H.M.S. Lynx (1894)
| H.M.S. Lynx (1894) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Laird[1] |
| Ordered: | 1893[2] |
| Laid down: | Jul, 1893[3] |
| Launched: | 24 Jan, 1894[4] |
| Commissioned: | Aug, 1895[5] |
| Broken up: | 1912[6] |
H.M.S. Lynx was one of six 26 Knotters, early Torpedo Boat Destroyers built for the Royal Navy in the 1890s.
Like the other 26 knotters, her useful life ran its course before the Great War.
Service
During trials conducted on 23 August, 1894, Lynx made a surprisingly good 28.3 knots before a pipe fitting burst, necessitating the postponement of the trial to the next day.[7]
On a passage from Birkenhead to Plymouth on 24 December 1894 under the temporary command of Lieutenant D. E. R. Brownrigg, Lynx ran aground along the Cornish coast and suffered a wedge-shaped hole near the keelson under the wardroom which varied from one to three inches in shape as well as a bent starboard propeller shaft. A day-long Court Martial was convened on 27 December, 1894 with Brownrigg, the boatswain, the look-out man, the quarter-master and the chief engine-room artificer giving evidence. A telegram to dockyard officials directed them to accept the boat immediately to relieve Laird Brothers of any further responsibility.[8]
The boat burst another steam pipe which caused her to miss the Annual Manoeuvres of 1895, as it was not repaired at Devonport before early August. Commander Bennett then took her on an economic trial run in the Channel during which she averaged 22.2 knots on 152 psi pressure, 309.3 rpm and 1,853 hp starboard and 303.4 rpm and 1,685 hp port.[9] Despite the seemingly low stress of this trial, an inspection upon her return showed significant leaking her water-tube boilers. Nonetheless, she had already been ordered placed into commission to replace the disabled H.M.S. Surly at Milford Haven.[10]
In 1909, Lynx twice suffered misfortune at the hands of her then-master, Lieutenant Henry Taprell Dorling. She first ran aground, a misfortune for which Dorling received a caution directly from the C-in-C. A later collision with a schooner Mary was more ambiguous; both ships were judged to be at fault.[11]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant & Commander Douglas E. R. Brownrigg, c. December, 1894[12]
- Commander Robert H. Travers, 7 November, 1895[13] – 7 November, 1896
- Lieutenant & Commander Oscar V. de Satgé, 7 November, 1896[14] – 10 August, 1897
- Lieutenant & Commander John G. Armstrong, 3 August, 1897[15] – 1 December, 1897[16]
- Lieutenant & Commander Stephen H. Radcliffe, 6 January, 1900[17] – 1900[18]
- Lieutenant & Commander Reginald E. Carr, 21 July, 1903[19] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1903)
- Lieutenant & Commander John C. H. Lindsay, 14 July, 1904[20] – late 1904 (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1904)
- Gunner in Command Alfred Reep, 5 November, 1904[21] – 5 November, 1905
- Lieutenant & Commander Evelyn L. B. Boothby, 9 May, 1906[22] – 17 December, 1907[23]
- Lieutenant & Commander John G. Neligan, 17 December, 1907[24] – 17 November, 1908
- Lieutenant Taprell Henry Dorling, 1 December, 1908[25][26] – November, 1909
- Lieutenant & Commander Arthur F. Crutchley, 19 October, 1909[27] – 4 April, 1911
- Lieutenant & Commander Ralph W. Wilkinson, 4 April, 1911[28][29] – c. mid 1911[30]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 91.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 91.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 91.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 91.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 91.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 91.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Friday, Aug 24, 1894; pg. 8; Issue 34351.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Friday, Dec 28, 1894; pg. 8; Issue 34459.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Aug 08, 1895; pg. 10; Issue 34650.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Friday, Aug 09, 1895; pg. 3; Issue 34651.
- ↑ Dorling Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 5?.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Friday, Dec 28, 1894; pg. 8; Issue 34459.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Friday, Nov 01, 1895; pg. 7; Issue 34723.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 10 November, 1896. Issue 35044, col E, p. 9.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 5 August, 1897. Issue 35274, col D, p. 11.
- ↑ Armstrong Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 160.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 2 January, 1900. Issue 36028, col E, p. 7.
- ↑ Radcliffe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 342.
- ↑ "APPOINTMENTS FOR THE NAVAL MANOEUVRES." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Jul 16, 1903; pg. 8; Issue 37134.
- ↑ "Appointments for the Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 09, 1904; pg. 12; Issue 37442.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 342.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 342.
- ↑ Boothby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/141/487. f. 485.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 342.
- ↑ Dorling Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 452.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 342.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 342.
- ↑ 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.
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