H.M.S. Cheerful (1897)
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| H.M.S. Cheerful (1897) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | P.13 (1914) D.49 (Sep 1915)[1] |
| Builder: | Hawthorn Leslie[2] |
| Ordered: | 1896-97 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 7 Sep, 1896[4] |
| Launched: | 14 Jul, 1897[5] |
| Commissioned: | Feb, 1900[6] |
| Mined: | 30 Jun, 1917[7] |
| Fate: | off the Shetlands[8] |
H.M.S. Cheerful was one of forty "C" class destroyers built for the Royal Navy — a "30 knotter".
Service
In mid-1913, she was home ported in Portland and serving in the Sixth Destroyer Flotilla.[9]
She was lost off the Shetlands[10] while serving with the Eighth Destroyer Flotilla, a patrol flotilla.
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Mark E. F. Kerr, 3 March, 1900[11]
- Lieutenant & Commander Arthur G. Muller, 29 December, 1905[12]
- Commander James U. Farie, 14 January, 1908[13] – 13 May, 1908[14]
- Lieutenant & Commander Richard A. A. Plowden, 13 May, 1908[15]
- Commander James U. Farie, 6 August, 1908[16] – 10 September, 1909[17]
- Lieutenant & Commander Wilfrid W. Hunt, 8 April, 1911[18] – 24 May, 1911[19]
- Lieutenant-Commander Robert Makin, 28 January, 1913[20]
- Commander Theodore E. J. Bigg, 27 January, 1914[21]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Harman A. L. Bond, 12 September, 1916[22] – 30 June, 1917[23] (vessel lost under his command)
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.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 57.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 57.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 292.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 57.
- ↑ Kerr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 30.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 293.
- ↑ Farie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 385.
- ↑ Farie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 385.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 293.
- ↑ Farie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 385.
- ↑ Farie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 385.
- ↑ Hunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 458.
- ↑ Hunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 458.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 292.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392s.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 393a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 392i.
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