H.M.S. Seal (1897)

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H.M.S. Seal (1897)
Pendant Number: D.77 (1914)
D.90 (Sep 1915)
D.75 (Jan 1918)[1]
Builder: Laird[2]
Ordered: 1895-96 Programme[3]
Laid down: 17 Jun, 1896[4]
Launched: 6 Mar, 1897[5]
Commissioned: May, 1898[6]
Broken up: 1921[7]

H.M.S. Seal was one of twenty-four "B" class destroyers built for the Royal Navy — a "30 knotter".

Service

On 11 February, 1899 while returning under the command of Lt. Herbert John Temple Marshall with other T.B.Ds. of the flotilla to Devonport after a cruise in the Channel, Ferret's propeller entangled the painter of a boat, smashing the boat and throwing the three occupants into the drink. The men were rescued with some difficulty by the Seal under the command of John Campbell Watson. As this occurred, the two destroyers came together, damaging Seal's stern plates and Ferret's torpedo tubes. The ships were taken into Devonport Dockyard to have their damage repaired.[8]

Seal arrived at Malta on 2 February 1904 in company with six other destroyers.[9]

In mid-1913, she was operating with Ninth Destroyer Flotilla — a patrol flotilla.[10]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 57.
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
  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. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
  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. "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, Feb 13, 1899; pg. 7; Issue 35751.
  9. "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, April 4, 1904, Issue 37359, p.4.
  10. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 374.
  11. The Navy List. (February, 1900). p. 297.
  12. Gurner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 97.
  13. Gurner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 97.
  14. West Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/249. f. 384.
  15. The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 265.
  16. Turton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/100. f. 111.
  17. The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 302a.
  18. Turton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/100. f. 111.
  19. The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 375.
  20. Washington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/514. f. 517.
  21. Washington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/514. f. 517.
  22. Prentis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/118. f. 130.
  23. The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 374.
  24. Prentis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/118. f. 130.
  25. Dundas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/341. f. 384.
  26. Dundas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/341. f. 384.
  27. Gwatkin-Williams Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/83. f. 93.
  28. The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 374.
  29. Gwatkin-Williams Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/83. f. 93.
  30. Todd Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/7. f. 7.
  31. The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 374.
  32. Todd Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/7. f. 7.
  33. Thompson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/70. f. 70.
  34. Thompson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/70. f. 70.
  35. Money Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/6. f. 3.
  36. The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 374.
  37. Money Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/6. f. 3.
  38. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 374.
  39. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 374.
  40. Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 190.
  41. Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 190.
  42. The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 398.
  43. Hammersley-Heenan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/289. ff. 303, 304.
  44. Hammersley-Heenan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/289. ff. 303, 304.
  45. Rodgers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/55/242. f. 242.
  46. The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 398.
  47. Rodgers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/55/242. f. 242.
  48. Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/128. f. 128.
  49. The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 397w.
  50. Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/128. f. 128.
  51. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 905.
  52. McGill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/2. f. 2.

Bibliography


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