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Revision as of 20:14, 26 May 2016
| H.M.S. Orwell (1898) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | D.49 (1914) D.86 (Sep 1915) D.63 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Laird[2] |
| Ordered: | 1897-98[3] |
| Laid down: | 9 Nov, 1897[4] |
| Launched: | 29 Sep, 1898[5] |
| Commissioned: | Jan, 1900[6] |
| Broken up: | 1922[7] |
H.M.S. Orwell was one of twenty-four "B" class destroyers built for the Royal Navy — a "30 knotter".
Service
In mid-1913, active with the Seventh Destroyer Flotilla.[8]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Ralph Hudleston, 19 April, 1900[9] – 1902
- Lieutenant & Commander Francis R. Wrottesley, 22 December, 1902[10]
- Lieutenant & Commander Edward O. Tudor, 17 December, 1907[11]
- Lieutenant & Commander Ernest H. B. Williams, 4 January, 1912[12]
- Lieutenant-Commander John Fawcett, 14 July, 1914[13] – 30 June, 1915[14]
- Lieutenant in Command Hubert W. D. Griffith, 30 June, 1915[15]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Kingsley G. Howe, 22 July, 1916[16]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Sydney Robbins, 28 May, 1918[17]
Some Lieutenant & Commander "John W. Pugh" was appointed on 21 November, 1906, but I cannot determine exactly what his full name is.[18]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 57.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 96.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 96.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 96.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 96.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 96.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 96.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 351.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1902). p. 287.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 352.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 351.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 351.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 365.
- ↑ Fawcett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 396i.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 396c.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 856.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 351.
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