H.M.S. Recruit (1896)
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| H.M.S. Recruit (1896) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | N.60 (1914)[1] |
| Builder: | Thomson[2] |
| Ordered: | 1895-96 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 18 Oct, 1895[4] |
| Launched: | 22 Aug, 1896[5] |
| Commissioned: | Oct, 1900[6] |
| Torpedoed: | 1 May, 1915[7] |
| Fate: | by UB 6[8] |
H.M.S. Recruit was one of forty "C" class destroyers built for the Royal Navy — a "30 knotter".
She is not to be confused with the "R" class destroyer of the same name.
Service
In mid-1913, active with the Nore Local Defence Flotilla.[9]
She was torpedoed by UB 6 on 1 May, 1915[10] near Galloper Lightship, with the loss of 39.[11] The ship was cut in half and sank immediately.[12]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant & Commander Cecil E. Rooke, 16 January, 1902[13] – 5 June, 1902 (stranded the ship and was later Court Martialed)
- Lieutenant & Commander Rowland H. Bather, 30 May, 1902[14] – 11 June, 1902[15]
- Lieutenant & Commander George J. Todd, 3 January, 1905[16] – 14 March, 1905[17]
- Commander John Nicholas, 14 March, 1905[18] – 27 April, 1905[19] (as Commodore, Second Class)
- Lieutenant in Command Lionel J. G. Anderson, 27 April, 1905[20] – 20 October, 1905[21]
- Lieutenant & Commander Edward O. Gladstone, 20 October, 1905[22] – 28 May, 1906[23]
- Lieutenant & Commander Harry L. Boyle, 28 May, 1906[24] – 5 November, 1907
- Lieutenant & Commander Christopher Hornby, 24 June, 1908[25]
- Lieutenant & Commander Arthur G. H. Bond, 27 March, 1909[26][27] – 25 August, 1909[28]
- Lieutenant & Commander Richard M. King, 5 August, 1909[29]
- Lieutenant & Commander John C. Hodgson, 15 August, 1910[30][31] – c. March, 1911[32]
- Lieutenant & Commander Arthur F. Crutchley, 4 April, 1911 – 19 April, 1911
- Commander Francis R. Scarlett, 31 October, 1911[33]
- Commander Ambrose M. Peck, 14 April, 1913[34][35] – 6 April, 1914[36] (and for command of the Nore Local Defence Flotilla)
- Commander Charles A. W. Wrightson, 6 April, 1914[37][38] – 1 May, 1915[39] (and for command of the Nore Local Defence Flotilla, in command when she was lost)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 58.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 58.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 58.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 58.
- ↑ Uboat.net
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 365.
- ↑ Uboat.net Many sources seem to confuse this Recruit and the "R" class Recruit, which was sunk by UB 16.
- ↑ Smith. Hard Lying. p. 63.
- ↑ Naval Operations. Volume II. pp. 401-2.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1902). p. 297a.
- ↑ "Naval & Military intelligence" The Times (London). Friday, 16 May 1902. (36769), p. 11.
- ↑ Bather Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/438. f. 438.
- ↑ Todd Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/7. f. 7.
- ↑ Todd Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/7. f. 7.
- ↑ Nicholas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 306.
- ↑ Nicholas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 306.
- ↑ Anderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/354. f. 399.
- ↑ Anderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/354. f. 399.
- ↑ Gladstone Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/129. f. 144.
- ↑ Gladstone Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/129. f. 144.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 365.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 365.
- ↑ Bond Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/51. f. 51.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 365.
- ↑ Bond Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/51. f. 51.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 365.
- ↑ Hodgson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/124. f. 124.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 365.
- ↑ Hodgson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/124. f. 124. Date is not fully legible.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 365.
- ↑ Peck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/324. f. 364.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 366.
- ↑ Peck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/324. f. 364.
- ↑ Wrightson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/101. f. 112.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 376a.
- ↑ Naval Operations. Volume II. pp. 401-2 and index.
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