H.M.S. Cynthia (1898)
From The Dreadnought Project
| H.M.S. Cynthia (1898) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | N.09 (1914) D.39 (Sep 1915) D.23 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Thornycroft[2] |
| Ordered: | 1896-97[3] |
| Laid down: | 16 Jul, 1896[4] |
| Launched: | 8 Jan, 1898[5] |
| Commissioned: | Jun, 1899[6] |
| Broken up: | 1920[7] |
H.M.S. Cynthia was one of eleven destroyers of the "D" class — one of the two-funnelled "30 knotters".
Service
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant Murray MacG. Lockhart, 9 March, 1900[8]
- Lieutenant Ernest S. Carey, 27 December, 1900[9]
- Lieutenant Alan C. Bruce, mid 1902[10] (for passage)
- Lieutenant in Command Christopher J. F. Eddis, 14 August, 1913[11]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command George ff. H. Lloyd, 4 August, 1915[12]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Dick V. Sutton, 16 March, 1916[13]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Ben Moss, 21 October, 1918[14]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 58.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 95.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 95.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 95.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 95.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 95.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 95.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 20 March, 1900. Issue 36094, col D, p. 7.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 10 January, 1901. Issue 36348, col D, p. 8.
- ↑ Bruce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/319. f. 351.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 300.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 393h.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 392z.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 773.
Bibliography
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