H.M.S. Eden (1903)
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H.M.S. Eden (1903) | |
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Pendant Number: | N.42 (1914) D.17 (Sep 1915)[1] |
Builder: | Hawthorn Leslie[2] |
Ordered: | 1901-02 Programme[3] |
Laid down: | 12 Jun, 1902[4] |
Launched: | 13 Mar, 1903[5] |
Commissioned: | Jun, 1904[6] |
Collision: | 18 Jun, 1916[7] |
Fate: | w/ S.S. France[8] |
H.M.S. Eden was one of 36 destroyers of the "River" class.
Service
In mid-1913, Eden was operating with the Ninth Destroyer Flotilla.[9]
In March, 1915, she moved to join the Seventh Destroyer Flotilla, a Patrol Flotilla in Home and Atlantic Waters. She stayed only until August, when she transferred to the Portsmouth Local Defence Flotilla.
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant & Commander Basil E. M. Waters, 25 August, 1904[10]
- Commander Harry L. d'E. Skipwith, 10 November, 1905[11][12] – 9 April, 1906[13]
- Lieutenant & Commander Ralph Collins, 12 September, 1906[14] – 24 January, 1907[15][16]
- Lieutenant & Commander Oliver M. F. Stokes, 24 January, 1907[17] – 1910
- Lieutenant & Commander F. Burges Watson, 1 July, 1910[18][19] – 2 May, 1911[20]
- Lieutenant & Commander Herbert F. Littledale, 19 September, 1911[21] – 14 March, 1912[22]
- Lieutenant-Commander Frederic G. Schurr, 1 April, 1913[23][24] – 15 July, 1913[25]
- Lieutenant in Command Arthur J. Power, 29 July, 1914[26] – 27 August, 1914[27] (for manoeuvres)
- Commander Ambrose M. Peck, 21 September, 1914[28][29] – 14 March, 1916[30]
- Lieutenant Alastair C. N. Farquhar, ? – 18 June, 1916[31] (killed while in command)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 59.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 99.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 99.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 99.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 99.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 99.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 59.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 59.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 306.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence". The Times. Saturday, 27 August, 1904. Issue 37484, col C, p. 4.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 305.
- ↑ Skipwith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 255.
- ↑ Skipwith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 255.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 306.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 306.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 306.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 306.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Tuesday, 5 July, 1910. Issue 39316, col C, p. 9.
- ↑ Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 80.
- ↑ Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 80.
- ↑ Littledale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/123. f. 328.
- ↑ Littledale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/123. f. 328.
- ↑ Schurr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/191. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 306.
- ↑ Schurr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/191. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ Power Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52. f. 501.
- ↑ Power Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52. f. 501.
- ↑ Peck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/324. f. 364.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 393p.
- ↑ Peck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/324. f. 364.
- ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 254.
Bibliography
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