H.M.S. Albacore (1906)
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H.M.S. Albacore (1906) | |
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Builder: | Palmer[1] |
Ordered: | Purchased 1909[2] |
Launched: | 19 Sep, 1906[3] |
Sold: | 1 Aug, 1919[4] |
H.M.S. Albacore was one of twenty-four destroyers of the "B" class — a "30 knotter".
Along with Bonetta, Albacore was one of two Palmer destroyers built "on spec" and subsequently purchased in 1909 by the Admiralty to replace destroyers lost in accidents.
Contents
Guns
By 1912-13, her three 12-pdr P. I mountings bore register numbers 274, 275 and 276 and were fitted with "Training Gear".[5]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Julian H. Woodbridge, January, 1912.[6]
- Commander John F. H. Cole, January, 1914.[7]
- Lieutenant-Commander (ret) Percy J. Helyar, 26 October, 1914.[8]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command William H. Brown, 12 September, 1918.[9]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 58.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 58.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 58.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 58.
- ↑ The National Archives. ADM 186/182. p. 55.
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913), p. 275.
- ↑ The Navy List (April, 1914), p. 275.
- ↑ The Navy List (January, 1915), p. 271.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1918), p. 727
Bibliography
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