H.M.S. Boyne (1904)

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H.M.S. Boyne (1904)
Pendant Number: N.68 (1914)
D.12 (Sep 1915)
H.23 (Sep 1918)[1]
Builder: Hawthorn Leslie & Company[2]
Ordered: 1903-04 Programme[3]
Laid down: 16 Feb, 1904[4]
Launched: 12 Sep, 1904[5]
Commissioned: May, 1905[6]
Broken up: 1919[7]

H.M.S. Boyne was one of 36 destroyers of the "River" class.

Service

She and ten other "Rivers" of the Devonport Reserve followed the scout cruiser H.M.S. Skirmisher from Plymouth on 21 August 1905 for a practice cruise along the Devon and Cornish coasts.[8]

On 29 August, 1905, as the force engaged in exercises at Torbay, Boyne was struck in the stern by Leopard as the formation was changed. Leopard had been following Boyne when Leopard's steering gear malfunctioned. Collision mats were able to stem the damage while the two destroyers made their way back to Devonport under escort of H.M.S. Liffey.[9]

In mid-1913, she was in a patrol flotilla, the Ninth Destroyer Flotilla.[10]

Operating with the Devonport Local Defence Flotilla from early 1915 until joining the Seventh Destroyer Flotilla in August, 1917. She remained with 7 D.F. operating off the East Coast of England until January, 1919 when she was sent "temporarily" to the Nore.

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

The conflict between Collins and Dundas is noted.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 59.
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 100.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 100.
  4. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 100.
  5. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 100.
  6. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 100.
  7. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 100.
  8. "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, August 22, 1905, Issue 37792, p.9.
  9. "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Aug 30, 1905; pg. 4; Issue 37799.
  10. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 287.
  11. Asser Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/11. f.12.
  12. The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 287.
  13. Asser Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/11. f.12.
  14. "Naval And Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Friday, May 18, 1906; pg. 12; Issue 38023.
  15. The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 286.
  16. Dundas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/341. f. 384.
  17. The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 286.
  18. Dundas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/341. f. 384.
  19. Seymour Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/177. f. 198.
  20. The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 286.
  21. Keyes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/75. f. 280.
  22. Keyes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/75. f. 280.
  23. Johnson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/82. f. ?.
  24. Johnson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/82. f. ?.
  25. Hopkins Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/107. f. ?.
  26. Hopkins Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/107. f. ?.
  27. The Navy List. (September, 1913). p. 287.
  28. Hartford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/80. f. 83.
  29. Hartford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/80. f. 83.
  30. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392m.
  31. Warner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/35. f. ?.
  32. Warner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/35. f. ?.
  33. Hammersley-Heenan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/289. ff. 303, 304.
  34. Hammersley-Heenan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/289. ff. 303, 304.
  35. Hughes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/195. f. 563.
  36. The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 392o.
  37. Hughes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/195. f. 563.
  38. The Navy List. (December, 1919). p. 859.
  39. Thompson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/82/1788. f. 360.
  40. Thompson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/82/1788. f. 360.
  41. Clementson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/82/377. f. 77.
  42. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 391w.
  43. Clementson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/82/377. f. 77.

Bibliography


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Kennet Jed Welland Cherwell Dee
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Gala Garry Ness Nith Swale
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