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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]].
  
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''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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She was one of 18 [[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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In mid-1913, '"Defender'' was serving with her sisters in the {{UK-DF|1}}.<ref>''The Navy List'' (July, 1913).  p. 299.</ref>
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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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==Captains==
 
==Captains==
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
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*  {{LCommRN}} [[Walter John Fletcher|Walter J. Fletcher]], 13 January, 1912.<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1914).  p. 300c.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Walter John Fletcher|nick=Walter J. Fletcher|appt=13 January, 1912{{NLDec14|p. 300''c''}}|end=2 October, 1914|note=superseded, veering toward insanity|precBy=New Command}}
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*  {{LCommRN}} [[Cecil Henry Hulton Sams|Cecil H. H. Sams]], 2 October, 1914.<ref>''The Navy List'' (January, 1915).  p. 301.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Cecil Henry Hulton Sams|nick=Cecil H. H. Sams|appt=2 October, 1914{{NLOct15|p. 393''i''}}|end=March, 1916}}
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*  {{LCommRN}} [[Laurence Reynolds Palmer|Laurence R. Palmer]], in command at the [[Battle of Jutland]].{{UKJutlandOD|p. 46}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Laurence Reynolds Palmer|nick=Laurence R. Palmer|appt=4 April, 1916<ref>Palmer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50.}} f. 190.</ref>|end=15 October, 1916<ref>Palmer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50.}} f. 190.</ref>|note=in command at [[Battle of Jutland]]}}
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* {{LCommRN}} [[Harald Edward Wharton|Harald E. Wharton]], (Emergency List), 13 December, 1918.{{SMNLFeb19|p. 774}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Walter Odwin Hutton Lambert|nick=Walter O. H. Lambert|appt=2 December, 1916{{NLNov17|p. 393}}<ref>Lambert Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/144.}} f. 56.</ref>|end=9 January, 1918<ref>Lambert Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/144.}} f. 56.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Ralph William Hallam Roberts|nick=Ralph W. H. Roberts|appt=10 January, 1918|end=13 December, 1918}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Harald Edward Wharton|nick=Harald E. Wharton|appt=13 December, 1918{{NLFeb19|p. 774}}|end=25 April, 1919}}
 
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Latest revision as of 09:27, 26 January 2021

H.M.S. Defender (1911)
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]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 62.
  2. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 62.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 75.
  4. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 62.
  5. ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 306.
  6. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 62.
  7. ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1912. Wireless Appendix, p. 6.
  8. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, Jan 08, 1912; pg. 10; Issue 39789.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 299.
  10. ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 34.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 757.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 300c.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 393i.
  14. ↑ Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 190.
  15. ↑ Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 190.
  16. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 393.
  17. ↑ Lambert Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144. f. 56.
  18. ↑ Lambert Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144. f. 56.
  19. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 774.

Bibliography


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