander Ernest G. W. Davidson, 27 April, 1905[23][24] – 29 December, 1905[25]
- Lieutenant & Commander Ernest E. Parker, early 1906 – 28 May, 1906
- Lieutenant in Command Claude Seymour, 28 May, 1906[26] – 6 July, 1906[27]
- Lieutenant & Commander Mark G. Newton, 6 July, 1906[28] – 13 April, 1907
- Lieutenant & Commander James Bayley, 13 April, 1907[29][30] – 25 January, 1909
- Lieutenant & Commander Austin C. Ackland, 25 January, 1909[31][32] – November, 1909[33]
- Lieutenant & Commander Robert H. Ames, October, 1909[34] – c. March, 1910[35]
- Lieutenant & Commander Edmund A. T. de P. de la Poer, 8 March, 1910[36][37] – 15 August, 1910[38]
- Lieutenant & Commander Edmond A. B. Stanley, 15 August, 1910[39][40] – 18 November, 1911[41]
- Lieutenant in Command (I Gr.) Thomas C. C. Bolster, 12 December, 1911[42] – 5 December, 1914[43] (and as Acting Interpreter in German)
- Lieutenant in Command James R. C. Cavendish, 5 December, 1914[44][45] – 30 June, 1915[46] (ship lost under his command)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 56.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 92.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 92.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 92.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 56.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 92.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 56.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence". The Times. Friday, 8 November, 1895 Issue 34729, col E, p. 6.
- ↑ "The Naval Mobilization." The Times (London, England), Thursday, June 17, 1909, Issue 38988, p.9.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 340.
- ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. pp. 118-9.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence". The Times. Friday, 10 January, 1896. Issue 34783, col D, p. 8.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1897). p. 236a.
- ↑ Mansergh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/141/107
- ↑ Mansergh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/339
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence". The Times. Tuesday, 2 January, 1900. Issue 36028, col E, p. 7.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 273.
- ↑ "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Thursday, July 11, 1901, Issue 36504, p.8.
- ↑ Bather Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/438. f. 438.
- ↑ Bather Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/438. f. 438.
- ↑ Bowring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/66. f. 74.
- ↑ Bowring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/66. f. 74.
- ↑ Davidson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/20. f. 21.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 341.
- ↑ Davidson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/20. f. 21.
- ↑ Seymour Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/177. f. 198.
- ↑ Seymour Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/177. f. 198.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 341.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Tuesday, 16 April, 1907. Issue 38308, col C, p. 11.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 341.
- ↑ Ackland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/174. f. 379.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence". The Times. Tuesday, 19 January, 1909. Issue 38860, col B, p. 7.
- ↑ Ackland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/174. f. 379.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 341.
- ↑ Service Record only indicates the year.
- ↑ de la Poer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/27. f. 14.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 340.
- ↑ de la Poer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/27. f. 14.
- ↑ Stanley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/90. f. 295.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 341.
- ↑ Stanley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/90. f. 295.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 339.
- ↑ Bolster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/159. f. 253.
- ↑ Cavendish Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/19. ff. 179, 235.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 395m.
- ↑ Cavendish Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/19. ff. 179, 235.
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