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{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander|name=Spencer Reginald Strettell Richards|nick=Spencer R. S. Richards|appt=1906{{NLJan07|p. 280}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander|name=Spencer Reginald Strettell Richards|nick=Spencer R. S. Richards|appt=1906{{NLJan07|p. 280}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander|name=Edmond Julius Gordon Mackinnon|nick=Edmond J. G. Mackinnon|appt=19 October, 1909{{NLApr10|p. 280}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander|name=Edmond Julius Gordon Mackinnon|nick=Edmond J. G. Mackinnon|appt=19 October, 1909{{NLApr10|p. 280}}}} |
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H.M.S. Arun (1903) | |
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Pendant Number: | N.04 (1914) D.11 (Sep 1915) D.07 (Jan 1918)[1] |
Builder: | Laird[2] |
Ordered: | 1902-03 Programme[3] |
Laid down: | 27 Aug, 1902[4] |
Launched: | 29 Apr, 1903[5] |
Commissioned: | Feb, 1904[6] |
Broken up: | 1920[7] |
H.M.S. Arun was one of 36 destroyers of the "River" class.
Service
On 13 August, 1904, Arun collided with Decoy in night exercises off the Scilly Islands, sinking the other destroyer. In a Court Martial, Commander Tyrwhitt of Arun was found to blame for hazarding the two vessels.[8]
In late 1905, Arun was in commission on the China Station.[9]
By January, 1907 she had returned to Britain and was part of the Channel Fleet's Third Flotilla.[10]
In early 1910 she had joined the Second Destroyer Flotilla.[11]
In mid-1913, she was doing patrol work with the Ninth Destroyer Flotilla.[12]
In April 1914, she was tender to Iron Duke.
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Reginald Yorke Tyrwhitt, 13 April, 1904[13] – 29 August, 1904[14]
- Lieutenant & Commander Reginald Henniker-Heaton, May, 1905[15][16] – 23 January, 1906[17]
- Lieutenant & Commander Spencer R. S. Richards, 1906[18]
- Lieutenant & Commander Edmond J. G. Mackinnon, 19 October, 1909[19]
- Lieutenant & Commander Thomas G. Carter, 17 September, 1911[20]
- Lieutenant in Command Donald P. MacGregor, 15 April, 1914[21]
- Commander Frederick B. Noble, 18 November, 1916[22]
- Lieutenant, R.N.R. in Command Charles E. Rathkins, 25 July, 1917[23]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 59.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 100.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 100.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 100.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 100.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 100.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 100.
- ↑ Tyrwhitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/89. f. 41.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 280.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 269.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 269.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 281.
- ↑ Tyrwhitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 125.
- ↑ Tyrwhitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 125.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 280.
- ↑ Henniker-Heaton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/442. f. 508.
- ↑ Henniker-Heaton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/442. f. 508.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 280.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 280.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 281.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 277.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 392f.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 734.
Bibliography
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