H.M.S. Opossum (1895)
From The Dreadnought Project
| H.M.S. Opossum (1895) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | D.12 (1914) D.99 (Sep 1915), D. 62 (1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Hawthorn Leslie & Company[2] |
| Ordered: | 1893-94[3] |
| Laid down: | 17 Sep, 1894[4] |
| Launched: | 9 Aug, 1895[5] |
| Commissioned: | Mar, 1896[6] |
| Broken up: | 1920[7] |
H.M.S. Opossum was one of forty-two "A" class destroyers built for the Royal Navy — a "27 knotter".
Service
Opossum was one of seventeen destroyers of the Reserve Division which left Sheerness on 1 July, 1905 for Spithead under the overall command of Commander R. G. Gregory in H.M.S. Spitfire.[8]
She and sixteen other destroyers of the Reserve Division arrived at Sheerness on 13 July 1905 and proceeded to Chatham.[9]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant in Command William G. E. Ruck-Keene, 16 August, 1896[10] – 3 January, 1898[11]
- Lieutenant in Command Roger J. B. Keyes, 1 January, 1898[12] – 15 September, 1898[13]
- Lieutenant in Command Louis C. S. Woollcombe, 15 September, 1898[14][15] – 4 May, 1899[16]
- Lieutenant & Commander Godfrey E. Corbett, 16 August, 1900[17] – 1 October, 1900[18]
- Commander William A. Barkley, 31 August, 1900[19] – 31 August, 1901
- Lieutenant & Commander Frederick G. Brine, 5 January, 1902[20] – 2 December, 1902
- Lieutenant & Commander Reginald L. Crichton, 2 December, 1902[21] – 2 April, 1903[22]
- Lieutenant & Commander George L. Massey, 21 July, 1903[23] (for manoeuvres)
- Lieutenant & Commander Bernard J. H. Ward, 14 August, 1903 – 10 December, 1903
- Lieutenant & Commander George P. Leith, 14 July, 1904[24] – 1904[25] (for manoeuvres)
- Lieutenant & Commander Claude H. Woodward, 22 August, 1905[26] – 5 November, 1907
- Lieutenant & Commander Colin E. M. Law, 9 June, 1908[27] – 1 September, 1909
- Lieutenant & Commander Cecil G. Cruttwell, 1 September, 1909[28]
- Lieutenant & Commander Norman M. C. Thurstan, 15 August, 1910[29] – 3 April, 1911
- Lieutenant & Commander Salisbury H. Simpson, 3 April, 1911[30]
- Gunner in Command Sidney C. Cox, 27 March, 1912[31] – 27 March, 1913
- Lieutenant & Commander Salisbury H. Simpson, 26 March, 1913[32] – March, 1913[33]
- Chief Gunner in Command Alfred Reep, 26 March, 1913[34] – November, 1913
- Chief Gunner in Command Michael Horrigan, 14 November, 1913[35]
- Lieutenant in Command Philip E. U. Townshend, 29 July, 1914 – 13 September, 1914
- Lieutenant-Commander Robert Raymond Hallowell-Carew, 13 September, 1914[36] – December, 1915
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Arthur J. Baxter, 6 April, 1916[37]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Arthur J. Baxter, July, 1917[38]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 56.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 93.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 92.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 93.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 56.
- ↑ 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 And Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, Jul 03, 1905; pg. 12; Issue 37749.
- ↑ "Naval And Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Friday, Jul 14, 1905; pg. 10; Issue 37759.
- ↑ Ruck-Keene Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 451.
- ↑ Ruck-Keene Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 451.
- ↑ Keyes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 277.
- ↑ Keyes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 277.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 275.
- ↑ Woollcombe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 267.
- ↑ Woollcombe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 267.
- ↑ Corbett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/142. f. 152.
- ↑ Corbett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/142. f. 152.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 286.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1902). p. 286.
- ↑ Crichton Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/46. f. 54.
- ↑ Crichton Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/46. f. 54.
- ↑ "APPOINTMENTS FOR THE NAVAL MANOEUVRES." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Jul 16, 1903; pg. 8; Issue 37134.
- ↑ Leith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/437. f. 439.
- ↑ Leith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/437. f. 439.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1906). p. 350.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 351.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 351.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 350.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Mar 23, 1911; pg. 14; Issue 39540.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 350.
- ↑ Simpson Service Records. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 151.
- ↑ Simpson Service Records. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 151.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 351.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 351.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 396h.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 396gg.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 855.
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