H.M.S. Electra (1896)

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H.M.S. Electra (1896)
Pendant Number: N.55 (1914)
D.52 (Sep 1915)
D.31 (Jan 1918)[1]
Builder: J. & G. Thomson[2]
Ordered: 1895-96 Programme[3]
Laid down: 18 Oct, 1895[4]
Launched: 14 Jul, 1896[5]
Commissioned: Jul, 1900[6]
Broken up: 1920[7]

H.M.S. Electra was one of forty "C" class destroyers built for the Royal Navy — a "30 knotter".

Service

She was one of twenty-seven T.B.Ds. of the Portsmouth Flotilla to participate in the Annual Manoeuvres of 1909.[8]

In mid-1913, she was at The Nore.[9]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 57.
  2. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 57.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
  4. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
  5. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 57.
  6. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
  7. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
  8. "The Naval Mobilization." The Times (London, England), Thursday, June 17, 1909, Issue 38988, p.9.
  9. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 306.
  10. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 10 January, 1901. Issue 36348, col D, p. 8.
  11. "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jun 14, 1902; pg. 9; Issue 36794.
  12. Bather Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/438. f. 438.
  13. Bather Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/438. f. 438.
  14. Bather Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/438. f. 438.
  15. Bather Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/438. f. 438.
  16. Brocklebank Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/390. f. 431.
  17. Brocklebank Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/390. f. 431.
  18. "Appointments for the Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 09, 1904; pg. 12; Issue 37442.
  19. Thresher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/37. f. 37.
  20. The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 307.
  21. Thresher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/37. f. 37.
  22. The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 307.
  23. Seymour Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/56. f. 56.
  24. The Navy List. (July, 1908). p. 308.
  25. Seymour Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/56. f. 56.
  26. The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 308.
  27. The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 308.
  28. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 306.
  29. The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 308.
  30. Hartford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/80. f. 83.
  31. Hartford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/80. f. 83.
  32. The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 393r.
  33. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 393l.
  34. Monroe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 438.
  35. Monroe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 438.
  36. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 786.

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