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'''H.M.S. ''Bittern''''' was one of forty destroyers of the [["C" Class Destroyer (1896)|"C" class]] &mdash; a "30 knotter".
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'''H.M.S. ''Bittern''''' was one of forty [["C" Class Destroyer (1896)|"C" class destroyers]] built for the [[Royal Navy]] &mdash; a "30 knotter".
  
 
==Service==
 
==Service==
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She was rammed by a steamer in dense fog at 3.15 a.m. on 3 April, 1918.  There were no survivors.{{HardLying|p. 63}}
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While undergoing a three-hour speed test over a measured mile on 5 January 1899, ''Bittern'' suddenly swerved toward a sand bank without apparent reason, prompting Lieutenant and Commander [[William Frederick Blunt|Blunt]] to order "full speed astern".  The destroyer touched ground and its hull was stressed to such an extent that minor leaking occurred, but greater calamity was averted.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence."  ''The Times'' (London, England), Saturday, Jan 07, 1899; pg. 10; Issue 35720.</ref>
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In 1917, she collided with {{UK-TB104}}.  {{LiCRNR}} [[Ernest Kirkbank Irving]] was cautioned.<ref>Irving Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 240/55/135.|}} f. 135.</ref>
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''Bittern'' was lost when she was rammed by a steamer in dense fog at 3.15 a.m. on 3 April, 1918.  There may have been no survivors.{{HardLying|p. 63}}
  
 
==Captains==
 
==Captains==
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
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* {{LieutRN}} [[Henry Clive Rawlings|Henry C. Rawlings]], 17 June, 1909.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 17 June, 1909.  Issue '''38988''', col B, p. 9.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Mark Edward Frederic Kerr|nick=Mark E. F. Kerr|appt=19 April, 1899{{NLMar01|p. 281}}<ref>Kerr Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 253.</ref>|end=25 November, 1899<ref>Kerr Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 253.</ref>}}
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* Lieutenant & Commander [[Philip George Wodehouse|Philip G. Wodehouse]], 4 February, 1913.<ref>''The Navy List'' (March, 1913), p. 284.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Ernest Sausmarez Carey|nick=Ernest S. Carey|appt=28 August, 1900{{NLJan01|p. 231}}|end=27 December, 1900<ref>Carey Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/201.|D7602539}}  f. 216.</ref>}}
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* Lieutenant in Command [[Gordon Campbell]], April, 1913.<ref>''The Navy List'' (January, 1915), p. 282.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=John Paul Irven|nick=John P. Irven|appt=1901<ref>Irven Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/293.}}  f. 322.</ref>|end=2 July, 1901<ref>Irven Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/293.}} f. 322.</ref>|note=for [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1901]], though possibly in {{UK-Haughty}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Leslie Jennings Lucas Hammond|nick=Leslie J. L. Hammond|appt=14 July, 1904<ref>Hammond Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/429.|}}  f. 436.</ref>{{ToL|Appointments for the Naval Manoeuvres|Saturday, Jul 09, 1904; pg. 12; Issue 37442}}|end=1 September, 1904<ref>Hammond Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/429.|}}  f. 436.</ref>|note=for [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1904]]}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Percy George Brown|nick=Percy G. Brown|appt=3 January, 1905<ref>Brown Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/435.|D7602753}} f. 486.</ref>{{NMI|Saturday, December 24, 1904, Issue 37586, p.4}}|end=28 May, 1906<ref>Brown Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/435.|D7602753}} f. 486.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=John Richards Corner|nick=John R. Corner|appt=28 May, 1906{{NLJun06|p. 284}}|end=6 November, 1906}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Edmond Julius Gordon Mackinnon|nick=Edmond J. G. Mackinnon|appt=6 November, 1906{{NLOct08|p. 284}}<ref>Mackinnon Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/228.|D7603480}} f. 232.</ref>|end=17 June, 1909<ref>Mackinnon Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/228.|D7603480}} f. 232.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Henry Clive Rawlings|nick=Henry C. Rawlings|appt=17 June, 1909<ref>Rawlings Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48/96.|D7604000}} f. 500.</ref><ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 17 June, 1909.  Issue '''38988''', col B, p. 9.</ref>|end=26 November, 1909}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=George William Taylor|nick=George W. Taylor|appt=26 November, 1909{{NLJan10|p. 284}}<ref>Taylor Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48.|}} f. 438.</ref>|end=February, 1910<ref>Taylor Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48.|}} f. 438.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Allan Baddeley|nick=Allan Baddeley|appt=3 December, 1910{{NavAppts|Tuesday, Dec 06, 1910; pg. 4; Issue 39448}}{{NLApr11|p. 284}}|end=22 July, 1911}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Henry de Beauvoir Tupper|nick=Henry de B. Tupper|appt=30 June, 1912{{NLAug12|p. 284}}|end=4 February, 1913}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Philip George Wodehouse|nick=Philip G. Wodehouse|appt=4 February, 1913<ref>Wodehouse Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/110.|D7576662}} f. 56.</ref>{{NLMar13|p. 284}}|end=April, 1913<ref>Wodehouse Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/110.|D7576662}} f. 56.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Gordon Campbell|nick=Gordon Campbell|appt=April, 1913{{NLJan15|p. 282}}<ref>Campbell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50.|}} f. 210.</ref>|end=21 September, 1915<ref>Campbell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50.|}} f. 210.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRNR}}|name=Ernest Kirkbank Irving|nick=Ernest K. Irving|appt=19 January, 1916<ref>Irving Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/55/135.|C14618874}} f. 135.</ref>{{NLNov17|p. 391''t''}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRNR}}|name=James Hassard Short|nick=James H. Short|end=3 April, 1918{{KindellROH2|p. 482}}|note=temporary, died in command when vessel was lost|succBy=Vessel Lost}}
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The Navy List for April, 1910 says that [[William Bowen Mackenzie]] was placed in command on 10 January, 1910 but his service record indicates he was given {{UK-Brazen}}.{{NLApr10|p. 287}}
  
