H.M.S. Spiteful (1899)
From The Dreadnought Project
| H.M.S. Spiteful (1899) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | P.73 (1914) D.91 (Sep 1915) D.76 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Palmer[2] |
| Ordered: | 1897-98 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 12 Jan, 1898[4] |
| Launched: | 11 Jan, 1899[5] |
| Commissioned: | Feb, 1900[6] |
| Broken up: | 1920[7] |
H.M.S. Spiteful was one of twenty-four destroyers of the "B" class — a "30 knotter".
Service
In mid-1913, she was operating with the Portsmouth Defence Flotilla.[8]
Captains
With some ambiguity, it somehow seems that Spiteful and Flying Fish shared commanders Nicholson and Sparks.
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Trevylyan D. W. Napier, 1900[9] – 6 October, 1901[10]
- Commander John B. Sparks, 11 January, 1901[11] – 3 January, 1903[12]
- Commander Douglas R. L. Nicholson, 11 January, 1901[13] – 14 February, 1902[14] (also in command of Flying Fish)
- Lieutenant & Commander (T) Arthur T. Walker, 31 December, 1912[15]
- Lieutenant-Commander (T) Alfred B. Watts, 13 March, 1913[16]
- Lieutenant in Command Ernest E. Lowe, 29 July, 1914[17]
- Commander Walter B. Compton, 12 December, 1914[18] (and for command of "Flotilla")
- Commander Henry F. H. Wakefield, 10 January, 1917[19] (and for command of "Flotilla")
- Acting Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. Robert L. F. Hubbard, April, 1918[20]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 57.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 96.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 96.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 96.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 96.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 96.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 96.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 377.
- ↑ Napier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 440.
- ↑ Napier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 440.
- ↑ Sparks Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 341.
- ↑ Sparks Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 341.
- ↑ Nicholson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 457.
- ↑ Nicholson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 457.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 377.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 376.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1914). p. 381a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 398d-k.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 398.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 910.
Bibliography
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