H.M.S. Fearless (1912)
| H.M.S. Fearless (1912) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 46 (1914) 64 (Jan 1918) 27 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Pembroke Royal Dockyard[2] |
| Ordered: | 1911 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 15 Nov, 1911[4] |
| Launched: | 1912[5] |
| Commissioned: | Oct, 1913[6] |
| Sold: | 8 Nov, 1921[7] |
| Fate: | Broken up |
H.M.S. Fearless was a scout cruiser in the Royal navy completed in 1913. Modern sources often treat her as a member of a three-vessel Active class, but we treat her as contemporary documents do, as one of seven ships of the Boadicea class.
On 24 November, 1914, Fearless was replaced by Galatea as leader of the First Destroyer Flotilla and went over to lead the Second Destroyer Flotilla, as that formation's leader was undergoing refit.[8]
Battle of Jutland
Fearless led the First Destroyer Flotilla, as she had done since the start of the war, being attached to the Battle Cruiser Force at the Battle of Jutland.[9][10]
Fire Control Instruments
The ship may have been equipped with Vickers F.T.P. Mark III equipment for sending range and deflection to the guns, as was her sister, Active.[11]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain William Frederick Blunt, August 1913.[12]
- Captain Charles Donnison Roper, July 1915.[13]
- Captain Charles Little, September 1916,[14] and in command at end of war.
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 45.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 53.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 53.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 53.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 53.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 53.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 45.
- ↑ Grand Fleet Conferences, 1914. pp218-219.
- ↑ March. British Destroyers. p. 123.
- ↑ Grand Fleet Conferences, 1914. p. 104.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1910. p. 148.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
Bibliography
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