H.M.S. Vigilant (1900)

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H.M.S. Vigilant (1900)
Pendant Number: D.43 (1914)
D.72 (Sep 1915)
D.92 (Jan 1918)[1]
Builder: John Brown & Company[2]
Ordered: Purchased 31 Mar 1900
Launched: 16 Aug, 1900[3]
Commissioned: Jun, 1901[4]
Broken up: 1920[5]

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

Service

On the evening of 27 September, 1901, Vigilant and Fairy collided in Devonport Harbour while taking up moorings. Curiously, this event is not mentioned in the Service Record of either commander.[6]

In late 1905, she was one of eight destroyers in the First Division of the Channel Fleet's Destroyer Flotilla.[7]

She was one of twenty-seven T.B.Ds. of the Portsmouth Flotilla to participate in the Annual Manoeuvres of 1909.[8]

In mid-1913, she was with Seventh Destroyer Flotilla — a patrol flotilla.[9]

Under the command of Lieutenant R.N.R. Robert Geoffrey Cross, in 1916, Vigilant collided with S.S. Ellington. In 1917, he further collided her against the Leith Dock and then with the paddle minesweeper Eridge.[10]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

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), 28 Sept. 1901, p. 6.
  7. The Navy List. (November, 1905). pp. 267, 269.
  8. "The Naval Mobilization." The Times (London, England), Thursday, June 17, 1909, Issue 38988, p.9.
  9. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 394.
  10. Cross Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/130. f. 130.
  11. "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Thursday, July 11, 1901, Issue 36504, p.8.
  12. The Navy List. (May, 1902). p. 310.
  13. Farie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 385.
  14. Farie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 385.
  15. "APPOINTMENTS FOR THE NAVAL MANOEUVRES." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Jul 16, 1903; pg. 8; Issue 37134.
  16. Lake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/415. f. 475.
  17. "Appointments for the Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 09, 1904; pg. 12; Issue 37442.
  18. Lake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/415. f. 475.
  19. Anderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/354. f. 399.
  20. Anderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/354. f. 399.
  21. The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 394.
  22. Anderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/354. f. 399.
  23. Anderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/354. f. 399.
  24. Powell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/242. f. 274.
  25. The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 394.
  26. Powell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/242. f. 274.
  27. Secretan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/286. f. 289.
  28. Secretan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/286. f. 289.
  29. Hartford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/80. f. 83.
  30. The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 394.
  31. Hartford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/80. f. 83.
  32. "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Oct 26, 1909; pg. 8; Issue 39100.
  33. Ackland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/174. f. 379.
  34. Ackland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/174. f. 379.
  35. Rawlings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/96. f. 500.
  36. The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 394.
  37. Rawlings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/96. f. 500.
  38. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 394.
  39. Powell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/242. f. 274.
  40. Goldsmith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 247.
  41. Goldsmith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 247.
  42. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 394.
  43. Cole Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/461. f. 533.
  44. Castle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/119. f. 131.
  45. The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 399b.
  46. Castle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/119. f. 131.
  47. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 399b.
  48. O'Neill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/82/316. f. 64.
  49. O'Neill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/82/316. f. 64.
  50. Cross Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/130. f. 130.
  51. The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 399c.
  52. Cross Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/130. f. 130.
  53. Bird Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/163. f. 163.
  54. The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 935.
  55. Bird Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/163. f. 163.
  56. Beswick Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/40/521. f. 268. He had been in the ship since 29 October, 1917.
  57. Beswick Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/40/521. f. 268.

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