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==Service== | ==Service== | ||
At the [[Battle of Jutland]], she operated with the {{UK-DF|4}} under the command of {{LCommRN}} [[Gordon Alston Coles| | Under the command of [[Gordon Alston Coles]], ''Ambuscade'' was one of seven ''Acasta'' class destroyers of the {{UK-DF|4}} that saw action during the [[Scarborough Raid]] on 16 December 1914, acting as a member of the four-ship first division.{{UKNavalOpsII|pp. 26-30}} | ||
At the [[Battle of Jutland]], she operated with the {{UK-DF|4}} under the command of {{LCommRN}} [[Gordon Alston Coles|Coles]].{{UKJutlandOD|pp. 34, 44}} | |||
From mid-1917 to late 1918, she was busy with anti-submarine patrol and convoy escort work, most often with {{UK-Cockatrice}} and {{UK-Christopher}}, who were at her side almost continuously.<ref>Christopher's logs at {{TNA||ADM 53/37734.}} through ADM 53/37737.</ref> | From mid-1917 to late 1918, she was busy with anti-submarine patrol and convoy escort work, most often with {{UK-Cockatrice}} and {{UK-Christopher}}, who were at her side almost continuously.<ref>Christopher's logs at {{TNA||ADM 53/37734.}} through ADM 53/37737.</ref> | ||
In November, 1918, the three destroyers left the 4DF to join the Northern Patrol Force.{{SMNLNov18|pp. 17, 19}} | In November, 1918, the three destroyers left the 4DF to join the Northern Patrol Force.{{SMNLNov18|pp. 17, 19}} | ||
Reduced to C. & M. Party at Devonport 15 October, 1919.{{NLJan21|p. 726}} | |||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
Revision as of 18:50, 26 September 2016
| H.M.S. Ambuscade (1913) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | H.62 (1914) H.05 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | John Brown[2] |
| Launched: | 25 Jan, 1913[3] |
| Completed: | Jun, 1913[4] |
| Sold: | Sep, 1921[5] |
H.M.S. Ambuscade was one of twenty destroyers of the Acasta class.
Service
Under the command of Gordon Alston Coles, Ambuscade was one of seven Acasta class destroyers of the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla that saw action during the Scarborough Raid on 16 December 1914, acting as a member of the four-ship first division.[6]
At the Battle of Jutland, she operated with the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla under the command of Lieutenant-Commander Coles.[7]
From mid-1917 to late 1918, she was busy with anti-submarine patrol and convoy escort work, most often with Cockatrice and Christopher, who were at her side almost continuously.[8]
In November, 1918, the three destroyers left the 4DF to join the Northern Patrol Force.[9]
Reduced to C. & M. Party at Devonport 15 October, 1919.[10]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant-Commander Gordon A. Coles, 25 June, 1913[11]
- Lieutenant-Commander Henry I. M. L. Scott, c. June, 1916[12][13] – 11 October, 1916[14]
- Lieutenant in Command Reginald Nash, 11 October, 1916[15]
- Lieutenant in Command Humphrey B. Jacomb, 21 June, 1918[16]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 63.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 75.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 75.
- ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 307.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 75.
- ↑ Naval Operations. Volume II. pp. 26-30.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 44.
- ↑ Christopher's logs at The National Archives. 53/37734. through ADM 53/37737.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (November, 1918). pp. 17, 19.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 726.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392a.
- ↑ Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/82. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 392b.
- ↑ Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/82. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 391h.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 729.
Bibliography
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