 
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==See Also==
 
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Latest revision as of 13:03, 13 April 2024

H.M.S. Bittern (1897)
Pendant Number: D.03 (1914)
D.5A (Sep 1915)
D.10 (Jan 1918)[1]
Builder: Vickers[2]
Ordered: 1895-96 Programme[3]
Laid down: 18 Feb, 1896[4]
Launched: 1 Feb, 1897[5]
Commissioned: Apr, 1897[6]
Collision: 3 Apr, 1918[7]
Fate: w/ Kenilworth[8]

H.M.S. Bittern was one of forty "C" class destroyers built for the Royal Navy — a "30 knotter".

Service

While undergoing a three-hour speed test over a measured mile on 5 January 1899, Bittern suddenly swerved toward a sand bank without apparent reason, prompting Lieutenant and Commander Blunt to order "full speed astern". The destroyer touched ground and its hull was stressed to such an extent that minor leaking occurred, but greater calamity was averted.[9]

In 1917, she collided with T.B. 104. Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Ernest Kirkbank Irving was cautioned.[10]

Bittern was lost when she was rammed by a steamer in dense fog at 3.15 a.m. on 3 April, 1918. There may have been no survivors.[11]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

The Navy List for April, 1910 says that William Bowen Mackenzie was placed in command on 10 January, 1910 but his service record indicates he was given Brazen.[46]

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 57.
  2. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 57.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
  5. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 57.
  6. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
  7. ↑ Smith. Hard Lying. p. 63.
  8. ↑ Smith. Hard Lying. p. 63.
  9. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jan 07, 1899; pg. 10; Issue 35720.
  10. ↑ Irving Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/55/135. f. 135.
  11. ↑ Smith. Hard Lying. p. 63.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1901). p. 281.
  13. ↑ Kerr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 253.
  14. ↑ Kerr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 253.
  15. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 231.
  16. ↑ Carey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/201. f. 216.
  17. ↑ Irven Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/293. f. 322.
  18. ↑ Irven Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/293. f. 322.
  19. ↑ Hammond Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/429. f. 436.
  20. ↑ "Appointments for the Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 09, 1904; pg. 12; Issue 37442.
  21. ↑ Hammond Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/429. f. 436.
  22. ↑ Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/435. f. 486.
  23. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, December 24, 1904, Issue 37586, p.4.
  24. ↑ Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/435. f. 486.
  25. ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1906). p. 284.
  26. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 284.
  27. ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
  28. ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
  29. ↑ Rawlings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/96. f. 500.
  30. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 17 June, 1909. Issue 38988, col B, p. 9.
  31. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 284.
  32. ↑ Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 438.
  33. ↑ Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 438.
  34. ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Dec 06, 1910; pg. 4; Issue 39448.
  35. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 284.
  36. ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 284.
  37. ↑ Wodehouse Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/110. f. 56.
  38. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 284.
  39. ↑ Wodehouse Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/110. f. 56.
  40. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 282.
  41. ↑ Campbell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 210.
  42. ↑ Campbell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 210.
  43. ↑ Irving Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/55/135. f. 135.
  44. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 391t.
  45. ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 482.
  46. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 287.

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