H.M.S. Liffey (1904)
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| H.M.S. Liffey (1904) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | N.07 (1914) D.24 (Sep 1915) D.52 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Laird[2] |
| Ordered: | 1903-04 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 22 Mar, 1904[4] |
| Launched: | 23 Sep, 1904[5] |
| Commissioned: | may, 1905 |
| Broken up: | 1919[6] |
H.M.S. Liffey was one of 36 destroyers of the "River" class.
Service
In mid-1906, she was with the Channel Fleet's Third Destroyer Flotilla.
In 1910, she was in the Second Destroyer Flotilla.
In mid-1913, she was active with the Ninth Destroyer Flotilla, a patrol flotilla.[7]
Around September 1917 she moved to the Seventh Destroyer Flotilla.
In January, 1918 she was one of eight "Rivers" to move to the First Destroyer Flotilla.
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant in Command Hugh P. Buckle, 27 May, 1905[8] – 1 December, 1905[9]
- Lieutenant & Commander James U. Farie, 1 December, 1905[10] – 14 January, 1908[11]
- Lieutenant & Commander Arthur G. Muller, 14 January, 1908[12] – 18 October, 1909
- Lieutenant & Commander Herbert G. Briggs, 19 October, 1909[13]
- Lieutenant & Commander John H. Bainbridge, 19 October, 1909[14] – 1910
- Lieutenant & Commander The Hon. William S. Leveson-Gower, 3 June, 1910[15][16] – 16 May, 1911[17]
- Lieutenant & Commander George O. Hewett, 14 May, 1911[18][19] – May, 1913[20]
- Lieutenant-Commander Herbert R. L. Edwards, 23 March, 1914[21][22] – 1 August, 1914[23]
- Lieutenant-Commander Claude B. Evans, 1 August, 1914[24] – 4 December, 1915
- Lieutenant in Command Cuthbert P. Blake, 4 December, 1915[25] – 1 March, 1916[26]
- Commander Alan M. Yeats-Brown, 1 March, 1916[27] – 2 June, 1916[28]
- Lieutenant in Command John M. Porter, 2 June, 1916[29][30] – 18 October, 1916[31]
- Lieutenant in Command Godfrey R. Chambers, 18 October, 1916[32][33] – 31 March, 1917[34]
- Acting Commander R.N.R. Samuel B. Graves, 7 June, 1917[35] – September, 1918
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Harry Welch, 26 September, 1918[36] – 9 January, 1919
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 59.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 100.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 100.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 100.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 100.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 100.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 339.
- ↑ Buckle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/117. f. 117.
- ↑ Buckle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/117. f. 117.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 341.
- ↑ Farie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 385.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 341.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 341.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 340.
- ↑ Leveson-Gower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/178. f. 182.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 282.
- ↑ Leveson-Gower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/178. f. 182.
- ↑ Hewitt Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/49/16. f. 8.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1913). p. 339.
- ↑ Hewitt Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/49/16. f. 8.
- ↑ Edwards Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/95. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1914). p. 339.
- ↑ Edwards Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/95. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 395l.
- ↑ Blake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/6. f. 173.
- ↑ Blake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/6. f. 173.
- ↑ Yeats-Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/265. f. 300.
- ↑ Yeats-Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/265. f. 300.
- ↑ Porter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/292. f. 307.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 395v.
- ↑ Porter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/292. f. 307.
- ↑ Chambers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/224. f. 236.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 395v.
- ↑ Chambers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/224. f. 236.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395c.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 831.
Bibliography
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