H.M.S. Flirt (1897)
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| H.M.S. Flirt (1897) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | P.87 (1914) D.56 (Sep 1915)[1] |
| Builder: | Palmer[2] |
| Ordered: | 1896-97 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 5 Sep, 1896[4] |
| Launched: | 15 May, 1897[5] |
| Commissioned: | Apr, 1899[6] |
| Sunk: | 27 Oct, 1916[7] |
| Fate: | at Battle of Dover Strait |
H.M.S. Flirt was one of forty "C" class destroyers built for the Royal Navy — a "30 knotter".
Service
In mid-1913, she was operating with the Sixth Destroyer Flotilla.[8]
On the night of 26-27 October, 1916, she was in the eastern English Channel, protecting a line of anti-submarine drifters when six raiding German destroyers arrived and started ravaging her charges, sinking six. Flirt lowered a boat and turned on her searchlight to help save lives, and was taken under fire by two destroyers and rapidly sunk.[9]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant Michael H. Hodges, 18 September, 1900[10] – 8 January, 1901[11]
- Lieutenant Henry W. Osburn, 16 October, 1901[12]
- Commander Brian H. F. Barttelot, 1 August, 1902[13] – 3 April, 1903[14]
- Lieutenant & Commander The Hon. Hubert G. Brand, 15 November, 1904[15] – 20 December, 1904[16]
- Commander Harry L. d'E. Skipwith, 21 December, 1904[17] – 10 November, 1905[18]
- Lieutenant & Commander Stuart E. Holder, 8 November, 1912[19]
- Commander Robert H. Coppinger, 15 April, 1913[20][21] – 2 February, 1914[22]
- Lieutenant in Command Hubert S. Braddyll, 2 February, 1914[23]
- Lieutenant in Command Andrew N. Swainson, 14 September, 1915[24] – 1 June, 1916[25] (drowned while in command)
- Lieutenant Richard P. Kellett, ? – 27 October, 1916[26] (killed in command at the Battle of Dover Strait[27])
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 57.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 57.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 95.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 95.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 57.
- ↑ 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. 313-5.
- ↑ Smith. Hard Lying. pp. 65-6.
- ↑ Hodges Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 471.
- ↑ Hodges Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 471.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, October 12, 1901. Issue 36584, col D, p. 10.
- ↑ Barttelot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 238.
- ↑ Barttelot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 238.
- ↑ Brand Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 118.
- ↑ Brand Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 118.
- ↑ Skipwith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 255.
- ↑ Skipwith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 255.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 313-5.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 313-5.
- ↑ Coppinger Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 313.
- ↑ Coppinger Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 313.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 318.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 394e.
- ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 245.
- ↑ Naval Operations. Vol. IV. p. 56.
- ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 280.
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