H.M.S. Thrasher (1895)

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H.M.S. Thrasher (1895)
Pendant Number: D.79 (1914)
D.94 (Sep 1915)
D.90 (Jan 1918)[1]
Builder: Laird[2]
Ordered: 1894-95 Programme[3]
Laid down: 30 May, 1895[4]
Launched: 5 Nov, 1895[5]
Commissioned: Jun, 1897[6]
Broken up: 1919[7]

H.M.S. Thrasher was one of twenty-four "B" class destroyers built for the Royal Navy — a "30 knotter".

Service

In mid-1913, part of the Seventh Destroyer Flotilla — a patrol flotilla.[8]

On 8 February, 1917, she sank UC 39 after blowing her to the surface with a single well-placed depth charge.[9]

In September, 1917 when she transferred to the Nore Defence Flotilla,[10] serving there until at December, 1918.[11] From January, 1919, she remained at The Nore "temporarily".

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 57.
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
  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. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
  6. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
  7. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
  8. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 386.
  9. Smith. Hard Lying. p. 62. For some reason, I think the source calls this UC 9.
  10. Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (September, 1917). pp. 16, 18.
  11. Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 16.
  12. Duff Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 80.
  13. Duff Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 80.
  14. The Navy List. (February, 1900). p. 306.
  15. The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 307.
  16. "Naval & Military intelligence" The Times (London). Friday, 6 December 1901. (36631), p. 6.
  17. Raikes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 490.
  18. The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 308.
  19. The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 386.
  20. The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 386.
  21. The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 386.
  22. Tweedie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 332.
  23. Tweedie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 332.
  24. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 386.
  25. From Wikipedia, "Submarine Disaster: Missing Vessel Located". Western Mail (Perth, Australia). 30 January 1914. p. 19.
  26. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 385a.
  27. The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 398q.
  28. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 398k.
  29. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 919.

Bibliography


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