H.M.S. Cherwell (1903)

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H.M.S. Cherwell (1903)
Pendant Number: N.90 (1914)
D.13 (Sep 1915)
D.17 (Jan 1918)[1]
Builder: Palmer[2]
Ordered: 1902-03 Programme[3]
Laid down: 20 Jan, 1903[4]
Launched: 23 Jul, 1903[5]
Commissioned: Mar, 1904[6]
Sold: 23 Jun, 1919[7]

H.M.S. Cherwell was one of 36 destroyers of the "River" class.

Service

In mid-1904, a boatswain (T) J. McCarthy impressed his commander with a thorough report on German torpedo boats based on his observations during a visit to Kiel in June.[8] It conveyed a sense of caution, in that the German vessels appeared quite capable and efficient.

In mid-1913, she was in the Ninth Destroyer Flotilla — a patrol flotilla.[9]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 59.
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 100.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 100.
  4. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 100.
  5. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 100.
  6. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 100.
  7. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 59.
  8. Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1904. p. 147-155.
  9. The Navy List (July, 1913). p. 292.
  10. Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1904. pp. 147-8.
  11. The Navy List (July, 1913). p. 292.
  12. The Navy List (January, 1915). p. 291.

Bibliography


River Class Destroyer
Erne Ettrick Exe Ribble Teviot
Usk Derwent Eden Foyle Itchen
Kennet Jed Welland Cherwell Dee
Arun Blackwater Waveney Chelmer Colne
Gala Garry Ness Nith Swale
Ure Wear Liffey Moy Ouse
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  Rother Stour Test  
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