H.M.S. Thrasher (1895)
From The Dreadnought Project
| H.M.S. Thrasher (1895) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | D.79 (1914) D.94 (Sep 1915) D.90 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Laird[2] |
| Ordered: | 1894-95 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 30 May, 1895[4] |
| Launched: | 5 Nov, 1895[5] |
| Commissioned: | Jun, 1897[6] |
| Broken up: | 1919[7] |
H.M.S. Thrasher was one of twenty-four "B" class destroyers built for the Royal Navy — a "30 knotter".
Service
In mid-1913, part of the Seventh Destroyer Flotilla — a patrol flotilla.[8]
On 8 February, 1917, she sank UC 39 after blowing her to the surface with a single well-placed depth charge.[9]
In September, 1917 when she transferred to the Nore Local Defence Flotilla,[10] serving there until at December, 1918.[11] From January, 1919, she remained at The Nore "temporarily".
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Alexander L. Duff, 17 November, 1897[12] – 26 December, 1897[13]
- Lieutenant & Commander Walter M. Ellerton, 30 July, 1898[14]
- Lieutenant & Commander Thomas D. Pratt, 25 August, 1899[15][16] – 25 August, 1900[17]
- Lieutenant & Commander Arthur K. Macrorie, 15 November, 1900[18][19] – 16 March, 1901[20]
- Lieutenant & Commander Cecil D. S. Raikes, 5 December, 1901[21] – 3 August, 1902[22]
- Lieutenant in Command Cecil D. S. Raikes, 16 October, 1902[23] – 1903
- Lieutenant & Commander Norman H. Carter, 21 December, 1903[24][25] – 28 December, 1904[26]
- Lieutenant & Commander Cecil H. Pilcher, 5 April, 1905[27] – 1 October, 1906[Inference]
- Lieutenant & Commander Archibald T. Stewart, 1 October, 1906[28] – 1907
- Lieutenant & Commander George H. Knowles, 19 November, 1907[29][30] – 24 January, 1910[31]
- Lieutenant & Commander Reginald Watkins Grubb, 24 January, 1910[32] – 10 September, 1910[33]
- Lieutenant & Commander Richard A. A. Plowden, 10 September, 1910[34] – 4 January, 1911[35]
- Commander Hugh J. Tweedie, 4 January, 1911[36] – 1 March, 1911[37]
- Lieutenant & Commander Thomas K. Maxwell, 1 March, 1911[38]
- Lieutenant-Commander Reginald B. C. Hutchinson, 10 September, 1912[39] – 14 October, 1912[40]
- Lieutenant & Commander Henry V. Hudson, 14 October, 1912[41][42] – 22 September, 1913[43]
- Commander Douglas W. Hamilton-Gordon, 22 September, 1913 – 20 January, 1914 (died while in command)
- Commander Hugh T. Prichard, 23 January, 1914[44][45] – October, 1914[46]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Ernest M. Hawkins, 6 May, 1915[47]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Lionel M. Kelly, 7 May, 1917[48] – 31 July, 1917[49]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Walter H. Poole, 30 April, 1918[50]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 57.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
- ↑ 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. 386.
- ↑ Smith. Hard Lying. p. 62. For some reason, I think the source calls this UC 9.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (September, 1917). pp. 16, 18.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 16.
- ↑ Duff Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 80.
- ↑ Duff Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 80.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 303.
- ↑ Gilbert Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 19643/164. ff. 164, 248.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1900). p. 306.
- ↑ Gilbert Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 19643/164. ff. 164, 248.
- ↑ Macrorie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/467. f. 521.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 307.
- ↑ Macrorie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/467. f. 521.
- ↑ "Naval & Military intelligence" The Times (London). Friday, 6 December 1901. (36631), p. 6.
- ↑ Raikes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 490.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 308.
- ↑ Carter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/301. f. 340.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 386.
- ↑ Carter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/301. f. 340.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1906). p. 386.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 386.
- ↑ Knowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/52. f. 257.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 386.
- ↑ Knowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/52. f. 257.
- ↑ Grubb Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/143. f. 348.
- ↑ Grubb Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/143. f. 348.
- ↑ Plowden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/64. f. 64.
- ↑ Plowden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/64. f. 64.
- ↑ Tweedie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 332.
- ↑ Tweedie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 332.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 386.
- ↑ Hutchinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/136. f. 341.
- ↑ Hutchinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/136. f. 341.
- ↑ Hudson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/49. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 386.
- ↑ Hudson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/49. f. ?.
- ↑ Prichard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/356. f. 401.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 385a.
- ↑ Prichard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/356. f. 401.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 398q.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 398k.
- ↑ Kelly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/142. f. 142.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 919.
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