H.M.S. Foam (1896)
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| H.M.S. Foam (1896) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | John I. Thornycroft & Company[1] |
| Ordered: | 1894-95[2] |
| Laid down: | 16 Jul, 1895[3] |
| Launched: | 8 Oct, 1896[4] |
| Commissioned: | Jul, 1897[5] |
| Broken up: | 1914[6] |
H.M.S. Foam was one of the Royal Navy's eleven "D" class destroyers.
Service
On 1 July 1913, she left Malta for Corfu with eight other destroyers under the lead of the torpedo gunboat Hussar.[7] On 4 July, the destroyers left Corfu for Platea, sans Hussar.[8]
In mid-1913, she was operating in the Mediterranean.[9]
Foam was scrapped in 1914, shortly before the start of the war.
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant & Commander Francis G. St. G. Brooker, 15 June, 1897 – 16 July, 1898 (for manoeuvres)
- Lieutenant & Commander Henry A. Carruthers, May, 1900[10] (lent)
- Lieutenant & Commander Arthur M. Stancomb, 28 August, 1901[11] (lent by Commander-in-Chief)
- Lieutenant & Commander Philip A. Bateman-Champain, 17 DEcember, 1901 – 19 December, 1901 (lent by Commander-in-Chief)
- Lieutenant & Commander Basil E. Reinold, 7 March, 1902[12] – 4 June, 1902[13] (lent from Diana)
- Lieutenant & Commander Stanley V. Ellis, 24 March, 1902[14][15]
- Lieutenant & Commander Ernest E. Parker, 29 November, 1904 – 5 December, 1905
- Lieutenant & Commander Lionel G. Preston, 5 December, 1905[16] – 22 December, 1905[17]
- Lieutenant & Commander Eric W. Harbord, 22 December, 1905[18] – 4 June, 1906[19]
- Commander Arthur K. Waistell, 4 June, 1906[20] – 28 February, 1907[21]
- Lieutenant & Commander John E. Cameron, 28 February, 1907[22] – 4 January, 1910[23]
- Commander Valentine E. B. Phillimore, 4 January, 1910[24][25] – 1911[26]
- Lieutenant-Commander (I) Gerald C. Dickens, 21 June, 1911[27] – November, 1911[28] (temporary)
- Commander Osmond J. Prentis, November, 1911[29]
- Commander Seymour F. Rowe, 20 February, 1913[30]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 93.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 93.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 93.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 93.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 93.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 93.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Thursday, July 3, 1913, Issue 40254, p.6.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, July 7, 1913, Issue 40257, p.6.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 316.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 257.
- ↑ Stancomb Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/82. f. 82.
- ↑ Reinold Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/7. f. 410.
- ↑ Reinold Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/7. f. 410.
- ↑ "Naval & Military intelligence" The Times (London). Wednesday, 5 March 1902. (36707), p. 5.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1902). p. 256.
- ↑ Preston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/79. f. 79.
- ↑ Preston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/79. f. 79.
- ↑ Harbord Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. ?. Date inferred from Preston's Service Record.
- ↑ Harbord Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. ?
- ↑ Waistell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 179/344.
- ↑ Waistell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 179/344.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 317.
- ↑ Cameron Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/409. f. 453.
- ↑ Phillimore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/511. f. 511.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 317.
- ↑ Phillimore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/511. f. 511.
- ↑ Dickens Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 138.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1913). p. 292.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 316.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 316.
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