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Revision as of 19:01, 14 January 2014
| 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: | 1918[7] |
H.M.S. Bittern was one of forty destroyers of the "C" class — a "30 knotter".
Service
She was rammed by a steamer in dense fog at 3.15 a.m. on 3 April, 1918. There were no survivors.[8]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant Henry C. Rawlings, 17 June, 1909.[9]
- Lieutenant & Commander Philip G. Wodehouse, 4 February, 1913.[10]
- Lieutenant in Command Gordon Campbell, April, 1913.[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.
- ↑ Smith. Hard Lying. p. 63.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 17 June, 1909. Issue 38988, col B, p. 9.
- ↑ The Navy List (March, 1913), p. 284.
- ↑ The Navy List (January, 1915), p. 282.
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