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− | * {{CommRN}} [[Anselan John Buchanan Stirling|Anselan J. B. Stirling]], 1 October, 1912.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1914), p. 373.</ref> | + | * {{CommRN}} [[Anselan John Buchanan Stirling|Anselan J. B. Stirling]], 1 October, 1912.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1914), p. 373.</ref> |
− | * {{CommRN}} [[Loftus William Jones]], 9 October, 1912,<ref>''The Navy List'' (January, 1915). p. 380a.</ref> killed aboard her in the [[Battle of Jutland]] and awarded the Victoria Cross. | + | * {{CommRN}} [[Loftus William Jones]], 9 October, 1912,<ref>''The Navy List'' (January, 1915). p. 380a.</ref> killed aboard her in the [[Battle of Jutland]] and awarded the Victoria Cross. |
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==See Also== | ==See Also== |
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H.M.S. Shark (1912) | |
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Pendant Number: | H.04 (1914)[1] |
Builder: | Swan Hunter[2] |
Launched: | 30 Jul, 1912[3] |
Sunk: | 31 May, 1916[4] |
Fate: | in Battle of Jutland |
H.M.S. Shark was one of twenty destroyers of the Acasta class.
She was lost at the Battle of Jutland. There was a later destroyer named Shark, as well.
Service
In mid-1913, she was operating with the Third Destroyer Flotilla.[5]
At the Battle of Jutland, she was lost in night action while operating with the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla under the command of Commander Loftus William Jones.[6]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Anselan J. B. Stirling, 1 October, 1912.[7]
- Commander Loftus William Jones, 9 October, 1912,[8] killed aboard her in the Battle of Jutland and awarded the Victoria Cross.
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 63.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 75.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 75.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 75.
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913), p. 375.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 44.
- ↑ The Navy List (April, 1914), p. 373.
- ↑ The Navy List (January, 1915). p. 380a.
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