H.M.S. Phoenix (1911)

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H.M.S. Phoenix (1911)
Pendant Number: H.75 (1914)
H.94 (Jan-Apr 1918)[1]
Builder: Vickers[2]
Ordered: 1910-11 Programme[3]
Launched: 9 Oct, 1911[4]
Completed: May, 1912[5]
Torpedoed: 14 May, 1918[6]
Fate: by U27

H.M.S. Phoenix was one of 29 destroyers of the Acheron class.

Radio

She was one of 18 Acheron class destroyers fitted with W/T in 1912, becoming one of 123 destroyers so far fitted with Destroyer Sets.[7]

Service

She was serving with the First Destroyer Flotilla in July, 1913.[8]

In May 1915, Phoenix collided with the trawler Roxdeen [?] while under the command of Lt. Cdr. Michael K. H. Kennedy. Kennedy was placed under arrest on 14 May, pending trial by Court Martial. On 7 July, he was informed by Commander-in-Chief, Home Fleets that he had incurred Their Lordships' "severe displeasure".[9]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 62.
  2. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 62.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 75.
  4. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 62.
  5. Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 306.
  6. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 62.
  7. Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1912. Wireless Appendix, p. 6.
  8. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 356.
  9. Kennedy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/97. f. 52.
  10. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 356.
  11. Buller Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/465. f. 538.
  12. Kennedy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/97. f. 52.
  13. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 396o.
  14. Kennedy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/97. f. 52.
  15. Wright Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/170. ff. ?, 177.
  16. The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 396n.
  17. Wright Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/170. ff. ?, 177.
  18. The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 396n.
  19. Harter Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/52/123. f. 487.
  20. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 396l.
  21. Harter Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/52/123. f. 487.

Bibliography


Acheron Class Destroyer
Admiralty Design
Goshawk Hind Hornet Hydra Defender
Druid Sandfly Jackal Tigress Lapwing
  Lizard Phoenix Ferret Forester  
Yarrow Specials
  Archer Attack  
Thornycroft Specials
  Acheron Ariel  
Parsons Specials
  Badger Beaver  
Firedrake/Yarrow Specials
  Firedrake Lurcher Oak  
Australian type
  Parramatta Warrego Yarra  
  Huon Swan Torrens  
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