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'''H.M.S. ''Defender''''' was one of 29 destroyers of the [[Acheron Class Destroyer (1910)|''Acheron'' class]]. | '''H.M.S. ''Defender''''' was one of 29 destroyers of the [[Acheron Class Destroyer (1910)|''Acheron'' class]]. | ||
| − | + | ''Defender'' was one of eighteen [[Acheron Class Destroyer (1910)|''Acheron'' class destroyers]] fitted with W/T in 1912, becoming one of 123 destroyers so far fitted with [[British Wireless Systems#Destroyer Set|Destroyer Sets]].{{ARTS1912|Wireless Appendix, p. 6}} | |
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| − | + | Completed in January, 1912, ''Defender'' received a nucleus crew of {{UK-TB12}}, which travelled to Dunbarton to take the new ship to Devonport to take on stores and then proceed to Portsmouth where she would take in a full crew to join the {{UK-DF|7}}.{{NMI|Monday, Jan 08, 1912; pg. 10; Issue 39789}} | |
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| + | By mid-1913, ''Defender'' was serving with her sisters in the {{UK-DF|1}}.{{NLJul13|p. 299}} | ||
She fought at the [[Battle of Jutland]] as part of the {{UK-DF|1}},{{UKJutlandOD|p. 34}} which was tasked with screening the {{UK-BS|5}}. | She fought at the [[Battle of Jutland]] as part of the {{UK-DF|1}},{{UKJutlandOD|p. 34}} which was tasked with screening the {{UK-BS|5}}. | ||
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| H.M.S. Defender (1911) | |
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| Pendant Number: | H.28 (1914) H.29 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | William Denny & Brothers[2] |
| Ordered: | 1910-11 Programme[3] |
| Launched: | 30 Aug, 1911[4] |
| Completed: | Jan, 1912[5] |
| Sold: | 4 Nov, 1921[6] |
H.M.S. Defender was one of 29 destroyers of the Acheron class.
Defender was one of eighteen Acheron class destroyers fitted with W/T in 1912, becoming one of 123 destroyers so far fitted with Destroyer Sets.[7]
Completed in January, 1912, Defender received a nucleus crew of T.B. 12, which travelled to Dunbarton to take the new ship to Devonport to take on stores and then proceed to Portsmouth where she would take in a full crew to join the Seventh Destroyer Flotilla.[8]
By mid-1913, Defender was serving with her sisters in the First Destroyer Flotilla.[9]
She fought at the Battle of Jutland as part of the First Destroyer Flotilla,[10] which was tasked with screening the Fifth Battle Squadron.
She was reduced to C. & M. Party at Devonport on 15 October, 1919.[11]
Contents
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant-Commander Walter J. Fletcher, 13 January, 1912[12] – 2 October, 1914 (superseded, veering toward insanity)
- Lieutenant-Commander Cecil H. H. Sams, 2 October, 1914[13]
- Lieutenant-Commander Laurence R. Palmer, 4 April, 1916[14] – 15 October, 1916[15] (in command at Battle of Jutland)
- Lieutenant-Commander Walter O. H. Lambert, 2 December, 1916[16][17] – 9 January, 1918[18]
- Lieutenant-Commander Ralph W. H. Roberts, 10 January, 1918 – 13 December, 1918
- Lieutenant-Commander Harald E. Wharton, 13 December, 1918[19] – 25 April, 1919
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 62.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 62.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 75.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 62.
- ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 306.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 62.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1912. Wireless Appendix, p. 6.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, Jan 08, 1912; pg. 10; Issue 39789.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 299.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 34.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 757.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 300c.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 393i.
- ↑ Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 190.
- ↑ Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 190.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 393.
- ↑ Lambert Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144. f. 56.
- ↑ Lambert Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144. f. 56.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 774.
Bibliography
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| Firedrake | Lurcher | Oak | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Huon | Swan | Torrens | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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