H.M.S. Seal (1897)
From The Dreadnought Project
| H.M.S. Seal (1897) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | D.77 (1914) D.90 (Sep 1915) D.75 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Laird[2] |
| Ordered: | 1895-96 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 17 Jun, 1896[4] |
| Launched: | 6 Mar, 1897[5] |
| Commissioned: | May, 1898[6] |
| Broken up: | 1921[7] |
H.M.S. Seal was one of twenty-four "B" class destroyers built for the Royal Navy — a "30 knotter".
Service
In mid-1913, she was operating with Ninth Destroyer Flotilla — a patrol flotilla.[8]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant & Commander Arthur J. Payne, 18 September, 1899[9]
- Lieutenant in Command Victor G. Gurner, 1 March, 1900[10] – 1 March, 1901[11]
- Lieutenant & Commander Lancelot N. Turton, 9 March, 1903[12][13] – 20 October, 1903[14]
- Lieutenant & Commander Evelyn L. B. Boothby, c. 1904[15]
- Lieutenant & Commander Basil G. Washington, 2 October, 1905[16] – 30 July, 1906[17]
- Lieutenant & Commander Osmond J. Prentis, 30 July, 1906[18]
- Commander Rupert S. Gwatkin-Williams, 15 June, 1908[19]
- Commander George J. Todd, 14 March, 1909[20]
- Lieutenant & Commander Wilfred A. Thompson, August, 1910[21] – 15 October, 1910[22]
- Lieutenant & Commander Allan Baddeley, 22 July, 1911[23] – 20 March, 1913[Inference]
- Lieutenant & Commander Henry de B. Tupper, 20 March, 1913[24]
- Lieutenant in Command Laurence R. Palmer, 3 December, 1913[25] – 3 March, 1914[26]
- Lieutenant-Commander Charles H. N. James, 3 March, 1914[27] – c. May, 1915[Inference]
- Lieutenant in Command Vernon Hammersley-Heenan, 29 May, 1915[28] – 2 April, 1916[29]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Ernest J. Rodgers, 4 April, 1916[30] – early 1917[Fact Check]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Hugh N. McGill, 8 November, 1917[31] – 1919
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 57.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 374.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1900). p. 297.
- ↑ Gurner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 97.
- ↑ Gurner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 97.
- ↑ Turton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/100. f. 111.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 302a.
- ↑ Turton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/100. f. 111.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 375.
- ↑ Washington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/514. f. 517.
- ↑ Washington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/514. f. 517.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 374.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 374.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 374.
- ↑ Thompson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/70. f. 70.
- ↑ Thompson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/70. f. 70.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 374.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 374.
- ↑ Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 190.
- ↑ Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 190.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 398.
- ↑ Hammersley-Heenan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/289. ff. 303, 304.
- ↑ Hammersley-Heenan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/289. ff. 303, 304.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 398.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 905.
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