H.M.S. Derwent (1903)
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| H.M.S. Derwent (1903) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | N.25 (1914) D.15 (Sep 1915)[1] |
| Builder: | Hawthorn Leslie & Company[2] |
| Ordered: | 1901-02 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 12 Jun, 1902[4] |
| Launched: | 14 Feb, 1903[5] |
| Commissioned: | Jul, 1904[6] |
| Mined: | 2 May, 1917[7] |
| Fate: | off Le Havre[8] |
H.M.S. Derwent was one of 36 destroyers of the "River" class.
Service
She and ten other T.B.Ds. of the Devonport Reserve followed the scout cruiser H.M.S. Skirmisher from Plymouth on 21 August 1905 for a practice cruise along the Devon and Cornish coasts.[9]
In mid-1913, Derwent was returning from Gibraltar to join the Ninth Destroyer Flotilla.[10]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant in Command William W. Wilson, 14 July, 1904[11] – 7 February, 1905[12]
- Lieutenant in Command Osmond J. Prentis, 17 January, 1905[13][14] – 5 January, 1906[15]
- Lieutenant in Command George P. England, 5 January, 1906[16] – 28 July, 1908[17]
- Lieutenant in Command George H. H. Holden, 28 July, 1908[18][19] – 29 November, 1910[20]
- Lieutenant & Commander James F. Dewar, 29 November, 1910[21][22] – 1 August, 1911[23]
- Lieutenant-Commander Paul Whitfield, 1 August, 1911 – 21 March, 1912
- Lieutenant & Commander Alexander G. Fleming, 21 March, 1912[24] – November, 1912
- Commander Berwick Curtis, 5 July, 1913[25] – June, 1914[26] (and in command of Desperate)
- Lieutenant-Commander William H. S. S. Thomson, August, 1914[27] – 3 December, 1915
- Lieutenant & Commander Lionel G. Dawson, 30 August, 1915[28] – 3 September, 1915[29] (temporary)
- Lieutenant in Command Henry R. James, 3 December, 1915 – 7 January, 1916
- Lieutenant in Command Charles M. Blackman, 9 February, 1916[30] – 10 July, 1916[31]
- Lieutenant in Command Edward C. Thornton, 10 July, 1916[32][33] – 2 May, 1917[34] (vessel lost under his command)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 59.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 99.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 99.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 99.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 99.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 99.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 59.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 59.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, August 22, 1905, Issue 37792, p.9.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 300.
- ↑ Wilson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/286. f. 321.
- ↑ Wilson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/286. f. 321.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 300.
- ↑ Prentis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/118. f. 130.
- ↑ Prentis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/118. f. 130.
- ↑ England Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 327.
- ↑ England Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 327.
- ↑ Holden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/295. f. 331.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 300.
- ↑ Holden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/295. f. 331.
- ↑ Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/88. f. 88.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 300.
- ↑ Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/88. f. 88.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 300.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1913). p. 300c.
- ↑ Curtis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/262. f. 262.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 393i.
- ↑ Dawson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 208.
- ↑ Dawson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 208.
- ↑ Blackman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/336. f. ?.
- ↑ Blackman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/336. f. ?.
- ↑ Thornton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/222. f. 592.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 393n.
- ↑ Thornton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/222. f. 592.
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