H.M.S. Druid (1911)

H.M.S. Druid was one of 29 destroyers of the Acheron class.

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She was one of 18 Acheron class destroyers fitted with W/T in 1912, becoming one of 123 destroyers so far fitted with Destroyer Sets.^[7]

In mid-1913, Druid was serving with the First Destroyer Flotilla.^[8]

At some point under the command of Frederick Hew George Dalrymple-Hamilton in 1917-18, Druid collided with a trawler.

Druid left Port Said for Malta on 7 July 1919.^[9] On 25 July, she left Devonport for Portsmouth.^[10]

She reduced to a C. & M. Party at Portsmouth 5 August, 1919.^[11]

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

Commander The Hon. Richard O. B. Bridgeman, 28 March, 1912^[12] – 11 March, 1914
Lieutenant-Commander Edmond J. G. Mackinnon, 11 March, 1914^[13] – 6 January, 1915^[14]
Lieutenant-Commander Roger V. Alison, 6 January, 1915^[15]^[16] – March, 1916^[17]
Lieutenant-Commander John P. Landon, April, 1916^[18] – 5 November, 1916
Lieutenant-Commander Thomas C. C. Bolster, 30 November, 1916 – 22 June, 1917
Lieutenant in Command Frederick H. G. Dalrymple-Hamilton, 22 June, 1917^[19] – 1 March, 1918
Lieutenant in Command Norman B. F. Peploe, 1 March, 1918^[20] – July, 1919
Lieutenant-Commander Eric H. Ward, 14 July, 1919^[21]^[22] – 8 August, 1919 (temporary)
Lieutenant-Commander Eric H. Ward, 14 August, 1919 – 1919 (for passage to Rosyth)

↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 62.
↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 62.
↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 75.
↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 62.
↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 306.
↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 62.
↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1912. Wireless Appendix, p. 6.
↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 303.
↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 12, 1919; pg. 17; Issue 42150.
↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Monday, Jul 28, 1919; pg. 23; Issue 42163.
↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 762.
↑ The Navy List. (February, 1914). p. 305.
↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 307.
↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
↑ Alison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/217. f. ?.
↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 393n.
↑ Alison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/217. f. ?.
↑ The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 393t.
↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 393f.
↑ The Navy List. (July, 1919). p. 780.
↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 780.
↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Friday, Aug 01, 1919; pg. 18; Issue 42167.