H.M.S. Whiting (1896)
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| H.M.S. Whiting (1896) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | unknown[1] |
| Builder: | Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Company[2] |
| Ordered: | 1895-96 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 13 Apr, 1896[4] |
| Launched: | 26 Aug, 1896[5] |
| Commissioned: | Jun, 1897[6] |
| Sold: | 27 Nov, 1919[7] |
H.M.S. Whiting was one of forty "C" class destroyers built for the Royal Navy — a "30 knotter".
Service
In July, 1904, complaints from Vice-Admiral Noel of the China Station about the condition of his T.B.s and T.B.D.s prompted a review of his assets by First Lord of the Admiralty Selborne. Within, it was noted that Whiting was tender to Humber, her boilers had been re-tubed and her hull and machinery refitted in 1903.[8]
Whiting was placed in reserve at Hong Kong on 16 April, 1908 under the command of Lieutenant-Commander John Kiddle. He would incur the severe displeasure of the Commander-in-Chief when he grounded her later that year in Lyemun Passage.[9]
In mid-1913, she was still active on the China Station.[10]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant William P. Lodder, 10 May, 1897[11] (for trials. I do not see this in his service record)
- Lieutenant & Commander Charles D. Carpendale, 15 June, 1897[12] (for Jubilee Naval Review and the Annual Manoeuvres of 1897)
- Lieutenant & Commander Ion P. Barton, August, 1897[13] – 1897[14]
- Lieutenant & Commander Edward Kelly, 7 January, 1899[15] – 1900
- Lieutenant in Command Colin Mackenzie, 28 July, 1900[16][17] – 3 January, 1903[18]
- Lieutenant in Command Charles P. Mansel, c. mid 1902 – 9 August, 1902 (invalided)
- Lieutenant & Commander Harry L. Wells, 17 December, 1903 – 11 October, 1904
- Lieutenant in Command Edmund H. Jellicoe, 11 October, 1904[19] – 30 December, 1904 (suicide)
- Lieutenant in Command George H. H. Holden, 4 January, 1905[20] – 15 May, 1905[21]
- Lieutenant & Commander Charles E. L. Thomas, 11 May, 1905[22] – 2 April, 1907[23]
- Lieutenant & Commander Henry B. Cox, 13 March, 1907 – 18 March, 1908
- Lieutenant & Commander Charles A. Fremantle, 2 April, 1907[24] – 21 April, 1907[25]
- Lieutenant-Commander John Kiddle, 18 March, 1908[26] – 25 February, 1909[27]
- Lieutenant & Commander Charles A. Fremantle, 26 February, 1909[28] – 2 July, 1910[29] (and in command of Virago from 24 January, 1910)
- Lieutenant & Commander George B. Hartford, 24 January, 1910[30][31] – 4 October, 1912[32]
- Lieutenant in Command Ralph Neville, 7 October, 1912[33][34] – c. December, 1913[35][36]
- Lieutenant-Commander Roger L. Wiles, 11 August, 1914[37] – 4 October, 1915[38][39]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Robert McMurray, 4 October, 1915[40][41] – 1 December, 1917[42]
- Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. Robert S. Connolly, 29 June, 1917[43][44] – 5 May, 1918[45]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Fred Wissler, 19 February, 1918[46][47] – 6 August, 1919[48] (assumed command on 5 May, 1918)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 58.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 58.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 58.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 58.
- ↑ Letter from Selborne to Noel dated 15 July 1904 contained in Noel Papers at the National Maritime Museum. (NOE/5/2).
- ↑ Kiddle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/207. f. 236.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 397.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, 11 May, 1897. Issue 35200, col C, p. 6.
- ↑ "The Diamond Jubilee" The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Jun 16, 1897; pg. 8; Issue 35231.
- ↑ 3rd of month indicated in "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 5 August, 1897. Issue 35274, col D, p. 11. The 10th of the month is indicated in his service record.
- ↑ Barton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/224. f. 246.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1900). p. 314.
- ↑ Mackenzie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/259. f. 259.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1902). p. 312.
- ↑ Mackenzie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/259. f. 259.
- ↑ Jellicoe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. p. 119/238.
- ↑ Holden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/295. f. 331.
- ↑ Holden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/295. f. 331.
- ↑ Thomas Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/272. f. 307.
- ↑ Thomas Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/272. f. 307.
- ↑ Fremantle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 441.
- ↑ Fremantle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 441.
- ↑ Kiddle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/207. f. 236.
- ↑ Kiddle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/207. f. 236.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 397.
- ↑ Fremantle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 441.
- ↑ Hartford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/80. f. 83.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 397.
- ↑ Hartford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/80. f. 83.
- ↑ Neville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/221. f. 233.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1913). p. 397.
- ↑ Neville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/221. f. 233.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1913). p. 397 and January 1914 edition.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 399i.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 399i.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 399i.
- ↑ McMurray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/55/159. f. 159.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 399i.
- ↑ McMurray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/55/159. f. 159.
- ↑ Connolly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/8. f. 8.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 399f.
- ↑ Ship's Log.
- ↑ Wissler Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/85. f. 85.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 943.
- ↑ Wissler Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/85. f. 85.
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