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|pend=F.86 (Jan 1917)<br>F.23 (Jan 1918)<br>F.81 (Sep 1918){{DittColl|p. 70}} | |pend=F.86 (Jan 1917)<br>F.23 (Jan 1918)<br>F.81 (Sep 1918){{DittColl|p. 70}} | ||
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In March, 1918, she went to the {{UK-DF|20}}, part of the [[East Coast Forces]].{{SMNLMar18|p. 15}} | In March, 1918, she went to the {{UK-DF|20}}, part of the [[East Coast Forces]].{{SMNLMar18|p. 15}} | ||
| − | + | ''Telemachus'' was reduced to Reserve at Devonport in February of 1920.{{NLJan21|p. 871}} | |
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| + | She was again commissioned on 3 August, 1921.{{NLApr25|p. 274}} | ||
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| + | Following an earlier round of a flotilla leader and seventeen destroyers, ''Telemachus'' was named as one of an additional fifteen destroyers to be scrapped in the fiscal year starting 1 April, 1926.{{ToL|More Destroyers to be Scrapped|Tuesday, September 22, 1925, Issue 44073, p.7}} | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
Dates of appointment are provided when known. | Dates of appointment are provided when known. | ||
| − | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Telemachus''"> | + | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Telemachus''"> |
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Henry Taprell Dorling|nick=H. Taprell Dorling|appt=30 May, 1917{{NLNov17|p. 395''f''}}|precBy=New Command}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Henry Taprell Dorling|nick=H. Taprell Dorling|appt=30 May, 1917{{NLNov17|p. 395''f''}}|end=|precBy=New Command}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} in Command|name=Richard Harter|nick=Richard Harter|appt=5 August, 1918{{NLNov19|p. 915}}}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} in Command|name=Richard Harter|nick=Richard Harter|appt=5 August, 1918{{NLNov19|p. 915}}|end=4 October, 1919<ref>Harter Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/52/123.|D7605210}} f. 487.</ref>}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} in Command|name=Edward Eastwick-Field|nick=Edward Eastwick-Field|appt=28 October, 1919{{NLFeb20|p. 871}}}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} in Command|name=Edward Eastwick-Field|nick=Edward Eastwick-Field|appt=28 October, 1919<ref>Eastwick-Field Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/289.|D7605374}} f. 662.</ref>{{NLFeb20|p. 871}}|end=1 February, 1920<ref>Eastwick-Field Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/289.|D7605374}} f. 662.</ref>}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Henry Taprell Dorling|nick=H. Taprell Dorling|appt=June, 1921<ref>Dorling Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48.}} f. 452.</ref>}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Henry Taprell Dorling|nick=H. Taprell Dorling|appt=June, 1921<ref>Dorling Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48.}} f. 452.</ref>|end=}} |
| − | {{ | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Charles Hugo Knox-Little|nick=Charles H. Knox-Little|appt=9 July, 1923<ref>Knox-Little Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/119.|D7604874}} f. 127.</ref>|end=25 August, 1923<ref>Knox-Little Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/119.|D7604874}} f. 127.</ref>|note=and for instruction duties at Port Edgar Base}} |
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Henry Ioan Montagu Lawrence Scott|nick=Henry I. M. L. Scott|appt=28 August, 1925<ref>Scott Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/82.|D7604494}} f. ?.</ref>|end=30 September, 1926<ref>Scott Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/82.|D7604494}} f. ?.</ref>}} | ||
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Revision as of 08:32, 14 August 2019
| H.M.S. Telemachus (1917) | |
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| Pendant Number: | F.86 (Jan 1917) F.23 (Jan 1918) F.81 (Sep 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | John Brown & Company[2] |
| Ordered: | Mar 1916 (8th Order)[3][4] |
| Launched: | 21 Apr, 1917[5] |
| Completed: | Jun, 1917[6] |
| Sold: | 26 Jul, 1927[7] |
H.M.S. Telemachus was one of sixty-two "R" class destroyers completed for the Royal Navy in 1916-17.
Service
Telemachus joined the Thirteenth Destroyer Flotilla in July, 1917.[8]
In March, 1918, she went to the Twentieth Destroyer Flotilla, part of the East Coast Forces.[9]
Telemachus was reduced to Reserve at Devonport in February of 1920.[10]
She was again commissioned on 3 August, 1921.[11]
Following an earlier round of a flotilla leader and seventeen destroyers, Telemachus was named as one of an additional fifteen destroyers to be scrapped in the fiscal year starting 1 April, 1926.[12]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander H. Taprell Dorling, 30 May, 1917[13]
- Lieutenant in Command Richard Harter, 5 August, 1918[14] – 4 October, 1919[15]
- Lieutenant in Command Edward Eastwick-Field, 28 October, 1919[16][17] – 1 February, 1920[18]
- Commander H. Taprell Dorling, June, 1921[19]
- Commander Charles H. Knox-Little, 9 July, 1923[20] – 25 August, 1923[21] (and for instruction duties at Port Edgar Base)
- Commander Henry I. M. L. Scott, 28 August, 1925[22] – 30 September, 1926[23]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 70.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 81.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 81.
- ↑ March. British Destroyers. p. 184.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 81.
- ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 310.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 70.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (July, 1917). p. 12.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (March, 1918). p. 15.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 871.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 274.
- ↑ "More Destroyers to be Scrapped." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, September 22, 1925, Issue 44073, p.7.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395f.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1919). p. 915.
- ↑ Harter Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/52/123. f. 487.
- ↑ Eastwick-Field Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/289. f. 662.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1920). p. 871.
- ↑ Eastwick-Field Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/289. f. 662.
- ↑ Dorling Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 452.
- ↑ Knox-Little Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/119. f. 127.
- ↑ Knox-Little Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/119. f. 127.
- ↑ Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/82. f. ?.
- ↑ Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/82. f. ?.
Bibliography
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| Sabrina | Strongbow | Surprise | Sybille | Truculent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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