H.M.S. Skirmisher (1905)
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| H.M.S. Skirmisher (1905) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | D.55 (1914) P.55 (Sep 1915) N.95 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Vickers, Barrow[2] |
| Laid down: | 29 Jul, 1903[3] |
| Launched: | 7 Feb, 1905[4] |
| Commissioned: | Jul, 1905[5] |
| Sold: | 3 Mar, 1920[6] |
| Fate: | to Ward, Preston[7] |
H.M.S. Skirmisher was one of eight Sentinel class Scout Cruisers completed for the Royal Navy in 1905.
Service
Skirmisher led eleven T.B.Ds., many of them new "River" class ships, of the Devonport Reserve from Plymouth on 21 August 1905 for a practice cruise along the Devon and Cornish coasts.[8]
As part of the Channel Fleet, Skirmisher started a refit in Devonport in August 1908, after Battle Practice.[9]
Skirmisher re-commissioned at Chatham on 1 July, 1913 for manoeuvres, destined for Seventh Destroyer Flotilla afterward.[10]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Walter H. Cowan, 24 July, 1905[11] – 1 January, 1907[12] (and as Commodore, Second Class for command of torpedo craft in reserve at Devonport)
- Commander Reginald Yorke Tyrwhitt, 2 January, 1907[13] – 2 January, 1908[14]
- Commander Edward Reeves, 2 January, 1908[15][16] – 4 January, 1910[17]
- Commander James U. Farie, 4 January, 1910[18][19] – 16 January, 1912[20]
- Commander William H. D. Boyle, 16 January, 1912[21] – 18 April, 1913[22]
- Commander John B. Sparks, 1 July, 1913[23][24] – 2 September, 1913[25]
- Captain Francis G. St. John, 7 October, 1913[26][27] – 5 March, 1914[28] (and as Captain (D) Seventh Destroyer Flotilla)
- Captain Francis C. Brown, 21 March, 1914[29][30] – 5 May, 1915[31] (and as Captain (D), Seventh Destroyer Flotilla)
- Captain Francis C. Brown, 16 May, 1915[32] – 8 June, 1916[33] (continuing as Captain (D), Seventh Destroyer Flotilla)
- Acting Captain Archibald Cochrane, 15 June, 1916[34][35] – July, 1918[36]
- Commander Morshead B. Baillie-Hamilton, July, 1918[37] – 21 July, 1919
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 44.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 85.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 85.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 44.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 85.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 44.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 44.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, August 22, 1905, Issue 37792, p. 9.
- ↑ Report from Charles Beresford dated 10 April 1908 in Naval Policy - Strategy - Tactics: Miscellaneous papers from Private Office received by record office at The National Archives. ADM 116/942, unnumbered folio halfway within series.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1913). p. 376.
- ↑ Cowan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 249.
- ↑ Cowan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 249.
- ↑ Tyrwhitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 125.
- ↑ Tyrwhitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 125.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 376.
- ↑ Reeves Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 57.
- ↑ Reeves Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 57.
- ↑ Farie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 385.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 376.
- ↑ Farie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 385.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 376.
- ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 419.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1913). p. 376.
- ↑ Sparks Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 341.
- ↑ Sparks Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 341.
- ↑ St. John Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/83. f. 90.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1914). p. 374.
- ↑ St. John Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/83. f. 90.
- ↑ Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/445. f. 496.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 398b.
- ↑ Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/445. f. 496.
- ↑ Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/445. f. 496.
- ↑ Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/445. f. 496.
- ↑ Cochrane Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/10. f. 11.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 397y.
- ↑ Cochrane Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/10. f. 11.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 908.
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