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''Bat'' was leader of the [[Devonport Flotilla]] in mid-1899 under command of [[Alexander Ludovic Duff]].{{ARTS1899|pp. 62-3}} | ''Bat'' was leader of the [[Devonport Flotilla]] in mid-1899 under command of [[Alexander Ludovic Duff]].{{ARTS1899|pp. 62-3}} | ||
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In July 1913, she was part of the {{UK-DF|6}}, a patrol flotilla.{{NLJul13|p. 282}} | In July 1913, she was part of the {{UK-DF|6}}, a patrol flotilla.{{NLJul13|p. 282}} | ||
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H.M.S. Bat (1896) | |
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Pendant Number: | P.97 (1914) D.46 (Sep 1915) D.09 (Jan 1918) H.87 (Sep 1918)[1] |
Builder: | Palmer[2] |
Ordered: | 1895-96 Programme[3] |
Laid down: | 28 May, 1896[4] |
Launched: | 7 Oct, 1896[5] |
Commissioned: | Aug, 1897[6] |
Sold: |
H.M.S. Bat was one of forty "C" class destroyers built for the Royal Navy — a "30 knotter".
Service
Bat was leader of the Devonport Flotilla in mid-1899 under command of Alexander Ludovic Duff.[7]
In early March, 1901, Bat returned to Plymouth, escorting H.M.S. Fairy, whose Lieutenant and Commander Barkley, who had been injured by a fall down a hatch.[8]
In July 1913, she was part of the Sixth Destroyer Flotilla, a patrol flotilla.[9]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Arthur H. Shirley, 2 December, 1897[10] – 14 January, 1898
- Commander Alexander L. Duff, 14 January, 1898[11] – 14 January, 1900[12] (and Captain (D) of the Devonport Flotilla during exercises)
- Commander Pennant A. I. Lloyd, 14 January, 1900[13] – 8 March, 1900
- Commander Arthur P. James, 1901 – 16 May, 1901
- Commander Roger J. B. Keyes, 1 May, 1901[14] – 5 January, 1902[15]
- Lieutenant & Commander James U. Farie, 2 September, 1902[16] – late 1902[17] (for passage to Mediterranean)
- Commander Douglas E. R. Brownrigg, 15 January, 1903[18] – 20 October, 1903[19]
- Commander John Luce, 21 December, 1903[20] – 1 June, 1904[21] (and in command of a division of T.B.Ds.)
- Lieutenant & Commander Samuel Collins, 1 June, 1904[22]
- Lieutenant & Commander Philip D. R. West, 2 January, 1905[23] – 23 March, 1907
- Lieutenant & Commander Richard A. A. Plowden, 23 March, 1907[24] – 13 May, 1908[25]
- Commander James U. Farie, 13 May, 1908[26] – 6 August, 1908[27]
- Lieutenant & Commander Richard A. A. Plowden, 6 October, 1908[28] – 13 March, 1909[29]
- Lieutenant & Commander John E. P. Bickford, 20 March, 1909[30] – 18 October, 1909
- Lieutenant & Commander Eric Q. Carter, 19 October, 1909[31][32] – 10 January, 1910[33]
- Lieutenant & Commander The Hon. William S. Leveson-Gower, 10 January, 1910[34][35] – 13 May, 1910[36]
- Lieutenant & Commander Arthur Henniker-Heaton, 1910[37] – February, 1911[38]
- Lieutenant in Command William J. Whitworth, 22 February, 1911[39][40] – 3 February, 1912[41]
- Lieutenant & Commander Roy Bacchus, 20 February, 1912[42][43] – 16 December, 1913[44]
- Lieutenant in Command Desmond Maxwell, 3 February, 1914[45] – 9 December, 1915[46]
- Lieutenant in Command George A. Scott, 8 December, 1915[47] – 2 April, 1916[48]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Arthur H. Hignett, 6 April, 1916[49]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Geoffrey H. Barnish, 1 July, 1918 – 31 July, 1918
- Acting Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. Francis G. Spriddell, 25 July, 1918[50]
Torpedoes
In October 1898, the ship became the first destroyer in the Royal Navy to receive a torpedo fitted for a gyroscope, drawn from the Portsmouth Depot, a single 18-in R.G.F. Mark IV Torpedo, S.L. type, manufactured by Whitehead.[51]
Her gyro hardware is still seemingly unique in that it is noted in her results of a flotilla exercise of July 1899, where she scored one hit in three shots. She is the only destroyer whose results are so noted.[52]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 57.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 57.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 57.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1899. pp. 62-3.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" The Times (London, England), Friday, Mar 01, 1901; pg. 11; Issue 36391.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 282.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 3 December, 1897. Issue 35377, col D, p. 5.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 228.
- ↑ Duff Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 80.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1900). p. 229.
- ↑ Keyes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 277.
- ↑ Keyes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 277.
- ↑ Farie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/141. f. 206.
- ↑ Farie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 385.
- ↑ Brownrigg Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 492.
- ↑ Brownrigg Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 492.
- ↑ Luce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 79.
- ↑ Luce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 79.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 283.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 282.
- ↑ Plowden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/64. f. 64.
- ↑ Plowden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/64. f. 64.
- ↑ Farie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 385.
- ↑ Farie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 385.
- ↑ Plowden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/64. f. 64.
- ↑ Plowden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/64. f. 64.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 282.
- ↑ Carter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/172. f. 576.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 282.
- ↑ Carter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/172. f. 576.
- ↑ Leveson-Gower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/178. f. 182.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 282.
- ↑ Leveson-Gower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/178. f. 182.
- ↑ Henniker-Heaton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/148. f. 353.
- ↑ Henniker-Heaton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/148. f. 353.
- ↑ Whitworth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/232. f. 117.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 282.
- ↑ Whitworth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/232. f. 117.
- ↑ Bacchus Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/59. f. 462.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 282.
- ↑ Bacchus Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/59. f. 462.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392i.
- ↑ Maxwell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/256. f. ?.
- ↑ Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
- ↑ Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 391q.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 738.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1898. p. 42.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1899. p. 74.
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