H.M.S. Porcupine (1895)
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| H.M.S. Porcupine (1895) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | N.19 (1914) D.OA (Sep 1915), D.69 (1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Company[2] |
| Ordered: | 1893-94[3] |
| Laid down: | 28 Mar, 1894[4] |
| Launched: | 19 Sep, 1895[5] |
| Commissioned: | Mar, 1896 |
| Broken up: | 1920[6] |
H.M.S. Porcupine was one of forty-two "A" class destroyers built for the Royal Navy — a "27 knotter".
Service
In late 1899, she was put out of commission to undergo a refit.[7]
She was one of twenty-seven T.B.Ds. of the Portsmouth Flotilla to participate in the Annual Manoeuvres of 1909.[8]
In March 1910, she was part of the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla, which was part of the Third Division, Home Fleet.
She left the Nore to exercise with five other destroyers and seven torpedo boats of the Nore Local Defence Flotilla on 18 June, 1912.[9]
Until late 1917, she was part of the Nore Local Defence Flotilla.
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant & Commander George E. Cave, 8 July, 1896[10] – August, 1896 (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1896)
- Lieutenant in Command Alan C. Bruce, 11 April, 1899[11] – 10 September, 1899[Inference]
- Lieutenant in Command Charles P. Beaty-Pownall, 10 September, 1899[12] – c. November, 1899[13]
- Lieutenant & Commander Harry C. J. R. West, 12 August, 1901[14] – August, 1901[15]
- Lieutenant & Commander George G. Codrington, 23 January, 1902[16][17] – 1 August, 1902
- Lieutenant Robert C. Hamilton, 28 April, 1902[18] – 1 August, 1902[19]
- Lieutenant & Commander George N. Ballard, 10 March, 1903[20] – 15 July, 1903
- Lieutenant & Commander The Hon. Cyril A. Ward, 15 October, 1903 – 29 January, 1904
- Lieutenant & Commander Reginald G. Copleston, 30 January, 1904[21] – 13 February, 1904[22]
- Lieutenant & Commander Reginald G. Copleston, 9 May, 1904[23][24] – 1 April, 1905[25]
- Lieutenant & Commander Michael Barne, 1 April, 1905[26] – 1 April, 1906
- Gunner in Command George E. Casley, April, 1906[27] – 30 April, 1907
- Lieutenant & Commander Noel S. Tindall, June, 1906[28] – 28 July, 1906[29] (lent for Annual Manoeuvres of 1906)
- Lieutenant & Commander (T) Richard F. H. Hartland-Mahon, 6 June, 1907 – 13 May, 1908 (lent)
- Lieutenant & Commander Paul Whitfield, 13 May, 1908 – 28 July, 1908 (relieved of command after grounding her)
- Lieutenant & Commander Cecil R. Nicholl, 28 July, 1908[30] – May, 1909
- Lieutenant & Commander Herbert R. Stokes, May, 1909 – 28 June, 1909
- Lieutenant & Commander Raymond J. Harris, 26 January, 1910[31] – 15 August, 1910[32]
- Lieutenant in Command Francis S. McGachen, 15 August, 1910[33] – 2 January, 1911[34]
- Lieutenant & Commander Cecil M. Queripel, 2 January, 1911[35][36] – 7 October, 1911[37]
- Lieutenant & Commander Henry D. Pridham-Wippell, 5 April, 1912[38][39] – 1 October, 1913[40]
- Lieutenant & Commander Charles E. Hamond, 1 October, 1913[41] – 13 January, 1914
- Lieutenant in Command Cuthbert P. Blake, 13 January, 1914[42][43] – 4 December, 1915[44]
- Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. Reginald G. Pardoe, 4 December, 1915[45][46] – 10 March, 1919[47]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 56.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 92.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 92.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 92.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 56.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 92.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 6 Nov. 1899, p. 10.
- ↑ "The Naval Mobilization." The Times (London, England), Thursday, June 17, 1909, Issue 38988, p.9.
- ↑ "Movements of Ships." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Jun 19, 1912; pg. 6; Issue 39929.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Jul 09, 1896; pg. 11; Issue 34938.
- ↑ Bruce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/319. f. 351.
- ↑ Beaty-Pownall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 235.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 6 Nov. 1899, p. 10.
- ↑ West Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/249. f. 384.
- ↑ West Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/249. f. 384.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 11 Dec. 1901, p. 10.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1902). p. 293.
- ↑ Hamilton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 67.
- ↑ Hamilton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 67.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 291.
- ↑ Copleston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/99. f. 110.
- ↑ Copleston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/99. f. 110.
- ↑ Copleston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/99. f. 110.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 359.
- ↑ Copleston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/99. f. 110.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 357.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 357.
- ↑ Tindall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/66. f. 66.
- ↑ Tindall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/66. f. 66.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 357.
- ↑ Harris-St. John Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/131. f. 71.
- ↑ Harris-St. John Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/131. f. 71.
- ↑ McGachen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/101. f. ?.
- ↑ McGachen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/101. f. ?.
- ↑ Queripel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/90. f. 93.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 357.
- ↑ Queripel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/90. f. 93.
- ↑ Pridham-Wippell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/14. ff. 177, 253.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1913). p. 357.
- ↑ Pridham-Wippell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/14. ff. 177, 253.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1914). p. 357.
- ↑ Blake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/6. f. 173.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 396o.
- ↑ Blake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/6. f. 173.
- ↑ Pardoe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/53/249. f. 249.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 868.
- ↑ Pardoe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/53/249. f. 249.
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