H.M.S. Mermaid (1898)

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H.M.S. Mermaid (1898)
Pendant Number: P.35 (1914)
D.63 (Sep 1915)
D.56 (Jan 1918)
H.85 (Sep 1918)[1]
Builder: Hawthorn Leslie & Company[2]
Ordered: 1896-97 Programme[3]
Laid down: 7 Sep, 1896[4]
Launched: 22 Feb, 1898[5]
Commissioned: Jun, 1899[6]
Broken up: 1919[7]

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

Service

In late 1905, she was one of eight destroyers in the Second Division of the Channel Fleet's Destroyer Flotilla.[8]

In December 1907, Mermaid and Express collided at night. Her captain, Lt. Thynne was castigated for allowing the ships to converge, unlit, on a rendezvous at such a high speed.[9]

In March, 1910, Mermaid was with the Fifth Destroyer Flotilla, which was attached to Third Division, Home Fleet.

By mid-1913, she was with the Sixth Destroyer Flotilla. She remained with that formation, operating out of Dover, until leaving in June 1918 to join the Seventh Destroyer Flotilla, which was part of the East Coast Forces, based in the Humber.

Mermaid left the flotilla in February, 1919 when it was re-invented for the post-war navy with very modern destroyers.

By May 1919, Mermaid was among 33 obsolete ships awaiting sale.[10]

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. 95.
  4. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 95.
  5. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 57.
  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. The Navy List. (November, 1905). pp. 267, 269.
  9. Thynne Service Record. The National Archives. D7602985 ADM 196/44/199. f. 227.
  10. The Navy List. (May, 1919). pp. 1105, 1105b.
  11. de Robeck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 128.
  12. Kerr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 253.
  13. Kerr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 253.
  14. Dean Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/39. f. 41.
  15. "Naval & Military intelligence" The Times (London). Friday, 14 June 1901. (36481), p. 10.
  16. "Naval & Military intelligence" The Times (London). Wednesday, 7 May 1902. (36761), p. 10.
  17. Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 59.
  18. Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 59.
  19. "Appointments for the Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 09, 1904; pg. 12; Issue 37442.
  20. Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 59.
  21. Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 59.
  22. White Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/373. f. 422.
  23. White Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/373. f. 422.
  24. Tickell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/151. f. 155.
  25. Tickell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/151. f. 155.
  26. "Naval And Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Friday, May 18, 1906; pg. 12; Issue 38023.
  27. The Navy List. (June, 1906). p. 345.
  28. Thynne Service Record. The National Archives. D7602985 ADM 196/44/199. f. 227.
  29. The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 345.
  30. Thynne Service Record. The National Archives. D7602985 ADM 196/44/199. f. 227.
  31. Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/161. f. 165.
  32. The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 378.
  33. Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/161. f. 165.
  34. Wintour Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/224. f. 245.
  35. The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 345.
  36. Wintour Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/224. f. 245.
  37. Whyte Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/191. f. 192.
  38. Whyte Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/191. f. 192.
  39. Coppin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/143/156. f. 164.
  40. Coppin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/143/156. f. 164.
  41. Howard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/55. f. 458.
  42. The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 345.
  43. Howard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/55. f. 458.
  44. Peace Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/73. f. ?.
  45. The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 345.
  46. Peace Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/73. f. ?.
  47. Dillon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51. f. 113.
  48. Percival Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/255. f. 303.
  49. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 396a.
  50. Percival Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/255. f. 303.
  51. Harter Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/52/123. f. 487.
  52. Harter Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/52/123. f. 487.
  53. Fildes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/200. f. 558.
  54. The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 396bb.
  55. Fildes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/200. f. 558.
  56. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395q.
  57. Shepherd Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/57/53. f. 53.
  58. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 845.
  59. Shepherd Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/57/53. f. 53.

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