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* {{LCommRN}} [[Frederic A. H. Russel]], 22 February, 1912.<ref>''The Navy List'' (July, 1913). p. 282.</ref> | * {{LCommRN}} [[Frederic A. H. Russel]], 22 February, 1912.<ref>''The Navy List'' (July, 1913). p. 282.</ref> | ||
* {{CommRN}} [[Charles Archibald Wise Wrightson|Charles A. W. Wrightson]], 30 January, 1914.<ref>''The Navy List'', (April, 1914). p. 283.</ref> | * {{CommRN}} [[Charles Archibald Wise Wrightson|Charles A. W. Wrightson]], 30 January, 1914.<ref>''The Navy List'', (April, 1914). p. 283.</ref> | ||
* {{LCommRN}} [[Duncan W. Roe]], 17 April, 1914.<ref>''The Navy List'' (January, 1915). p. 279.</ref> | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Revision as of 16:07, 17 July 2013
| H.M.S. Avon (1896) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | D.02 (1914) D.45 (Sep 1915) D.08 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Vickers[2] |
| Ordered: | 1895-96 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 17 Feb, 1896[4] |
| Launched: | 10 Oct, 1896[5] |
| Commissioned: | Feb, 1899[6] |
| Broken up: | 1920[7] |
H.M.S. Avon was one of forty destroyers of the "C" class — a "30 knotter".
Service
In July 1913, she was with the Seventh Destroyer Flotilla, a patrol flotilla.[8]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant-Commander Frederic A. H. Russel, 22 February, 1912.[9]
- Commander Charles A. W. Wrightson, 30 January, 1914.[10]
- Lieutenant-Commander Duncan W. Roe, 17 April, 1914.[11]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 57.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 57.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 57.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913). p. 282.
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913). p. 282.
- ↑ The Navy List, (April, 1914). p. 283.
- ↑ The Navy List (January, 1915). p. 279.
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