H.M.S. Cynthia (1898)

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H.M.S. Cynthia (1898)
Pendant Number: N.09 (1914)
D.39 (Sep 1915)
D.23 (Jan 1918)[1]
Builder: John I. Thornycroft & Company[2]
Ordered: 1896-97[3]
Laid down: 16 Jul, 1896[4]
Launched: 8 Jan, 1898[5]
Commissioned: Jun, 1899[6]
Broken up: 1920[7]

H.M.S. Cynthia was one of the Royal Navy's eleven "D" class destroyers.

Service

In late 1906, Proserpine collided with Cynthia and Commander Bruce was told to be more careful in future following a Court of Enquiry. It is not immediately clear how he was involved in this misadventure, as he had left command of Cynthia some years earlier.[8]

Cynthia was one of twenty-seven T.B.Ds. of the Portsmouth Flotilla to participate in the Annual Manoeuvres of 1909.[9]

In March 1910, she was part of the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla, which was in turn part of Part of the Third Division, Home Fleet.

Throughout the Great War, she was part of the Nore Local Defence Flotilla.

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 58.
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 95.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 95.
  4. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 95.
  5. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 95.
  6. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 95.
  7. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 95.
  8. Bruce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/319. f. 351.
  9. "The Naval Mobilization." The Times (London, England), Thursday, June 17, 1909, Issue 38988, p.9.
  10. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 20 March, 1900. Issue 36094, col D, p. 7.
  11. Beaty-Pownall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 235.
  12. Beaty-Pownall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 235.
  13. Carey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/201. f. 216.
  14. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 10 January, 1901. Issue 36348, col D, p. 8.
  15. Carey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/201. f. 216.
  16. "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 2 Mar. 1901, p. 9.
  17. Bruce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/319. f. 351.
  18. Macrorie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/467. f. 521.
  19. Macrorie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/467. f. 521.
  20. Carter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/301. f. 340.
  21. Carter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/301. f. 340.
  22. Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
  23. Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
  24. The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 298.
  25. The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 298.
  26. Corbyn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/186. f. 591.
  27. Corbyn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/186. f. 591.
  28. "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Dec 03, 1910; pg. 5; Issue 39446.
  29. Hargreaves Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/169. f. ?.
  30. Hargreaves Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/169. f. ?.
  31. "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 7 Oct. 1911, p. 10.
  32. The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 298.
  33. Eddis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/98. f. ?.
  34. The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 393h.
  35. Eddis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/98. f. ?.
  36. Lloyd Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/20. f. 20.
  37. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 393h.
  38. Lloyd Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/20. f. 20.
  39. Sutton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/207. f. 207.
  40. Sutton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/207. f. 207.
  41. The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 773.
  42. Moss Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/71. f. 71.
  43. Moss Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/71. f. 71.

Bibliography


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