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H.M.S. Violet (1897)
Pendant Number:	D.09 (1914) D.72 (Sep 1915) D.94 (Jan 1918)^[1]
Builder:	Doxford^[2]
Ordered:	1986-97 Programme^[3]
Laid down:	13 Jul, 1896^[4]
Launched:	3 May, 1897^[5]
Commissioned:	Jun, 1898^[6]
Broken up:	1920^[7]

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

Service

She served in the Seventh Destroyer Flotilla from at least mid-1913^[8] until September 1917 when she went to join the Nore Defence Flotilla.^[9]

In April 1918 she was reassigned to the Sixth Destroyer Flotilla as part of the Dover Patrol, remaining there for the duration of the war.^[10]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

Lieutenant & Commander Douglas E. R. Brownrigg, 3 March, 1899^[11] – 8 September, 1899^[12]
Lieutenant in Command John B. Sparks, 8 March, 1899^[13] – 29 April, 1900^[14]
Lieutenant Charles E. Le Mesurier, 28 April, 1900^[15] – 20 August, 1900^[16]
Lieutenant & Commander Edwyn S. Alexander-Sinclair, 16 July, 1901^[17] (for manoeuvres)
Lieutenant & Commander Hugh J. Orr, 21 July, 1903^[18] (for manoeuvres)
Lieutenant in Command Anselan J. B. Stirling, 19 November, 1903^[19] – 26 November, 1903^[20]
Lieutenant & Commander Francis R. Wood, 3 January, 1905^[21]
Lieutenant & Commander James C. Holmes, 1 January, 1906^[22]
Lieutenant & Commander Joseph A. Shuter, 3 August, 1906^[23]
Lieutenant & Commander Edward H. Cater, 20 July, 1909^[24]
Lieutenant & Commander Edward H. Cater, 31 January, 1911^[25] (on recommissioning)
Commander Robert H. Coppinger, 1 May, 1912^[26] – 23 August, 1912^[27]
Commander Vincent L. Bowring, 14 August, 1913^[28]
Acting Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Archibald C. Bucknell, 31 July, 1914^[29]
Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Frederick T. Groome, 19 June, 1916^[30]
Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Arthur W. Wright, 24 November, 1917^[31]

Footnotes

↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 58.
↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 58.
↑ 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. 58.
↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 394.
↑ Monthly Supplements to the Navy List, September 1914 through September 1917.
↑ Monthly Supplements to the Navy List, September 1917 through December 1918.
↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Thursday, 2 March, 1899. Issue 35766, col B, p. 10.
↑ Brownrigg Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 492.
↑ Sparks Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 341.
↑ Sparks Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 341.
↑ Le Mesurier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 56.
↑ Le Mesurier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 56.
↑ "The Naval Manœuvres". The Times. Thursday, 11 July, 1901. Issue 36504, col C, p. 8.
↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence". The Times. Thursday, 16 July, 1903. Issue 37134, col D, p. 8.
↑ Stirling Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/157. f. 175.
↑ Stirling Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/157. f. 175.
↑ The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 394a.
↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Friday, 22 December, 1905. Issue 37897, col D, p. 10.
↑ The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 394a.
↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 394a.
↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Tuesday, 17 January, 1911. Issue 39484, col D, p. 12.
↑ Coppinger Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 313.
↑ Coppinger Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 313.
↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 394.
↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 399c.
↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 399.
↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 936.

Bibliography

[1] Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 58.

[2] Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 58.

[3] Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.

[4] Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.

[5] Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 58.

[6] Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.

[7] Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.

[8] The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 394.

[9] Monthly Supplements to the Navy List, September 1914 through September 1917.

[10] Monthly Supplements to the Navy List, September 1917 through December 1918.

[11] "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Thursday, 2 March, 1899. Issue 35766, col B, p. 10.

[12] Brownrigg Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 492.

[13] Sparks Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 341.

[14] Sparks Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 341.

[15] Le Mesurier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 56.

[16] Le Mesurier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 56.

[17] "The Naval Manœuvres". The Times. Thursday, 11 July, 1901. Issue 36504, col C, p. 8.

[18] "Naval & Military Intelligence". The Times. Thursday, 16 July, 1903. Issue 37134, col D, p. 8.

[19] Stirling Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/157. f. 175.

[20] Stirling Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/157. f. 175.

[21] The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 394a.

[22] "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Friday, 22 December, 1905. Issue 37897, col D, p. 10.

[23] The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 394a.

[24] The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 394a.

[25] "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Tuesday, 17 January, 1911. Issue 39484, col D, p. 12.

[26] Coppinger Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 313.

[27] Coppinger Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 313.

[28] The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 394.

[29] The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 399c.

[30] The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 399.

[31] The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 936.

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