H.M.S. Velox (1902)
| H.M.S. Velox (1902) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | P.45 (1914) D.71 (Sep 1915)[1] |
| Builder: | C. A. Parsons & Company hull: Hawthorn Leslie & Company[2] |
| Ordered: | Purchased 1901[3] |
| Laid down: | 10 Apr, 1901[4] |
| Launched: | 11 Feb, 1902[5] |
| Commissioned: | Feb, 1904[6] |
| Mined: | 25 Oct, 1915[7] |
H.M.S. Velox was one of forty "C" class destroyers built for the Royal Navy — a "30 knotter".
Service
Velox took her novel turbine powerplant to sea for the first time on 25 July, 1902 and easily averaged 33.12 knots.[8]
In July 1905, she reduced to nucleus crew at Portsmouth.[9] On 5 August, she travelled from Portland to Portsmouth in company with twenty other T.B.Ds.[10]
She left Portsmouth on 10 January, 1908 for a three-hour trial, and was then to proceed to Devonport.[11]
She was one of twenty-seven T.B.Ds. of the Portsmouth Flotilla to participate in the Annual Manoeuvres of 1909,[12] returning to Portsmouth on 9 July.[13] By September, she was a tender to Vernon and being used for wireless instruction. She was to have her boilers retubed soon, and it was claimed that "although nominally a 30-knot boat, she has not yet attained 24 knots."[14] This is at odds with reports of her very first trials, and may be a consequence of those trials taking place with the boat in an especially light condition. Such artificial trial conditions, in combination with the use of premium coal varieties and specially-trained stokers, was a commonplace hack which substantially compromised the reputation of the "30 knotters" as being speedy in practice.
In mid-1913, at Portsmouth.[15]
She was lost in the English Channel with four of her crew.[16]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant & Commander Albert E. Acheson, 8 February, 1904[17][18] – 27 February, 1906[19]
- Lieutenant & Commander Vaughan A. E. Hanning-Lee, 28 May, 1906[20]
- Lieutenant & Commander Cyril Callaghan, 19 November, 1907[21][22] – 21 May, 1909[23]
- Lieutenant & Commander Robert F. Veasey, 21 May, 1909[24] – 8 February, 1910
- Lieutenant & Commander Charles G. C. Sumner, 8 February, 1910[25][26] – 24 March, 1911[27]
- Lieutenant & Commander Cyril P. Franklin, 24 March, 1911[28] – 21 October, 1912
- Lieutenant & Commander John P. Gibbs, 21 October, 1912[29][30] – 9 March, 1914
- Lieutenant & Commander (T) Ernest E. Lowe, 9 March, 1914[31][32] – June, 1914
- Lieutenant in Command (G) Charles D. Burney, 29 July, 1914[33] – July, 1915
- Lieutenant in Command Frederick A. Richardson, 13 March, 1915 – 23 March, 1915 (temporary)
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Frank Pattinson, 15 July, 1915[34] – 25 October, 1915[35] (vessel lost under his command)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 58.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 98.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 98.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 98.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 58.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 98.
- ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 150.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 26, 1902; pg. 8; Issue 36830.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 22, 1905; pg. 10; Issue 37766.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, Aug 07, 1905; pg. 5; Issue 37779.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jan 11, 1908; pg. 6; Issue 38540.
- ↑ "The Naval Mobilization." The Times (London, England), Thursday, June 17, 1909, Issue 38988, p.9.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 10, 1909; pg. 9; Issue 39008.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, Sep 06, 1909; pg. 10; Issue 39057.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 389.
- ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 150.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 389.
- ↑ Acheson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/137/5. f. 5.
- ↑ Acheson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/137/5. f. 5.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1906). p. 389.
- ↑ Callaghan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/130. f. 130.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 389.
- ↑ Callaghan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/130. f. 130.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 389.
- ↑ Sumner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/137. f. 541.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 389.
- ↑ Sumner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/137. f. 541.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 388.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Oct 12, 1912; pg. 4; Issue 40028.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 389.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Monday, Mar 09, 1914; pg. 12; Issue 40466.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 387.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 398u.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 398u.
- ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 44.
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