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|launch=29 Jul, 1911{{DittColl|p. 62}} | |launch=29 Jul, 1911{{DittColl|p. 62}} | ||
+ | |comp=Apr, 1912{{FriedmanBritishDestroyers|p. 306}} | ||
|builder=[[Cammell Laird]]{{DittColl|p. 62}} | |builder=[[Cammell Laird]]{{DittColl|p. 62}} | ||
|pend=H.56 (1914)<br>H.48 (Jan-Apr 1918){{DittColl|p. 62}} | |pend=H.56 (1914)<br>H.48 (Jan-Apr 1918){{DittColl|p. 62}} | ||
|fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career> | |fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career> | ||
'''H.M.S. ''Lapwing''''' was one of 29 destroyers of the [[Acheron Class Destroyer (1910)|''Acheron'' class]]. | '''H.M.S. ''Lapwing''''' was one of 29 destroyers of the [[Acheron Class Destroyer (1910)|''Acheron'' class]]. | ||
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+ | ==Radio== | ||
+ | She was one of 18 [[Acheron Class Destroyer (1910)|''Acheron'' class destroyers]] fitted with W/T in 1912, becoming one of 123 destroyers so far fitted with [[British Wireless Systems#Destroyer Set|Destroyer Sets]].{{ARTS1912|Wireless Appendix, p. 6}} | ||
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+ | ==Service== | ||
+ | In mid-1913, ''Lapwing'' was active with {{UK-DF|1}}.{{NLJul13|p. 338}} | ||
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+ | She fought at the [[Battle of Jutland]] as part of the {{UK-DF|1}} under the command of {{LCommRN}} [[Alexander Hugh Gye|Alexander H. Gye]],{{UKJutlandOD|pp. 34, 47}} and worked at screening the {{UK-BS|5}}. | ||
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+ | Reduced to C. & M. Party at the Nore on 23 March, 1920.{{NLJan21|p. 800}} | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
Dates of appointment are provided when known. | Dates of appointment are provided when known. | ||
− | <div name=fredbot: | + | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Lapwing''"> |
− | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Alan Frederic William Howard|nick=Alan F. W. Howard|appt=26 March, 1912<ref>Howard Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/55.|D7603959}} f. 458.</ref>{{NLJun14|p. 337}}|end=18 June, 1914<ref>Howard Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/55.|D7603959}} f. 458.</ref>|precBy=New Command}} | |
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Alexander Hugh Gye|nick=Alexander H. Gye|appt=17 June, 1914{{NLOct15|p. 395''i''}}|end=mid 1916|note=in command at [[Battle of Jutland]]}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Hubert William Douglas Griffith|nick=Hubert W. D. Griffith|appt=May, 1916<ref>Griffith Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/58.|D7604813}} f. 64.</ref>{{NLOct16|p. 395''tt''}}|end=10 November, 1916<ref>Griffith Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/58.|D7604813}} f. 64.</ref>}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} in Command|name=Lionel Stuart Moncrieffe Adam|nick=Lionel S. M. Adam|appt=10 November, 1916<ref>Adam Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/275.|D7605030}} f. 290.</ref>{{NLAug17|p. 394''z''}}|end=6 October, 1917<ref>Adam Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/275.|D7605030}} f. 290.</ref>}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} in Command|name=William Ralph Leycester|nick=William R. Leycester|appt=6 October, 1917{{NLNov17|p. 394''z''}}|end=19 August, 1918}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Henry de Beauvoir Tupper|nick=Henry de B. Tupper|appt=19 August, 1918{{NLFeb19|p. 828}}|end=20 March, 1919}} | ||
+ | </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
{{refbegin}} | {{refbegin}} | ||
− | {{WP| | + | * [[First D.F. (Royal Navy) at the Battle of Jutland]] |
+ | {{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Lapwing_(1911)}} | ||
{{refend}} | {{refend}} | ||
Latest revision as of 14:06, 29 September 2017
H.M.S. Lapwing (1911) | |
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Pendant Number: | H.56 (1914) H.48 (Jan-Apr 1918)[1] |
Builder: | Cammell Laird[2] |
Ordered: | 1910-11 Programme[3] |
Launched: | 29 Jul, 1911[4] |
Completed: | Apr, 1912[5] |
Sold: | 26 Oct, 1921[6] |
H.M.S. Lapwing was one of 29 destroyers of the Acheron class.
Radio
She was one of 18 Acheron class destroyers fitted with W/T in 1912, becoming one of 123 destroyers so far fitted with Destroyer Sets.[7]
Service
In mid-1913, Lapwing was active with First Destroyer Flotilla.[8]
She fought at the Battle of Jutland as part of the First Destroyer Flotilla under the command of Lieutenant-Commander Alexander H. Gye,[9] and worked at screening the Fifth Battle Squadron.
Reduced to C. & M. Party at the Nore on 23 March, 1920.[10]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant-Commander Alan F. W. Howard, 26 March, 1912[11][12] – 18 June, 1914[13]
- Lieutenant-Commander Alexander H. Gye, 17 June, 1914[14] – mid 1916 (in command at Battle of Jutland)
- Lieutenant in Command Hubert W. D. Griffith, May, 1916[15][16] – 10 November, 1916[17]
- Lieutenant in Command Lionel S. M. Adam, 10 November, 1916[18][19] – 6 October, 1917[20]
- Lieutenant in Command William R. Leycester, 6 October, 1917[21] – 19 August, 1918
- Commander Henry de B. Tupper, 19 August, 1918[22] – 20 March, 1919
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 62.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 62.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 75.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 62.
- ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 306.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 62.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1912. Wireless Appendix, p. 6.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 338.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 47.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 800.
- ↑ Howard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/55. f. 458.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1914). p. 337.
- ↑ Howard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/55. f. 458.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 395i.
- ↑ Griffith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/58. f. 64.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 395tt.
- ↑ Griffith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/58. f. 64.
- ↑ Adam Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/275. f. 290.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 394z.
- ↑ Adam Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/275. f. 290.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 394z.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 828.
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