H.M.S. Flirt (1897)
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| H.M.S. Flirt (1897) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | P.87 (1914) D.56 (Sep 1915)[1] |
| Builder: | Palmer[2] |
| Ordered: | 1896-97 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 5 Sep, 1896[4] |
| Launched: | 15 May, 1897[5] |
| Commissioned: | Apr, 1899[6] |
| Sunk: | 27 Oct, 1916[7] |
| Fate: | at Battle of Dover Strait |
H.M.S. Flirt was one of forty "C" class destroyers built for the Royal Navy — a "30 knotter".
Service
In mid-1913, she was operating with the Sixth Destroyer Flotilla.[8]
Lieutenant in Command Andrew Nevill Swainson was cautioned by Vice-Admiral, Dover to be more careful after Flirt collided with a Swedish steamer on 6 March, 1916. Swainson would be drowned in a boat accident while returning to his vessel on the night of 1 June, 1916.[9]
On the night of 26-27 October, 1916, Flirt was in the eastern English Channel, protecting a line of anti-submarine drifters when six raiding German destroyers arrived and started ravaging her charges, sinking six. Flirt lowered a boat and turned on her searchlight to help save lives, and was taken under fire by two destroyers and rapidly sunk.[10]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant & Commander Henry A. Thomas, 18 September, 1899[11]
- Lieutenant Michael H. Hodges, 18 September, 1900[12] – 8 January, 1901[13]
- Lieutenant Henry W. Osburn, 16 October, 1901[14][15] – 22 February, 1902[16]
- Commander Brian H. F. Barttelot, 1 August, 1902[17] – 3 April, 1903[18]
- Lieutenant & Commander Henry C. R. Brocklebank, 3 April, 1903[19][20] – 1 May, 1903[21]
- Lieutenant & Commander John Kiddle, 28 October, 1904[22] – 15 November, 1904[23]
- Lieutenant & Commander The Hon. Hubert G. Brand, 15 November, 1904[24] – 20 December, 1904[25]
- Commander Harry L. d'E. Skipwith, 21 December, 1904[26] – 10 November, 1905[27]
- Lieutenant-Commander Bertram O. F. Phibbs, 10 November, 1905[28] – 15 October, 1906
- Lieutenant-Commander Leopold G. D. Way, 5 February, 1907[29] – 20 March, 1909
- Lieutenant & Commander Alan F. W. Howard, 20 March, 1909[30] (possibly cancelled, per his service record)
- Lieutenant & Commander John P. Landon, June, 1911 – 30 April, 1912
- Lieutenant & Commander Stuart E. Holder, 8 November, 1912[31] – 15 April, 1913
- Commander Robert H. Coppinger, 15 April, 1913[32][33] – 2 February, 1914[34]
- Lieutenant in Command Hubert S. Braddyll, 2 February, 1914[35][36] – 14 September, 1915[37]
- Lieutenant in Command Andrew N. Swainson, 14 September, 1915[38] – 1 June, 1916[39] (drowned while in command)
- Lieutenant Richard P. Kellett, 5 June, 1916[40] – 27 October, 1916[41] (killed in command when vessel lost at the Battle of Dover Strait[42])
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. 95.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 95.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 57.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 95.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 95.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 313-5.
- ↑ Swainson Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/52/94. f. 455.
- ↑ Smith. Hard Lying. pp. 65-6.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1900). p. 252.
- ↑ Hodges Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 471.
- ↑ Hodges Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 471.
- ↑ Osburn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/460. f. 513.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, October 12, 1901. Issue 36584, col D, p. 10.
- ↑ Osburn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/460. f. 513.
- ↑ Barttelot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 238.
- ↑ Barttelot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 238.
- ↑ Brocklebank Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/390. f. 431.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 256.
- ↑ Brocklebank Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/390. f. 431.
- ↑ Kiddle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/207. f. 236.
- ↑ Kiddle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/207. f. 236.
- ↑ Brand Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 118.
- ↑ Brand Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 118.
- ↑ 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. (June, 1906). p. 316.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 317.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 317.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 313-5.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 313-5.
- ↑ Coppinger Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 313.
- ↑ Coppinger Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 313.
- ↑ Braddyll Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/212. f. 280.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 394d.
- ↑ Braddyll Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/212. f. 280.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 394e.
- ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 245.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 394m.
- ↑ Naval Operations. Vol. IV. p. 56.
- ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 280.
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