H.M.S. Arun (1903)
| H.M.S. Arun (1903) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | N.04 (1914) D.11 (Sep 1915) D.07 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Laird[2] |
| Ordered: | 1902-03 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 27 Aug, 1902[4] |
| Launched: | 29 Apr, 1903[5] |
| Commissioned: | Feb, 1904[6] |
| Broken up: | 1920[7] |
H.M.S. Arun was one of 36 destroyers of the "River" class.
Service
In 1904, Arun collided with T.B. 87. It was decreed that Commander Reginald Y. Tyrwhitt had misinterpreted regulations in the affair, but was not found to be to blame.[8]
On 13 August, 1904, Arun again collided, this time with Decoy in night exercises off the Scilly Islands. Decoy was lost in the encounter. After two Court Martials held on 23 and 30 August, Commander Tyrwhitt of Arun was found to blame for hazarding the two vessels.[9][10][11]
Arun was commissioned for steam trials at Devonport on 27 September after having her collision-damaged bow repaired.[12]
In late 1905, Arun was in commission on the China Station.[13]
By January, 1907 she had returned to Britain and was part of the Channel Fleet's Third Flotilla.[14]
In early 1910 Arun had joined the Second Destroyer Flotilla.[15]
In mid-1913, she was doing patrol work with the Ninth Destroyer Flotilla.[16]
In April 1914, Arun was tender to Iron Duke. For the Test Mobilisation on the eve of war, she was intended to join the Ninth Destroyer Flotilla but by September she found herself as one of the twelve "Rivers" attached to the battle squadrons in Home and Atlantic Waters – the force that would presently be dubbed the Grand Fleet. She remained so disposed until some time in March, 1915 and was then moved to the Portsmouth Local Defence Flotilla.
In September, 1917, Arun left Portsmouth to join the Seventh Destroyer Flotilla, which was under the overall command of Admiral Commanding, East Coast of England.
Arun returned to Portsmouth in January, 1918 when she joined the First Destroyer Flotilla.
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Reginald Yorke Tyrwhitt, 13 April, 1904[17] – 29 August, 1904[18]
- Lieutenant & Commander Charles La P. Lewin, 22 September, 1904 – 25 November, 1904
- Lieutenant & Commander Charles La P. Lewin, 1 December, 1904 – May, 1905
- Lieutenant & Commander Reginald Henniker-Heaton, May, 1905[19][20] – 23 January, 1906[21]
- Lieutenant-Commander Spencer R. S. Richards, January, 1906[22] – 18 October, 1909
- Lieutenant & Commander Edmond J. G. Mackinnon, 19 October, 1909[23][24] – 3 May, 1910[25]
- Lieutenant & Commander Leonard Robinson, 2 May, 1910[26] – 3 April, 1911
- Lieutenant & Commander Thomas G. Carter, 17 September, 1911[27] – 15 April, 1914
- Lieutenant & Commander Donald P. MacGregor, 15 April, 1914[28] – 19 August, 1915
- Lieutenant & Commander Desmond Maxwell, 9 December, 1915[29] – 2 April, 1916[30]
- Lieutenant in Command George A. Scott, 2 April, 1916[31] – 1 August, 1916[32]
- Lieutenant in Command Francis E. Wright, 1 August, 1916[33][34] – 18 November, 1916[35]
- Commander Frederick B. Noble, 18 November, 1916[36][37] – 25 July, 1917[38]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Charles E. Rathkins, 25 July, 1917[39][40] – 1 January, 1919[41] (may have taken command on 1 Oct 1918)
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.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 100.
- ↑ Tyrwhitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 125.
- ↑ Tyrwhitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/89. f. 41.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Aug 23, 1904; pg. 9; Issue 37480.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Aug 31, 1904; pg. 4; Issue 37487.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Sep 21, 1904; pg. 5.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 280.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 269.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 269.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 281.
- ↑ Tyrwhitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 125.
- ↑ Tyrwhitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 125.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 280.
- ↑ Henniker-Heaton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/442. f. 508.
- ↑ Henniker-Heaton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/442. f. 508.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 280. I am guessing that "1906" means the turn of the year.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 280.
- ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
- ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 280.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 281.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 392e.
- ↑ Maxwell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/256. f. ?.
- ↑ Maxwell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/256. f. ?.
- ↑ Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
- ↑ Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
- ↑ Wright Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/304. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 392f.
- ↑ Wright Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/304. f. ?.
- ↑ Noble Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/248. f. 282.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 392f.
- ↑ Noble Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/248. f. 282.
- ↑ Rathkins Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/36. f. 36.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 734.
- ↑ Rathkins Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/36. f. 36.
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