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Revision as of 11:52, 3 June 2014
| H.M.S. Faulknor (1914) | |
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| Pendant Number: | H.84 (1914) H.31 (Jan 1918) D.16 (Sep 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | J. S. White[2] |
| Launched: | 26 Feb, 1914[3] |
| To Chile: | May, 1920[4] |
Faulknor was one of 4 flotilla leaders of the Faulknor class.
Service
In September 1914, it was announced that the ship had been painted grey, and her foremost funnel lengthened six feet.[5]
In September 1914, it was decided that Faulknor should join the First Destroyer Flotilla as the half-flotilla leader and be fitted with a Mark II W/T set, longer mast, No. 2 set of flags and two additional signal ratings.[6] She was listed with 1 D.F. as of October.[7]
In late November 1914, she was to be moved over to the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla, possibly as half-flotilla leader under Caroline while Swift was to undergo refit.[8]
In May, 1916, she moved to become leader for Twelfth Destroyer Flotilla.[9]
At the Battle of Jutland, she was flagship of the Twelfth Destroyer Flotilla under Captain (D) Anselan John Buchanan Stirling.[10]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Anselan Stirling, November, 1914[11] (in command at Battle of Jutland)
- Commander Henry G. L. Oliphant, December, 1916[12]
- Acting Sub-Lieutenant R.N.R. Harold J. Thompson, 17 January, 1919[13]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 65.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 78.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 78.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 65.
- ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 330 of 8 Sep, 1914.
- ↑ Grand Fleet Conferences, 1914. p. 104.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (October, 1914). p. 11.
- ↑ Grand Fleet Conferences, 1914. p. 218.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (May, 1916). p. 12.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 45.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 394k.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 393t.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 792.
Bibliography
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