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Revision as of 20:40, 30 May 2014
| H.M.S. Acasta (1912) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | H.59 (1914) H.00 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | John Brown[2] |
| Launched: | 10 Sep, 1912[3] |
| Sold: | May, 1921[4] |
H.M.S. Acasta was one of twenty destroyers of the Acasta class.
Service
At the Battle of Jutland, she operated with the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla under the command of Lieutenant-Commander John O. Barron. She was holed fore and aft while screening the Third Battle Cruiser Squadron, being obliged to hoist the signal "Am in danger of sinking,"[5] though she claimed having torpedoed the leading enemy battlecruiser.[6] On 2nd June, she was taken under tow by Nonsuch to Aberdeen. She made Aberdeen with the assistance of a trawler at 9.15 p.m. on the 2nd.[7]
In July 1918, Acasta was attached to Vernon in Portsmouth.[8]
In 1919, she tested the experimental 21-in Mark VI torpedo from a special tube. It was a notable failure and further work was abandoned.[9]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant-Commander John O. Barron, 21 November, 1912[10]
- Lieutenant in Command John A. P. Legh, 5 July, 1916[11]
- Lieutenant in Command Oliver G. Foote, 28 July, 1917[12]
- Lieutenant in Command Hubert C. Oliver, 1 March, 1918[13]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 63.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 75.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 63.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 75.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 14, 18, 34, 44.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 307.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 30, 32.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (July, 1918). p. 16.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1919. p. 13.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 391.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 391a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 391a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 722.
Bibliography
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