H.M.S. Myrmidon (1900)
From The Dreadnought Project
| H.M.S. Myrmidon (1896) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | P.83 (1914) D.85 (Sep 1915)[1] |
| Builder: | Palmer[2] |
| Ordered: | 1899 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 23 Oct, 1899[4] |
| Launched: | 26 May, 1900[5] |
| Commissioned: | May, 1901[6] |
| Mined: | 26 Mar, 1917[7] |
| Fate: | in English Channel[8] |
H.M.S. Myrmidon was one of twenty-four "B" class destroyers built for the Royal Navy — a "30 knotter".
Service
In 1904, a collision with Coquette was judged to be through an error in judgment of Commander Allan F. Everett. Their Lordships cautioned him to be more careful in future.[9]
In mid-1913, she was with the Third Destroyer Flotilla.[10]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Cecil F. Lambert, 23 January, 1902[11] – 31 March, 1902[12]
- Commander Allan F. Everett, 1 January, 1904[13] – 1 June, 1904[14]
- Lieutenant & Commander Archibald T. Stewart, 1 June, 1904[15]
- Lieutenant & Commander Richard W. U. Bayly, 3 November, 1912[16][17] – 13 June, 1913[18]
- Lieutenant-Commander James V. Creagh, 13 June, 1913[19]
- Lieutenant-Commander (retired) Robert H. B. Hammond-Chambers, 9 October, 1914[20] – 20 April, 1915[21][22]
- Lieutenant-Commander George N. Gilbertson, 20 April, 1915[23]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Oscar J. P. Lee, 17 August, 1916[24]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 57.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 97.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 97.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 97.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 57.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 97.
- ↑ March. British Destroyers. p. 52.
- ↑ Smith. Hard Lying. p. 63.
- ↑ Everett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 23.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 347.
- ↑ Lambert Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 253/510.
- ↑ Lambert Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 253/510.
- ↑ Everett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 23.
- ↑ Everett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 23.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 348.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 347.
- ↑ Bayly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/143. f. 155.
- ↑ Bayly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/143. f. 155.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 347.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 396c.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 396c.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 396d.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 396d.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 396e.
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