H.M.S. Welland (1904)
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| H.M.S. Welland (1904) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | unknown[1] |
| Builder: | Yarrow[2] |
| Ordered: | 1902-03 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 1 Oct, 1902[4] |
| Launched: | 14 Apr, 1904[5] |
| Completed: | Jul, 1904[6] |
| Commissioned: | Jul, 1904[7] |
| Broken up: | 1920[8] |
H.M.S. Welland was one of the Royal Navy's thirty-six "River" class destroyers.
Service
On the night of 27 April, 1908, Welland suffered significant damage in a collision with Attentive, which also struck and sank the Gala.[9]
In mid-1913, Welland was at Hong Kong.[10]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant in Command Osmond J. Prentis, 31 July, 1904[11] – 13 September, 1904[12] (for torpedo boat manoeuvres. Note: this may be Mallard)
- Commander Wilmot S. Nicholson, 15 September, 1904[13] – 6 March, 1905[14]
- Commander Ernest K. Loring, 6 March, 1905[15] – 10 March, 1905[16]
- Lieutenant & Commander William E. Middleton, 10 March, 1905[17]
- Commander William F. Blunt, 7 April, 1906[18] – 28 May, 1906[19]
- Commander Anselan J. B. Stirling, 28 May, 1906[20] – 18 September, 1909[21]
- Commander Claude Seymour, 18 September, 1909[22] – 2 September, 1910[23]
- Lieutenant in Command Evelyn C. O. Thomson, 15 March, 1911[24][25] – 23 May, 1911[26]
- Lieutenant-Commander Arthur G. H. Bond, 23 May, 1911[27][28] – late May, 1911[29] (for passage to Malta)
- Commander Claude Seymour, 17 April, 1912[30] – 7 April, 1914[31][32]
- Lieutenant-Commander Charles A. Poignand, 7 April, 1914[33][34] – 16 February, 1916[35]
- Lieutenant in Command Philip A. Heyder, 17 February, 1916[36][37] – 20 January, 1917[38]
- Lieutenant in Command Fred E. Ayers, 20 January, 1917[39]
- Commander George H. Newman, 17 August, 1918[40]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 59.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 100.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 100.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 100.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 100.
- ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 304.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 100.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 100.
- ↑ March. British Destroyers. p. 82.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 397.
- ↑ Prentis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/118. f. 130.
- ↑ Prentis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/118. f. 130.
- ↑ Nicholson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 239.
- ↑ Nicholson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 239.
- ↑ Loring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 103.
- ↑ Loring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 103.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 397.
- ↑ Blunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 109.
- ↑ Blunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 109.
- ↑ Stirling Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/157. f. 175.
- ↑ Stirling Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/157. f. 175.
- ↑ Seymour Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/177. f. 198.
- ↑ Seymour Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/177. f. 198.
- ↑ Thomson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 397.
- ↑ Thomson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. ?.
- ↑ Bond Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/51. f. 51.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 16 May, 1911. Issue 39586, col B, p. 6.
- ↑ Bond Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/51. f. 51.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 397.
- ↑ Seymour Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/177. f. 198.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 399i.
- ↑ Poignand Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/151. f. 555.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 399i.
- ↑ Poignand Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/151. f. 555.
- ↑ Heyder Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/283. f. 298.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 399i.
- ↑ Heyder Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/283. f. 298.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 399f.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 942.
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