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'''H.M.S. ''Bittern''''' was one of forty destroyers of the [["C" Class Destroyer (1896)|"C" class]] — a "30 knotter". | '''H.M.S. ''Bittern''''' was one of forty destroyers of the [["C" Class Destroyer (1896)|"C" class]] — a "30 knotter". | ||
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| + | ==Service== | ||
| + | She was rammed by a steamer in dense fog at 3.15 a.m. on 3 April, 1918. There were no survivors.{{HardLying|p. 63}} | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
Dates of appointment are provided when known. | Dates of appointment are provided when known. | ||
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*Lieutenant in Command [[Gordon Campbell]], April, 1913.<ref>''The Navy List'' (January, 1915). p. 282.</ref> | *Lieutenant in Command [[Gordon Campbell]], April, 1913.<ref>''The Navy List'' (January, 1915). p. 282.</ref> | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Revision as of 11:26, 17 December 2013
| H.M.S. Bittern (1897) | |
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| Pendant Number: | D.03 (1914) D.5A (Sep 1915) D.10 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Vickers[2] |
| Ordered: | 1895-96 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 18 Feb, 1896[4] |
| Launched: | 1 Feb, 1897[5] |
| Commissioned: | Apr, 1897[6] |
| Collision: | 3 Apr, 1918[7] |
| Fate: | w/ Kenilworth[8] |
H.M.S. Bittern was one of forty destroyers of the "C" class — a "30 knotter".
Service
She was rammed by a steamer in dense fog at 3.15 a.m. on 3 April, 1918. There were no survivors.[9]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant in Command Gordon Campbell, April, 1913.[10]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 57.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 57.
- ↑ 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. 57.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
- ↑ Smith. Hard Lying. p. 63.
- ↑ Smith. Hard Lying. p. 63.
- ↑ Smith. Hard Lying. p. 63.
- ↑ The Navy List (January, 1915). p. 282.
Bibliography
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