H.M.S. Diligence (1907)
From The Dreadnought Project
| H.M.S. Diligence (1907) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | P.77 (1914) P.88 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Henderson[2] |
| Launched: | 1878[3] |
| Sold: | 15 Oct, 1926[4] |
| Fate: | to Hughes Bolckow |
H.M.S. Diligence was the former S. S. Tabaristan, purchased on 29 January, 1913 and completed in October of that year as a depot ship.
Service
She served the Twelfth Destroyer Flotilla exclusively, from the end of 1915 through February, 1919.[5]
Armament
- eight 4-in[6]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Rowland H. Bather, March, 1916[7][8] (and as Captain (D) of the Twelfth Destroyer Flotilla from 8 July to 24 November, 1918)
- Captain James D. D. Stewart, 28 February, 1919[9]
- Lieutenant-Commander Samuel M. G. Gravener, 24 May, 1920[10]
- Captain Frank Powell, 17 August, 1921[11] – c. September, 1921[Inference] (for passage to Malta)
- Captain Wilbraham T. R. Ford, 1 September, 1922[12] – March, 1924[13]
- Captain John F. Finlayson, 31 March, 1924[14] – late 1924
- Captain Oswald H. Dawson, 15 December, 1924[15] – 15 February, 1926[16]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 294.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 294.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 294.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 294.
- ↑ See Twelfth Destroyer Flotilla.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 294.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1919). p. 777.
- ↑ Bather Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/438. f. 438.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1919). p. 760.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 760.
- ↑ Powell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/242. f. 274.
- ↑ Ford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 180.
- ↑ Ford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 180.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 233.
- ↑ Dawson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 384.
- ↑ Dawson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 384.
Bibliography
- Gray, Randal (editor) (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
