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{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander|name=William Hamilton Heath Sinclair Thomson|nick=William H. H. S. Thomson|appt=26 July, 1906<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Friday, 27 July, 1906. Issue '''38,083''', col F, p. 5.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander|name=William Hamilton Heath Sinclair Thomson|nick=William H. H. S. Thomson|appt=26 July, 1906<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Friday, 27 July, 1906. Issue '''38,083''', col F, p. 5.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander|name=Michael Kavanagh Horsley Kennedy|nick=Michael K. H. Kennedy|appt=26 November, 1910{{NLJul13|p. 316}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander|name=Michael Kavanagh Horsley Kennedy|nick=Michael K. H. Kennedy|appt=26 November, 1910{{NLJul13|p. 316}}}} | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank=Lieutenant & Commander|name=Lawrence D'Oyly Bignell|nick=Lawrence D'O. Bignell|appt=14 August, 1913{{NLDec13|p. 315}}}} | + | {{Tenure|rank=Lieutenant & Commander|name=Lawrence D'Oyly Bignell|nick=Lawrence D'O. Bignell|appt=14 August, 1913{{NLDec13|p. 315}}|end=}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank=Lieutenant in Command|name=Philip Wilfred Sidney King|nick=Philip W. S. King|appt=3 February, 1914{{NLApr14|p. 315}}}} | + | {{Tenure|rank=Lieutenant in Command|name=Philip Wilfred Sidney King|nick=Philip W. S. King|appt=3 February, 1914{{NLApr14|p. 315}}|end=|note=followed by about a month in dockyard hands}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Philip Wilfred Sidney King|nick=Philip W. S. King|appt=19 May, 1914{{NLOct15|p. 394''e''}}}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Philip Wilfred Sidney King|nick=Philip W. S. King|appt=19 May, 1914{{NLOct15|p. 394''e''}}|end=}} |
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRNR}}|name=William Henry Dunster|nick=William H. Dunster|appt=August, 1916{{NLNov17|p. 393''v''}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRNR}}|name=William Henry Dunster|nick=William H. Dunster|appt=August, 1916{{NLNov17|p. 393''v''}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command|name=Percy Younghusband|nick=Percy Younghusband|appt=21 October, 1918{{NLDec18|p. 795}}}} | {{Tenure|rank=Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command|name=Percy Younghusband|nick=Percy Younghusband|appt=21 October, 1918{{NLDec18|p. 795}}}} | ||
Revision as of 13:32, 14 March 2016
| H.M.S. Flying Fish (1897) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | P.86 (1914) D.57 (Sep 1915) D.40 (Jan 1918) H.69 (Sep 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Palmer[2] |
| Ordered: | 1895-96 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 9 Aug, 1896[4] |
| Launched: | 4 Mar, 1897[5] |
| Commissioned: | Jun, 1898[6] |
| Sold: | Aug, 1919[7] |
H.M.S. Flying Fish was one of forty "C" class destroyers built for the Royal Navy — a "30 knotter".
Service
In mid-1913, she was operating with the Sixth Destroyer Flotilla.[8]
Captains
With some ambiguity, it somehow seems that Flying Fish and Spiteful shared commanders Nicholson and Sparks.
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Arthur G. M. Meredyth, 3 November, 1898[9]
- Commander Morgan Singer, 3 October, 1899[10] – 11 January, 1901[11]
- Commander Douglas R. M. Nicholson, 11 January, 1901[12][13] (also in command of Spiteful)
- Lieutenant & Commander Hugh P. Buckle, 16 December, 1901[14]
- Lieutenant & Commander Lewis G. E. Crabbe, 30 September, 1903[15]
- Lieutenant & Commander The Hon. Edward B. S. Bingham, August, 1905[16] (temporarily loaned)
- Commander Charles H. Morgan, 24 August, 1905[17] – 28 May, 1906[18]
- Lieutenant in Command George H. H. Holden, 28 May, 1906[19] – 26 July, 1906[20]
- Lieutenant & Commander William H. H. S. Thomson, 26 July, 1906[21]
- Lieutenant & Commander Michael K. H. Kennedy, 26 November, 1910[22]
- Lieutenant & Commander Lawrence D'O. Bignell, 14 August, 1913[23]
- Lieutenant in Command Philip W. S. King, 3 February, 1914[24] (followed by about a month in dockyard hands)
- Lieutenant-Commander Philip W. S. King, 19 May, 1914[25]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command William H. Dunster, August, 1916[26]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Percy Younghusband, 21 October, 1918[27]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Geoffrey A. Robinson, 26 November, 1918[28]
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.
- ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 303.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 316.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 1 November, 1898. Issue 35662, col F, p. 10.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 16 October, 1899. Issue 35961, col D, p. 10.
- ↑ Singer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 220.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 28 December, 1900. Issue 36337, col D, p. 5.
- ↑ Nicholson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 457.
- ↑ "Naval & Military intelligence" The Times (London). Friday, 6 December 1901. (36631), p. 6.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 6 October, 1903. Issue 37204, col D, p. 8.
- ↑ Bingham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/117. f. 117.
- ↑ Morgan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 323.
- ↑ Morgan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 323.
- ↑ Holden Service Record, in our PDF for Hugh Justin Tweedie. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 331.
- ↑ Holden Service Record, in our PDF for Hugh Justin Tweedie. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 331.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 27 July, 1906. Issue 38,083, col F, p. 5.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 316.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1913). p. 315.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 315.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 394e.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 393v.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 795.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 795.
Bibliography
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| Flying Fish | Fawn | Flirt | Bullfinch | Dove | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Violet | Sylvia | Lee | Avon | Bittern | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Otter | Leopard | Vixen | Brazen | Electra | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Recruit | Vulture | Kestrel | Cheerful | Mermaid | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Greyhound | Racehorse | Roebuck | Gipsy | Fairy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Osprey | Leven | Falcon | Ostrich | Thorn | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tiger | Vigilant | Albatross | Viper | Velox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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