H.M.S. Porcupine (1895)
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H.M.S. Porcupine (1895) | |
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Pendant Number: | N.19 (1914) D.OA (Sep 1915), D.69 (1918)[1] |
Builder: | Palmer[2] |
Ordered: | 1893-94[3] |
Laid down: | 28 Mar, 1894[4] |
Launched: | 19 Sep, 1895[5] |
Commissioned: | Mar, 1896 |
Broken up: | 1920[6] |
H.M.S. Porcupine was one of forty-two "A" class destroyers built for the Royal Navy — a "27 knotter".
Service
In mid-1913, stationed in The Nore.[7]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant & Commander George E. Cave, 8 July, 1896 – August, 1896
- Lieutenant Alan C. Bruce, 11 April, 1899[8] – 26 October, 1899
- Lieutenant & Commander Harry C. J. R. West, 12 August, 1901[9] – August, 1901[10]
- Lieutenant & Commander George G. Codrington, 23 January, 1902[11] – 1 August, 1902
- Lieutenant Robert C. Hamilton, 28 April, 1902[12] – 1 August, 1902[13]
- Lieutenant & Commander George N. Ballard, 10 March, 1903[14] – 15 July, 1903
- Lieutenant & Commander The Hon. Cyril A. Ward, 15 October, 1903 – 29 January, 1904
- Lieutenant & Commander Reginald G. Copleston, 30 January, 1904[15] – 13 February, 1904[16]
- Lieutenant & Commander Reginald G. Copleston, 9 May, 1904[17][18] – 1 April, 1905[19]
- Lieutenant & Commander Michael Barne, 1 April, 1905[20] – 1 April, 1906
- Gunner in Command George E. Casley, April, 1906[21] – 30 April, 1907
- Lieutenant & Commander (T) Richard F. H. Hartland-Mahon, 6 June, 1907 – 13 May, 1908 (lent)
- Lieutenant & Commander Paul Whitfield, 13 May, 1908 – 28 July, 1908 (relieved of command after grounding her)
- Lieutenant & Commander Cecil R. Nicholl, 28 July, 1908[22] – May, 1909
- Lieutenant & Commander Herbert R. Stokes, May, 1909 – 28 June, 1909
- Lieutenant & Commander Raymond J. Harris, 26 January, 1910[23] – 15 August, 1910[24]
- Lieutenant & Commander Cecil M. Queripel, 2 January, 1911[25][26] – 7 October, 1911[27]
- Lieutenant & Commander Henry D. Pridham-Wippell, 5 April, 1912[28][29] – 1 October, 1913[30]
- Lieutenant & Commander Charles E. Hamond, 1 October, 1913[31] – 13 January, 1914
- Lieutenant in Command Cuthbert P. Blake, 13 January, 1914[32][33] – 4 December, 1915[34]
- Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. Reginald G. Pardoe, 4 December, 1915[35] – 1919[Fact Check]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 56.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 92.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 92.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 92.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 56.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 92.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 357.
- ↑ Bruce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/319. f. 351.
- ↑ West Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/249. f. 384.
- ↑ West Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/249. f. 384.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1902). p. 293.
- ↑ Hamilton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 67.
- ↑ Hamilton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 67.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 291.
- ↑ Copleston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/99. f. 110.
- ↑ Copleston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/99. f. 110.
- ↑ Copleston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/99. f. 110.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 359.
- ↑ Copleston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/99. f. 110.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 357.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 357.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 357.
- ↑ Harris-St. John Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/131. f. 71.
- ↑ Harris-St. John Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/131. f. 71.
- ↑ Queripel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/90. f. 93.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 357.
- ↑ Queripel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/90. f. 93.
- ↑ Pridham-Wippell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/14. ff. 177, 253.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1913). p. 357.
- ↑ Pridham-Wippell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/14. ff. 177, 253.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1914). p. 357.
- ↑ Blake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/6. f. 173.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 396o.
- ↑ Blake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/6. f. 173.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 868.
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