H.M.S. Mastiff (1914)

H.M.S. Mastiff (1914)
Pendant Number:	H.3A (1914) H.72 (Jan 1918) D.66 (Sep 1918)
Builder:	John I. Thornycroft & Company
Ordered:	1913 Programme
Launched:	5 Sep, 1914
Completed:	Nov, 1914
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H.M.S. Mastiff was one of one hundred and three destroyers of the "M" class built for the Royal Navy during the Great War.

Service

In December, 1914, Mastiff was one of three "M"s assigned to the First Destroyer Flotilla, but they moved out to Third Destroyer Flotilla in January, and then to the Tenth Destroyer Flotilla in March, 1915.

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

• Lieutenant-Commander James L. Forbes, 10 October, 1914 – 3 February, 1916
• Lieutenant-Commander Reginald V. Holt, 3 February, 1916 – 18 January, 1917
• Lieutenant & Commander Colin A. G. Hutchison, 18 January, 1917 – 20 June, 1917
• Commander William D. Irvin, 20 June, 1917 – 12 September, 1917
• Lieutenant-Commander John Brooke, 12 September, 1917 – 26 December, 1917
• Lieutenant-Commander George C. H. Lawson, 26 December, 1917 – 31 May, 1918
• Lieutenant in Command George E. L. Atwood, 14 July, 1918 – 16 April, 1919
• Lieutenant in Command Christopher H. Petrie, 16 April, 1919 – May, 1919

See Also

• Wikipedia