H.M.S. Thorn (1900)

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H.M.S. Thorn (1900)
Pendant Number: D.57 (1914)
D.70 (Sep 1915)
D.89 (Jan 1918)[1]
Builder: John Brown & Company[2]
Ordered: Purchased 31 Mar 1900
Launched: 17 Mar, 1900[3]
Commissioned: Jun, 1901[4]
Broken up: 1919[5]

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

Service

After being completed at Glasgow, Thorn went to Devonport, arriving on 22 December, 1900.[6]

She left Plymouth on 14 October, 1901 under the command of Lieutenant Hepworth Staley Alton to join the Reserve Squadron.[7] He would be removed from command by Court Martial in November after the destroyer ran down a cutter on the Hamoaze, killing three libertymen.[8][9]

In late 1905, she was one of eight destroyers in the First Division of the Channel Fleet's Destroyer Flotilla.[10]

She was one of twenty-seven T.B.Ds. of the Portsmouth Flotilla to participate in the Annual Manoeuvres of 1909.[11]

In mid-1913, Thorn was with the Seventh Destroyer Flotilla — a patrol flotilla.[12]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

The conflicts between Parker, Wilson and Hargreaves should be explored.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 58.
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 97.
  3. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 58.
  4. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 97.
  5. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 97.
  6. "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, Dec 24, 1900; pg. 8; Issue 36333.
  7. "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Oct 15, 1901; pg. 8; Issue 36586.
  8. "Naval Court-Martial." The Times (London, England), Friday, Nov 15, 1901; pg. 4; Issue 36613.
  9. "Naval Court-Martial" The Times (London, England), Saturday, Nov 16, 1901; pg. 8; Issue 36614.
  10. The Navy List. (November, 1905). pp. 267, 269.
  11. "The Naval Mobilization." The Times (London, England), Thursday, June 17, 1909, Issue 38988, p.9.
  12. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 385.
  13. "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Thursday, July 11, 1901, Issue 36504, p.8.
  14. "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Oct 15, 1901; pg. 8; Issue 36586.
  15. Alton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/296. f. 298.
  16. Alton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/296. f. 298.
  17. Pitts Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/241. f. 273.
  18. Pitts Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/241. f. 273.
  19. The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 386.
  20. Jelf Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/389. f. 395.
  21. Jelf Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/389. f. 395.
  22. Moore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/104. f. 104.
  23. The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 386.
  24. Moore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/104. f. 104.
  25. Wilson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/62. f. 266.
  26. The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 386.
  27. Wilson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/62. f. 266.
  28. Parker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/180. f. 181.
  29. The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 400.
  30. Parker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/180. f. 181.
  31. Wilson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/62. f. 266.
  32. Wilson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/62. f. 266.
  33. Hargreaves Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/169. f. ?.
  34. Hargreaves Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/169. f. ?.
  35. Hobart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/45. f. 448.
  36. Hobart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/45. f. 448.
  37. The Navy List. (December, 1912). p. 313.
  38. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 386.
  39. The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 383.
  40. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 398q.
  41. Jeffrey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/47. f. 47.
  42. The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 398q.
  43. Jeffrey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/47. f. 47.
  44. Dalrymple-Hamilton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/243. f. 601.
  45. Dalrymple-Hamilton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/243. f. 601.
  46. Hamilton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/53/169. f. 169.
  47. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 398k.
  48. Hamilton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/53/169. f. 169.
  49. Nicholls Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/138. f. 138.
  50. Nicholls Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/138. f. 138.
  51. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 919.
  52. Chisholm Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/66. f. 66.

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