H.M.S. Vigilant (1900)
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| H.M.S. Vigilant (1900) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | D.43 (1914) D.72 (Sep 1915) D.92 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | John Brown[2] |
| Ordered: | Purchased 31 Mar 1900 |
| Launched: | 16 Aug, 1900[3] |
| Commissioned: | Jun, 1901[4] |
| Broken up: | 1920[5] |
H.M.S. Vigilant was one of forty "C" class destroyers built for the Royal Navy — a "30 knotter".
Service
In mid-1913, she was with Seventh Destroyer Flotilla — a patrol flotilla.[6]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant James U. Farie, 3 September, 1901[7][8] – 1 August, 1902[9]
- Lieutenant & Commander Frank Powell, 12 January, 1906[10]
- Lieutenant & Commander George B. Hartford, 4 August, 1908[11] – November, 1909[12]
- Lieutenant & Commander Austin C. Ackland, October, 1909[13]
- Lieutenant & Commander Henry C. Rawlings, 15 August, 1910[14] – 1 April, 1912[15]
- Commander Frank Powell, May, 1912[16] – c. August, 1913
- Lieutenant-Commander Malcolm L. Goldsmith, 15 August, 1913[17] – 25 August, 1913[18] (in command on passage to Gibraltar)
- Commander John F. H. Cole, 23 May, 1914[19] – 14 January, 1915
- Lieutenant-Commander William C. Castle, 14 January, 1915[20][21] – 28 April, 1915[22]
- Lieutenant in Command Colin A. G. Hutchinson, 21 March, 1915[23] (temporary)
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Robert G. Cross, 8 March, 1916[24]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Alfred S. C. Bird, 5 February, 1917[25]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. Arthur Beswick, 29 October, 1917[26]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 58.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 97.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 58.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 97.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 97.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 394.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1902). p. 310.
- ↑ 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. (March, 1907). p. 394.
- ↑ Hartford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/80. f. 83.
- ↑ Hartford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/80. f. 83.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 394.
- ↑ Rawlings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/96. f. 500.
- ↑ Rawlings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/96. f. 500.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 394.
- ↑ Goldsmith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 247.
- ↑ Goldsmith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 247.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 394.
- ↑ Castle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/119. f. 131.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 399b.
- ↑ Castle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/119. f. 131.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 399b.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 399c.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 935.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 935.
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