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In mid-1913, active with the {{UK-DF|3}}.{{NLJul13|p. 397''a''}} | In mid-1913, active with the {{UK-DF|3}}.{{NLJul13|p. 397''a''}} | ||
On 28 April, 1915, as ''Wolverine'' was working as a high speed minesweeper in the Dardanelles area, Commander [[Osmond James Prentis|Osmond J. Prentis]] was killed by a shell which struck her bridge.{{HardLying|p. 113}} | |||
At Suvla Bay on 6-7 August, 1915, ''Wolverine'' worked with five other ''Beagles'' and {{UK-Arno}} to tow troop barges in.{{HardLying|p. 113}} | At Suvla Bay on 6-7 August, 1915, ''Wolverine'' worked with five other ''Beagles'' and {{UK-Arno}} to tow troop barges in.{{HardLying|p. 113}} | ||
Revision as of 14:50, 5 December 2016
| H.M.S. Wolverine (1910) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | H.18 (1917)[1] |
| Builder: | Cammell Laird[2] |
| Ordered: | 1908-09 Programme[3] |
| Launched: | 15 Jan, 1910[4] |
| Completed: | Sep, 1910[5] |
| Collision: | 12 Dec, 1917[6] |
| Fate: | w/sloop Rosemary[7] |
H.M.S. Wolverine was one of sixteen destroyers of the Beagle class.
Service
In mid-1913, active with the Third Destroyer Flotilla.[8]
On 28 April, 1915, as Wolverine was working as a high speed minesweeper in the Dardanelles area, Commander Osmond J. Prentis was killed by a shell which struck her bridge.[9]
At Suvla Bay on 6-7 August, 1915, Wolverine worked with five other Beagles and Arno to tow troop barges in.[10]
Two men died when she sank after a collision off Northwest Ireland.[11]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Claude Seymour, 2 September, 1910[12] – 29 September, 1910[13]
- Commander Lionel G. Preston, 7 December, 1910[14] – 1 August, 1912[15]
- Commander Graham R. L. Edwards, 1 August, 1912[16][17] – 20 November, 1913[18]
- Commander Osmond J. Prentis, 20 November, 1913[19][20] – 28 April, 1915[21] (killed at the Dardanelles while in command)
- Lieutenant-Commander (retired) Adrian St. V. Keyes, April, 1915[22]
- Lieutenant in Command Martin J. C. de Meric, 21 August, 1916[23] – September, 1917[24]
- Lieutenant in Command Frederick L. Cavaye, September, 1917[25]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 61.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 61.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 61.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 397a.
- ↑ Smith. Hard Lying. p. 113.
- ↑ Smith. Hard Lying. p. 113.
- ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 433.
- ↑ Seymour Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/177. f. 198.
- ↑ Seymour Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/177. f. 198.
- ↑ Preston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/79. f. 79.
- ↑ Preston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/79. f. 79.
- ↑ Edwards Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/417. ff. 419, 229.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1913). p. 397a.
- ↑ Edwards Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/417. ff. 419, 229.
- ↑ Prentis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/118. f. 130.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 399h.
- ↑ Prentis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/118. f. 130.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 399k.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 399j.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). pp. 399g, 396c.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 399g.
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