H.M.S. Mermaid (1898)
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H.M.S. Mermaid (1898) | |
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Pendant Number: | P.35 (1914) D.63 (Sep 1915) D.56 (Jan 1918) H.85 (Sep 1918)[1] |
Builder: | Hawthorn Leslie[2] |
Ordered: | 1896-97 Programme[3] |
Laid down: | 7 Sep, 1896[4] |
Launched: | 22 Feb, 1898[5] |
Commissioned: | Jun, 1899[6] |
Broken up: | 1919[7] |
H.M.S. Mermaid was one of forty destroyers of the "C" class — a "30 knotter".
Service
In mid-1913, she was with the Sixth Destroyer Flotilla.[8]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander John M. de Robeck, ? – 28 November, 1899[9]
- Commander Mark E. F. Kerr, 4 January, 1901[10]
- Lieutenant Kenneth G. B. Dewar, 21 April, 1903[11] – 19 August, 1903[12] (lent for manoeuvres, paid off at end)
- Lieutenant Kenneth G. B. Dewar, 14 July, 1904[13] – 1 September, 1904[14] (lent for manoeuvres)
- Lieutenant in Command Alfred G. Peace, 26 March, 1912[15]
- Lieutenant George C. Dillon, 2 July, 1912[16] (for manoeuvres)
- Lieutenant in Command Percy R. P. Percival, 21 April, 1914[17]
- Lieutenant in Command Denis Q. Fildes, 19 March, 1916[18]
- Lieutenant in Command Gordon F. Hannay, 24 March, 1917[19]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Eric L. M. Shepherd, 17 September, 1918[20]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 57.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 57.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 95.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 95.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 57.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 95.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 95.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 344.
- ↑ de Robeck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 128.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1901). p. 281.
- ↑ Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 59.
- ↑ Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 59.
- ↑ Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 59.
- ↑ Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 59.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 345.
- ↑ Dillon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51. f. 113.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 396a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 396bb.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395q.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 845.
Bibliography