H.M.S. Falcon (1899)
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| H.M.S. Falcon (1899) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | P.31 (1914) D.54 (Sep 1915) D.36 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Fairfield[2] |
| Ordered: | 1899 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 28 Jun, 1899[4] |
| Launched: | 1899 |
| Commissioned: | Dec, 1901[5] |
| Collision: | 1 Apr, 1918[6] |
| Fate: | in North Sea[7] |
H.M.S. Falcon was one of forty destroyers of the "C" class — a "30 knotter".
Service
In mid-1913, Falcon was with the Sixth Destroyer Flotilla.[8]
On 28 October, 1914, while screening the battleship Venerable during bombardment of the Belgian coast, a German 8-in shell struck the muzzle of a 6-pdr and killed her captain, Wauton, and injured fully a third of her crew. Sub-Lieutenant C. J. Du Boulay took command and was able to lead her clear of further danger.[9]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant in Command Hubert O. Wauton, 29 October, 1912.[10]
- Lieutenant in Command Edward M. C. Rutherfoord, 31 October, 1914.[11]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 58.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 97.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 97.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 97.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 97.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 58.
- ↑ Smith. Hard Lying. Table 4.
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913), p. 311.
- ↑ Smith. Hard Lying. pp. 63-4.
- ↑ The Navy List (April, 1914), p. 313.
- ↑ The Navy List (January, 1915), p. 316.
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