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| − | '''H.M.S. ''Racoon''''' was one of | + | '''H.M.S. ''Racoon''''' was one of sixteen [[Beagle Class Destroyer (1909)|''Beagle'' class destroyers]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]] shortly before the [[Great War]]. |
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In mid-1913 she was active with the {{UK-DF|3}}.{{NLJul13|p. 365}} | In mid-1913 she was active with the {{UK-DF|3}}.{{NLJul13|p. 365}} | ||
| − | In mid-1914 it was decided that she, along with two of her sisters while they were apparently on Mediterranean service, was not to have a platform fitted abaft the 4-in gun.{{AWO1914|39 of 19 June, 1914}} | + | Some time prior to September 1914, she was moved to the {{UK-DF|5}} in the Mediterranean. |
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| + | In mid-1914 it was decided that she, along with two of her sisters while they were apparently on Mediterranean service, was not to have a platform fitted abaft the 4-in gun.{{AWO1914|39 of 19 June, 1914}} | ||
On 8 March, 1915, ''Racoon'' was damaged by an underwater shell-burst when she and several other destroyers went to the aid of the mined {{UK-Ocean|f=t}}.{{HardLying|pp. 77-8}} | On 8 March, 1915, ''Racoon'' was damaged by an underwater shell-burst when she and several other destroyers went to the aid of the mined {{UK-Ocean|f=t}}.{{HardLying|pp. 77-8}} | ||
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| + | In November, 1917, ''Racoon'' joined the {{UK-DF|2}} on the Northern Division of the Coast of Ireland Station, based at Buncrana. | ||
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Revision as of 14:11, 14 August 2015
| H.M.S. Racoon (1910) | |
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| Pendant Number: | H.A7 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Cammell Laird[2] |
| Ordered: | 1908-09 Programme[3] |
| Launched: | 15 Feb, 1910[4] |
| Completed: | Oct, 1910[5] |
| Wrecked: | 9 Jan, 1918[6] |
H.M.S. Racoon was one of sixteen Beagle class destroyers completed for the Royal Navy shortly before the Great War.
Service
In mid-1913 she was active with the Third Destroyer Flotilla.[7]
Some time prior to September 1914, she was moved to the Fifth Destroyer Flotilla in the Mediterranean.
In mid-1914 it was decided that she, along with two of her sisters while they were apparently on Mediterranean service, was not to have a platform fitted abaft the 4-in gun.[8]
On 8 March, 1915, Racoon was damaged by an underwater shell-burst when she and several other destroyers went to the aid of the mined battleship Ocean.[9]
In November, 1917, Racoon joined the Second Destroyer Flotilla on the Northern Division of the Coast of Ireland Station, based at Buncrana.
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant-Commander Arthur G. Muller, 25 February, 1911[10]
- Lieutenant-Commander Henry N. M. Hardy, 1 September, 1915[11]
- Lieutenant-Commander Walter O. H. Lambert, 10 November, 1915[12] – 25 September, 1916[13]
- Lieutenant-Commander Kenneth F. Sworder, 25 September, 1916[14][15] – 9 August, 1917[16]
- Lieutenant in Command George L. M. Napier, October, 1917[17] – 9 January, 1918 (killed when she was wrecked[18])
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 60.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. pp. 73-74.
- ↑ March. British Destroyers. p. 101.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. pp. 73-74.
- ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 306.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. pp. 73-74.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 365.
- ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 39 of 19 June, 1914.
- ↑ Smith. Hard Lying. pp. 77-8.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 376a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 397h.
- ↑ Lambert Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144. f. 56.
- ↑ Lambert Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144. f. 56.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 397f.
- ↑ Sworder Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/259. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ Sworder Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/259. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 397g.
- ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. pp. 446-7.
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