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At the [[Battle of Jutland]], she operated with the {{UK-DF|4}} under the command of {{LCommRN}} [[John O. Barron]].{{UKJutlandOD|pp. 34, 44}}
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In July 1918, the ship was attached to {{UK-Vernon}} in Portsmouth.<ref>''Supplement to the Monthly Navy List'' (July, 1918).  p. 16.</ref>
 
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Dates of appointment are provided when known.
 
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* {{LCommRN}} [[John Ouchterlony Barron]], 21 November 1912.<ref>''The Navy List'' (January, 1915).  p. 266.</ref>
 
* {{LCommRN}} [[John Ouchterlony Barron]], 21 November 1912.<ref>''The Navy List'' (January, 1915).  p. 266.</ref>
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==See Also==
 
==See Also==

Revision as of 11:43, 24 September 2013

H.M.S. Acasta (1912)
Pendant Number: H.59 (1914)
H.00 (Jan 1918)[1]
Builder: John Brown[2]
Launched: 10 Sep, 1912[3]
Sold: May, 1921[4]

H.M.S. Acasta was one of 20 destroyers of the Acasta class.

Service

At the Battle of Jutland, she operated with the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla under the command of Lieutenant-Commander John O. Barron.[5]

In July 1918, the ship was attached to Vernon in Portsmouth.[6]

In 1919, she tested the experimental 21-in Mark VI torpedo from a special tube. It was a notable failure and further work was abandoned.[7]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 63.
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 75.
  3. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 63.
  4. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 75.
  5. Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 44.
  6. Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (July, 1918). p. 16.
  7. Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1919. p. 13.
  8. The Navy List (January, 1915). p. 266.

Bibliography


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