H.M.S. Amazon (1908)

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H.M.S. Amazon (1908)
Pendant Number: H.37 (1914)
D.01 (Sep 1915)
D.03 (Jan 1918)[1]
Builder: John I. Thornycroft & Company[2]
Ordered: 1906-07 Programme[3]
Launched: 29 Jul, 1908[4]
Completed: Apr, 1909[5]
Sold: 1919[6]

H.M.S. Amazon was one of twelve destroyers of the "Tribal" class.

Service

In 1909, she became one of forty-three destroyers so far fitted with Destroyer Sets.[7]

In mid-1911, she was part of the First Destroyer Flotilla of the Home Fleet.[8]

While part of the Sixth Destroyer Flotilla, Amazon was one of four "Tribals" undergoing refit in Chatham Royal Dockyard until 8 July, 1914.[9]

On 22 October 1915, Amazon collided with a Dutch ship and Cdr. Oliphant was cautioned to be more careful in future.[10]

By May 1919, Amazon was among 33 obsolete ships awaiting sale.[11]

In 1935, her bell was one of several ships' bells the Royal Navy offered for sale to officers and others interested. It attracted a price of £1-£5, and men were to apply to win one at the fixed price, stating any special attachment or claim they had to the item(s) applied for.[12]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 60.
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 72.
  3. March. British Destroyers. p. 84.
  4. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 72.
  5. Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 305.
  6. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 72.
  7. Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1909. Wireless Appendix, p. 25.
  8. The Navy List. (July, 1911). p. 276-7.
  9. Admiralty Weekly Order No. 88 of 3 July 1914.
  10. Oliphant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/83. f. 83.
  11. The Navy List. (May, 1919). pp. 1105, 1105b.
  12. "Ships' Bells for Sale." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Aug 10, 1935; pg. 6; Issue 47139.
  13. The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 276-7.
  14. Sparks Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 341.
  15. Oliphant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/83. f. 83.
  16. The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 278.
  17. Oliphant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/83. f. 83.
  18. Oliphant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/83. f. 83.
  19. The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 392b.
  20. Oliphant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/83. f. 83.
  21. Warren Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/232. f. 245.
  22. The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 392b.
  23. Warren Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/232. f. 245.
  24. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 391h.
  25. Colvill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/7. f. 7.
  26. Colvill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/7. f. 7.
  27. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 728.

Bibliography


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