H.M.S. Thrasher (1895)
H.M.S. Thrasher (1895) | |
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Pendant Number: | D.79 (1914) D.94 (Sep 1915) D.90 (Jan 1918)[1] |
Builder: | Laird[2] |
Ordered: | 1894-95 Programme[3] |
Laid down: | 30 May, 1895[4] |
Launched: | 5 Nov, 1895[5] |
Commissioned: | Jun, 1897[6] |
Broken up: | 1919[7] |
H.M.S. Thrasher was one of twenty-four "B" class destroyers built for the Royal Navy — a "30 knotter".
Service
In early March, 1901, Thrasher returned to Plymouth escorted by the Locust after three weeks cruising in the Channel, leaking badly, it was supposed, due to strain which occurred during a recent transit from Kingstown.[8]
In mid-1913, she was serving with the Seventh Destroyer Flotilla — a patrol flotilla.[9]
On 8 February, 1917, she sank UC 39 after blowing her to the surface with a single well-placed depth charge.[10]
In September, 1917 when she transferred to the Nore Local Defence Flotilla,[11] serving there until at December, 1918.[12] From January, 1919, she remained at The Nore "temporarily".
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant & Commander Philip Francklin, 15 June, 1897[13] (for Naval Review at Spithead)
- Commander Robert H. Travers, 10 September, 1897 – 17 November, 1897
- Commander Alexander L. Duff, 17 November, 1897[14] – 26 December, 1897[15]
- Lieutenant & Commander Walter M. Ellerton, 30 July, 1898[16] – 6 October, 1898
- Lieutenant & Commander Thomas D. Pratt, 25 August, 1899[17][18] – 25 August, 1900[19]
- Lieutenant & Commander Arthur K. Macrorie, 15 November, 1900[20][21] – 16 March, 1901[22]
- Lieutenant & Commander Cecil D. S. Raikes, 5 December, 1901[23] – 3 August, 1902[24]
- Lieutenant in Command Cecil D. S. Raikes, 16 October, 1902[25] – 21 December, 1903
- Lieutenant & Commander Norman H. Carter, 21 December, 1903[26][27] – 28 December, 1904[28]
- Lieutenant & Commander Cecil H. Pilcher, 5 April, 1905[29] – 8 September, 1906
- Lieutenant & Commander Archibald T. Stewart, 1 October, 1906[30] – 13 April, 1907
- Lieutenant & Commander George H. Knowles, 19 November, 1907[31][32] – 24 January, 1910[33]
- Lieutenant & Commander Reginald Watkins Grubb, 24 January, 1910[34] – 10 September, 1910[35]
- Lieutenant & Commander Richard A. A. Plowden, 10 September, 1910[36] – 4 January, 1911[37]
- Commander Hugh J. Tweedie, 4 January, 1911[38] – 1 March, 1911[39]
- Lieutenant & Commander Thomas K. Maxwell, 1 March, 1911[40] – 26 March, 1912
- Lieutenant-Commander Reginald B. C. Hutchinson, 10 September, 1912[41] – 14 October, 1912[42]
- Lieutenant & Commander Henry V. Hudson, 14 October, 1912[43][44] – 22 September, 1913[45]
- Commander Douglas W. Hamilton-Gordon, 22 September, 1913 – 20 January, 1914 (died while in command)
- Commander Hugh T. Prichard, 23 January, 1914[46][47] – October, 1914[48]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Ernest M. Hawkins, 6 May, 1915[49]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Lionel M. Kelly, 7 May, 1917[50] – 31 July, 1917[51]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Walter H. Poole, 30 April, 1918[52]
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.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" The Times (London, England), Friday, Mar 01, 1901; pg. 11; Issue 36391.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 386.
- ↑ Smith. Hard Lying. p. 62. For some reason, I think the source calls this UC 9.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (September, 1917). pp. 16, 18.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 16.
- ↑ "The Diamond Jubilee" The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Jun 16, 1897; pg. 8; Issue 35231.
- ↑ Duff Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 80.
- ↑ Duff Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 80.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 303.
- ↑ Gilbert Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 19643/164. ff. 164, 248.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1900). p. 306.
- ↑ Gilbert Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 19643/164. ff. 164, 248.
- ↑ Macrorie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/467. f. 521.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 307.
- ↑ Macrorie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/467. f. 521.
- ↑ "Naval & Military intelligence" The Times (London). Friday, 6 December 1901. (36631), p. 6.
- ↑ Raikes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 490.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 308.
- ↑ Carter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/301. f. 340.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 386.
- ↑ Carter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/301. f. 340.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1906). p. 386.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 386.
- ↑ Knowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/52. f. 257.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 386.
- ↑ Knowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/52. f. 257.
- ↑ Grubb Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/143. f. 348.
- ↑ Grubb Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/143. f. 348.
- ↑ Plowden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/64. f. 64.
- ↑ Plowden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/64. f. 64.
- ↑ Tweedie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 332.
- ↑ Tweedie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 332.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 386.
- ↑ Hutchinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/136. f. 341.
- ↑ Hutchinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/136. f. 341.
- ↑ Hudson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/49. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 386.
- ↑ Hudson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/49. f. ?.
- ↑ Prichard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/356. f. 401.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 385a.
- ↑ Prichard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/356. f. 401.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 398q.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 398k.
- ↑ Kelly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/142. f. 142.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 919.
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