H.M.S. Arab (1901)
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| H.M.S. Arab (1901) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | D.01 (1914) D.77 (Sep 1915) D.05 (Jan 1918) H.08 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | J. & G. Thomson[2] |
| Ordered: | 1896-97 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 5 Mar, 1900[4] |
| Launched: | 9 Feb, 1901[5][6] |
| Commissioned: | Jan, 1903[7] |
| Broken up: | 1919[8] |
H.M.S. Arab was one of twenty-four "B" class destroyers built for the Royal Navy — a "30 knotter".
Service
In December, 1905, she was part of the nucleus crew reserve at Devonport.[9]
In January, 1907, she was in the Destroyer Flotilla based at Devonport, known as the Third Destroyer Flotilla.[10]
In April, 1910, she was in the Second Destroyer Flotilla.[11]
In mid-1911, Arab was with the Fifth Destroyer Flotilla, part of the Home Fleet.[12]
From April 1912 or earlier to October, 1914, she was in the Seventh Destroyer Flotilla.
Following time in the Methil Convoy Flotilla, she returned to 7 D.F., which was then part of East Coast Forces and based in the Humber, from May 1918 to February, 1919.
By May 1919, Arab was among 33 obsolete ships awaiting sale.[13]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant & Commander The Hon. Hubert G. Brand, 12 January, 1903[14] – 14 April, 1903[15]
- Lieutenant & Commander Charles R. Blane, 21 July, 1903[16][17] – 23 August, 1903[18] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1903)
- Lieutenant & Commander Arthur G. Craufurd, 14 July, 1904[19] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1904)
- Commander Francis G. St. John, 3 January, 1905[20] – 20 July, 1905[21]
- Lieutenant & Commander Claude A. Rombulow-Pearse, 20 July, 1905[22] – 7 November, 1905
- Lieutenant & Commander Geoffrey Mackworth, 7 November, 1905[23][24] – 9 June, 1909[25]
- Lieutenant & Commander Ernest L. Cardale, 9 June, 1909[26][27] – 8 February, 1910[28]
- Lieutenant & Commander Austin C. Ackland, 8 February, 1910[29][30] – 1 June, 1910[31]
- Lieutenant-Commander Robert G. Hamond, 1 June, 1910[32] – 15 December, 1910[33]
- Lieutenant in Command Edwin A. Homan, 15 December, 1910[34][35] – 3 April, 1911[36]
- Lieutenant & Commander Norman M. C. Thurstan, 3 April, 1911[37][38] – 21 July, 1911[39]
- Lieutenant & Commander Arthur F. Crutchley, 4 July, 1911[40] – 22 May, 1914[41][42]
- Lieutenant-Commander Patrick B. Crohan, 22 May, 1914[43] – 3 May, 1915
- Lieutenant in Command John M. Porter, 3 May, 1915[44][45] – 2 June, 1916[46]
- Lieutenant in Command Samuel B. Graves, 31 May, 1916[47] – 14 December, 1916
- Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. Frank Pattinson, 12 February, 1917[48][49] – 23 February, 1918[50]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. Kenneth McKay, 19 September, 1917[51][52] – 15 January, 1919[53]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 57.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 98.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 98.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 98.
- ↑ March. British Destroyers. p. 55.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 57.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 98.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 98.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 270b.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 270a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 269.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1911). p. 279.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1919). pp. 1105, 1105b.
- ↑ Brand Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 118.
- ↑ Brand Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 118.
- ↑ Blane Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/64. f. 64.
- ↑ "APPOINTMENTS FOR THE NAVAL MANOEUVRES." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Jul 16, 1903; pg. 8; Issue 37134.
- ↑ Blane Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/64. f. 64.
- ↑ "Appointments for the Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 09, 1904; pg. 12; Issue 37442.
- ↑ St. John Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/83. f. 90.
- ↑ St. John Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/83. f. 90.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 278.
- ↑ Mackworth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/53. f. 53.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 278.
- ↑ Mackworth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/53. f. 53.
- ↑ Cardale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/127. f. 131.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 278.
- ↑ Cardale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/127. f. 131.
- ↑ Ackland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/174. f. 379.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 278.
- ↑ Ackland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/174. f. 379.
- ↑ Hamond Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/45/170. f. 174.
- ↑ Hamond Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/45/170. f. 174.
- ↑ Homan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/185. f. 390.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 278.
- ↑ Homan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/185. f. 390.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1911). p. 279.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Mar 23, 1911; pg. 14; Issue 39540.
- ↑ Day of month not certainly read correctly.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 280.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 280.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 392c.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 392c.
- ↑ Porter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/292. f. 307.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392c.
- ↑ Porter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/292. f. 307.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 392d.
- ↑ Pattinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/53/200. f. 200?
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 391j.
- ↑ Pattinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/53/200. f. 200?
- ↑ McKay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/58/214. f. 214.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 781.
- ↑ McKay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/58/214. f. 214.
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