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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] – 3 November, 1899
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]^[15]^[16] – 23 October, 1903^[17]
Lieutenant & Commander Lewis G. E. Crabbe, 30 September, 1903^[18] – c. 23 October, 1903^[19]^[20]
Lieutenant & Commander Ernest E. Parker, 23 October, 1903^[21]
Lieutenant & Commander The Hon. Edward B. S. Bingham, August, 1905^[22] (temporarily loaned)
Commander Charles H. Morgan, 24 August, 1905^[23]^[24] – 28 May, 1906^[25] (and as Commander (D), Torpedo Craft in Commission in Reserve)
Lieutenant in Command George H. H. Holden, 28 May, 1906^[26] – 26 July, 1906^[27]
Lieutenant & Commander William H. H. S. Thomson, 26 July, 1906^[28]^[29]
Lieutenant & Commander Reginald C. L. Owens, 21 May, 1908^[30]
Lieutenant & Commander Geoffrey P. Russell, 21 January, 1909^[31]
Lieutenant & Commander Gordon A. Coles, 19 October, 1909^[32]^[33] – 12 January, 1910^[34]
Lieutenant & Commander William S. F. Forbes, 12 January, 1910 – 1 February, 1910
Lieutenant & Commander John P. Champion, 1 February, 1910 – 26 November, 1910
Lieutenant & Commander Michael K. H. Kennedy, 26 November, 1910^[35]^[36] – 14 August, 1913^[37]
Lieutenant & Commander Montague R. Bernard, 2 July, 1912^[38] – 29 July, 1912^[39] (for manoeuvres)
Lieutenant & Commander Lawrence D'O. Bignell, 14 August, 1913^[40]^[41] – 3 December, 1913^[42]
Lieutenant in Command Philip W. S. King, 3 February, 1914^[43] – 6 April, 1914^[44] (followed by about a month in dockyard hands)
Lieutenant-Commander Philip W. S. King, 19 May, 1914^[45]^[46] – 24 October, 1915^[47]
Lieutenant in Command John H. Jauncey, 24 October, 1915^[48] – 10 February, 1916^[49]
Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command William H. Dunster, 24 January, 1916^[50] – 31 May, 1917^[51]
Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command William H. Dunster, 5 December, 1917^[52] – 28 February, 1918^[53]
Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. Robert M. Gardner, 28 February, 1918 – mid October, 1918^{[Fact Check]}
Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Percy Younghusband, 21 October, 1918^[54] – 26 November, 1918^[55]^[56]
Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Geoffrey A. Robinson, 26 November, 1918^[57]

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.
↑ Buckle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/117. f. 117.
↑ "Naval & Military intelligence" The Times (London). Friday, 6 December 1901. (36631), p. 6.
↑ The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 257.
↑ Buckle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/117. f. 117.
↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 6 October, 1903. Issue 37204, col D, p. 8.
↑ Crabbe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/168. f. 169.
↑ The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 316.
↑ The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 316.
↑ Bingham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/117. f. 117.
↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 316.
↑ 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. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/295. f. 331.
↑ Holden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/295. 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. (March, 1907). p. 316.
↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 317.
↑ The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 317.
↑ Coles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/167. f. 168.
↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 317.
↑ Coles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/167. f. 168.
↑ Kennedy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/97. f. 52.
↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 316.
↑ Kennedy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/97. f. 52.
↑ Bernard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/96. f. ?.
↑ Bernard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/96. f. ?.
↑ Bignell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/117. f. 521.
↑ The Navy List. (December, 1913). p. 315.
↑ Bignell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/117. f. 521.
↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 315.
↑ King Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/146. f. 79.
↑ King Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/146. f. 79.
↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 394e.
↑ King Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/146. f. 79.
↑ Jauncey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/132. f. 488.
↑ Jauncey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/132. f. 488.
↑ Dunster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/55/50. f. 50.
↑ Dunster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/55/50. f. 50.
↑ Dunster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/55/50. f. 50.
↑ Dunster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/55/50. f. 50.
↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 795.
↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 795.
↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 795.
↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 795.

Bibliography

"C" Class Destroyer

Star

Whiting

Bat

Chamois

Crane

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

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[1] Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 57.

[2] Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 57.

[3] Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.

[4] Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.

[5] Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 57.

[6] Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.

[7] Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 303.

[8] The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 316.

[9] "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 1 November, 1898. Issue 35662, col F, p. 10.

[10] "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 16 October, 1899. Issue 35961, col D, p. 10.

[11] Singer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 220.

[12] "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 28 December, 1900. Issue 36337, col D, p. 5.

[13] Nicholson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 457.

[14] Buckle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/117. f. 117.

[15] "Naval & Military intelligence" The Times (London). Friday, 6 December 1901. (36631), p. 6.

[16] The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 257.

[17] Buckle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/117. f. 117.

[18] "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 6 October, 1903. Issue 37204, col D, p. 8.

[19] Crabbe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/168. f. 169.

[20] The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 316.

[21] The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 316.

[22] Bingham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/117. f. 117.

[23] The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 316.

[24] Morgan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 323.

[25] Morgan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 323.

[26] Holden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/295. f. 331.

[27] Holden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/295. f. 331.

[28] "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 27 July, 1906. Issue 38,083, col F, p. 5.

[29] The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 316.

[30] The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 317.

[31] The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 317.

[32] Coles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/167. f. 168.

[33] The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 317.

[34] Coles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/167. f. 168.

[35] Kennedy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/97. f. 52.

[36] The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 316.

[37] Kennedy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/97. f. 52.

[38] Bernard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/96. f. ?.

[39] Bernard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/96. f. ?.

[40] Bignell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/117. f. 521.

[41] The Navy List. (December, 1913). p. 315.

[42] Bignell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/117. f. 521.

[43] The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 315.

[44] King Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/146. f. 79.

[45] King Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/146. f. 79.

[46] The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 394e.

[47] King Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/146. f. 79.

[48] Jauncey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/132. f. 488.

[49] Jauncey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/132. f. 488.

[50] Dunster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/55/50. f. 50.

[51] Dunster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/55/50. f. 50.

[52] Dunster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/55/50. f. 50.

[53] Dunster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/55/50. f. 50.

[54] The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 795.

[55] The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 795.

[56] The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 795.

[57] The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 795.

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