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− | ''Lynx'' left Cromarty with two half-divisions of the {{UK-DF| | + | ''Lynx'' left Cromarty with two half-divisions of the {{UK-DF|4}} on 15 December, 1915 and she encountered a German destroyer. ''Lynx'' was hit by gunfire as she gave chase and her forward magazine was flooded. Her steering commenced to jam and the rest of her force made the error of following her, thus ending the pursuit.{{HardLying|p. 147}} |
==Captains== | ==Captains== |
Revision as of 19:31, 4 January 2014
H.M.S. Lynx (1913) | |
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Pendant Number: | H.71 (1914)[1] |
Builder: | London & Glasgow[2] |
Launched: | 20 Mar, 1913[3] |
Mined: | 9 Aug, 1915[4] |
Fate: | in Moray Firth[5] |
H.M.S. Lynx was one of twenty destroyers of the Acasta class.
Service
Lynx was known for having a steering system prone to jamming.
Lynx left Cromarty with two half-divisions of the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla on 15 December, 1915 and she encountered a German destroyer. Lynx was hit by gunfire as she gave chase and her forward magazine was flooded. Her steering commenced to jam and the rest of her force made the error of following her, thus ending the pursuit.[6]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Reginald St. Pierre Parry, 16 December, 1913.[7]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 63.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 75.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 75.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 75.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 63.
- ↑ Smith. Hard Lying. p. 147.
- ↑ The Navy List (January, 1915). p. 352.
Bibliography
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