H.M.S. Cygnet (1898)
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| H.M.S. Cygnet (1898) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | N.49 (1914) D.38 (Sep 1915) D.22 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Thornycroft[2] |
| Ordered: | 1896-97[3] |
| Laid down: | 25 Sep, 1896[4] |
| Launched: | 3 Sep, 1898[5] |
| Commissioned: | Feb, 1900[6] |
| Broken up: | 1920[7] |
H.M.S. Cygnet was one of the Royal Navy's eleven "D" class destroyers.
Service
In mid-1913, she was serving in The Nore.[8]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander The Hon. Horace L. A. Hood, 28 November, 1899[9] – 3 January, 1900[10]
- Commander Cecil S. Hickley, 3 February, 1900[11]
- Lieutenant & Commander Robert G. D. Dewar, January, 1902[12] – 1902[13]
- Lieutenant & Commander George J. Todd, c. May, 1902[14][Inference] – 20 June, 1903[15]
- Lieutenant & Commander George J. Todd, 6 October, 1903[16] – 2 July, 1904[17]
- Lieutenant & Commander Vernon F. Tuson, May, 1905[18] – 1906
- Lieutenant & Commander Frederick B. Noble, 6 November, 1906[19][20] – 14 January, 1908[21]
- Lieutenant & Commander Benjamin W. Barrow, 2 January, 1908[22] – 9 June, 1908[23]
- Lieutenant & Commander Charles C. Dix, 9 June, 1908[24]
- Lieutenant & Commander Edward H. Cater, 15 August, 1910[25] – c. mid 1911[Inference]
- Lieutenant & Commander Ralph W. Wilkinson, c. mid 1911[26][27] – September, 1911[28]
- Lieutenant & Commander Claude L. Bate, 16 July, 1912[29][30] – 16 December, 1913[31] (loaned to Euryalus briefly from 10 July, 1913)
- Lieutenant & Commander Roy Bacchus, 16 December, 1913[32][33] – 10 June, 1914[34]
- Lieutenant in Command Orrell Bake, 5 June, 1914[35] – September, 1915[Fact Check]
- Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. Frederick J. Thompson, 3 September, 1915[36] – November, 1916
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command George B. Bray, 20 November, 1916[37] – 1919
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.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 298.
- ↑ Hood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 114.
- ↑ Hood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 114.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1900). p. 241.
- ↑ Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/463. f. 517.
- ↑ Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/463. f. 517.
- ↑ "Naval & Military intelligence" The Times (London). Friday, 14 March 1902. (36715), p. 9.
- ↑ Todd Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/7. f. 7.
- ↑ Todd Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/7. f. 7.
- ↑ Todd Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/7. f. 7.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1906). p. 299.
- ↑ Noble Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/248. f. 282.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 298.
- ↑ Noble Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/248. f. 282.
- ↑ Barrow Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/444. f. 511.
- ↑ Barrow Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/444. f. 511.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 298.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 298.
- ↑ Wilkinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/89. f. 47.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 400.
- ↑ Wilkinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/89. f. 47.
- ↑ Bate Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/180. f. 585.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1913). p. 300a.
- ↑ Bate Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/180. f. 585.
- ↑ Bacchus Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/59. f. 462.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 300a.
- ↑ Bacchus Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/59. f. 462.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 393h.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 393m.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 773.
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