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− | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Arthur Henry Dickson Ravenhill|nick=Arthur H. D. Ravenhill|appt=14 January, 1896<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence". ''The Times''. Friday, 10 January, 1896. Issue '''34783''', col D, p. 8.</ref>|precBy=New Command}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Arthur Henry Dickson Ravenhill|nick=Arthur H. D. Ravenhill|appt=14 January, 1896<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence". ''The Times''. Friday, 10 January, 1896. Issue '''34783''', col D, p. 8.</ref>|end=25 February, 1897|precBy=New Command}} |
− | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=William Henry Nicholson|nick=William H. Nicholson|appt=25 February, 1897{{NLApr97|p. 236''a''}}}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=William Henry Nicholson|nick=William H. Nicholson|appt=25 February, 1897{{NLApr97|p. 236''a''}}|end=19 October, 1897}} |
{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander|name=Loftus Charles Ogilvy Mansergh|nick=Loftus C. O. Mansergh|appt=10 January, 1899<ref>Mansergh Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/141/107}}</ref>|end=9 January, 1900<ref>Mansergh Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/339|D7602666}}</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander|name=Loftus Charles Ogilvy Mansergh|nick=Loftus C. O. Mansergh|appt=10 January, 1899<ref>Mansergh Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/141/107}}</ref>|end=9 January, 1900<ref>Mansergh Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/339|D7602666}}</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander|name=Lawrence Leopold Dundas|nick=Lawrence L. Dundas|appt=6 January, 1900<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence". ''The Times''. Tuesday, 2 January, 1900. Issue '''36028''', col E, p. 7.</ref>|end=24 April, 1900{{NLJan01|p. 273}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander|name=Lawrence Leopold Dundas|nick=Lawrence L. Dundas|appt=6 January, 1900<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence". ''The Times''. Tuesday, 2 January, 1900. Issue '''36028''', col E, p. 7.</ref>|end=24 April, 1900{{NLJan01|p. 273}}}} | ||
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{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander|name=Ernest George William Davidson|nick=Ernest G. W. Davidson|appt=27 April, 1905<ref>Davidson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/20.|D7602808}} f. 21.</ref>{{NLDec05|p. 341}}|end=29 December, 1905<ref>Davidson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/20.|D7602808}} f. 21.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander|name=Ernest George William Davidson|nick=Ernest G. W. Davidson|appt=27 April, 1905<ref>Davidson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/20.|D7602808}} f. 21.</ref>{{NLDec05|p. 341}}|end=29 December, 1905<ref>Davidson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/20.|D7602808}} f. 21.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Claude Seymour|nick=Claude Seymour|appt=28 May, 1906<ref>Seymour Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/177.}} f. 198.</ref>|end=6 July, 1906<ref>Seymour Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/177.}} f. 198.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Claude Seymour|nick=Claude Seymour|appt=28 May, 1906<ref>Seymour Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/177.}} f. 198.</ref>|end=6 July, 1906<ref>Seymour Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/177.}} f. 198.</ref>}} | ||
− | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander|name=Mark Goodwin Newton|nick=Mark G. Newton|appt=6 July, 1906{{NLJan07|p. 341}}|end=1907}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander|name=Mark Goodwin Newton|nick=Mark G. Newton|appt=6 July, 1906{{NLJan07|p. 341}}|end=13 April, 1907}} |
{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander|name=James Bayley|nick=James Bayley|appt=13 April, 1907<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence". ''The Times''. Tuesday, 16 April, 1907. Issue '''38308''', col C, p. 11.</ref>{{NLOct08|p. 341}}|end=25 January, 1909}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander|name=James Bayley|nick=James Bayley|appt=13 April, 1907<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence". ''The Times''. Tuesday, 16 April, 1907. Issue '''38308''', col C, p. 11.</ref>{{NLOct08|p. 341}}|end=25 January, 1909}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander|name=Austin Charles Ackland|nick=Austin C. Ackland|appt=25 January, 1909<ref>Ackland Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47/174.|D7603881}} f. 379.</ref><ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence". ''The Times''. Tuesday, 19 January, 1909. Issue '''38860''', col B, p. 7.</ref>|end=November, 1909<ref>Ackland Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47/174.|D7603881}} f. 379.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander|name=Austin Charles Ackland|nick=Austin C. Ackland|appt=25 January, 1909<ref>Ackland Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47/174.|D7603881}} f. 379.</ref><ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence". ''The Times''. Tuesday, 19 January, 1909. Issue '''38860''', col B, p. 7.</ref>|end=November, 1909<ref>Ackland Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47/174.|D7603881}} f. 379.</ref>}} | ||
− | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Robert Henry Ames|nick=Robert H. Ames|appt=October, 1909{{NLJan10|p. 341}}|end=}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Robert Henry Ames|nick=Robert H. Ames|appt=October, 1909{{NLJan10|p. 341}}|end=c. March, 1910<ref>Service Record only indicates the year.</ref>}} |
{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander|name=Edmund Alain Tremeur de Poher de la Poer|nick=Edmund A. T. de P. de la Poer|appt=8 March, 1910<ref>de la Poer Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/27.|D7604126}} f. 14.</ref>{{NLApr10|p. 340}}|end=15 August, 1910<ref>de la Poer Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/27.|D7604126}} f. 14.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander|name=Edmund Alain Tremeur de Poher de la Poer|nick=Edmund A. T. de P. de la Poer|appt=8 March, 1910<ref>de la Poer Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/27.|D7604126}} f. 14.</ref>{{NLApr10|p. 340}}|end=15 August, 1910<ref>de la Poer Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/27.|D7604126}} f. 14.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Edmond Alan Berners Stanley|nick=Edmond A. B. Stanley|appt=15 August, 1910<ref>Stanley Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47/90.|D7603797}} f. 295.</ref>{{NLApr11|p. 341}}|end=18 November, 1911<ref>Stanley Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47/90.|D7603797}} f. 295.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Edmond Alan Berners Stanley|nick=Edmond A. B. Stanley|appt=15 August, 1910<ref>Stanley Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47/90.|D7603797}} f. 295.</ref>{{NLApr11|p. 341}}|end=18 November, 1911<ref>Stanley Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47/90.|D7603797}} f. 295.</ref>}} | ||
− | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}} ('''I ''Gr.''')|name=Thomas Charles Carpenter Bolster|nick=Thomas C. C. Bolster|appt=12 December, 1911{{NLApr14|p. 339}}|end=5 December, 1914<ref>Bolster Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/159.|D7604571}} f. 253.</ref>|note=and as Acting Interpreter in German}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}} ('''I ''Gr.''''')|name=Thomas Charles Carpenter Bolster|nick=Thomas C. C. Bolster|appt=12 December, 1911{{NLApr14|p. 339}}|end=5 December, 1914<ref>Bolster Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/159.|D7604571}} f. 253.</ref>|note=and as Acting Interpreter in German}} |
{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} in Command|name=James Robert Carnegie Cavendish|nick=James R. C. Cavendish|appt=5 December, 1914<ref>Cavendish Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/19.|D7576678}} ff. 179, 235.</ref>{{NLApr15|p. 395''m''}}|end=30 June, 1915<ref>Cavendish Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/19.|D7576678}} ff. 179, 235.</ref>|note=ship lost under his command|succBy=Vessel Lost}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} in Command|name=James Robert Carnegie Cavendish|nick=James R. C. Cavendish|appt=5 December, 1914<ref>Cavendish Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/19.|D7576678}} ff. 179, 235.</ref>{{NLApr15|p. 395''m''}}|end=30 June, 1915<ref>Cavendish Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/19.|D7576678}} ff. 179, 235.</ref>|note=ship lost under his command|succBy=Vessel Lost}} | ||
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Revision as of 10:15, 24 September 2017
H.M.S. Lightning (1895) | |
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Pendant Number: | N.23 (1914) D.98 (Sep 1915)[1] |
Builder: | Palmer[2] |
Ordered: | 1893-94[3] |
Laid down: | 28 Mar, 1894[4] |
Launched: | 10 Apr, 1895[5] |
Commissioned: | Jan, 1896[6] |
Mined: | 30 Jun, 1915[7] |
H.M.S. Lightning was one of forty-two "A" class destroyers built for the Royal Navy — a "27 knotter".
Service
During trials in the North Sea at the end of 1895, Lightning reached 27.9 knots under forced draught—nine-tenths of a knot over the specified contract speed.[8]
In mid-1913, she was at The Nore.[9]
She was mined in the North Sea with the loss of fifteen lives, primarily engine room personnel.[10]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Arthur H. D. Ravenhill, 14 January, 1896[11] – 25 February, 1897
- Commander William H. Nicholson, 25 February, 1897[12] – 19 October, 1897
- Lieutenant & Commander Loftus C. O. Mansergh, 10 January, 1899[13] – 9 January, 1900[14]
- Lieutenant & Commander Lawrence L. Dundas, 6 January, 1900[15] – 24 April, 1900[16]
- Lieutenant & Commander Rowland H. Bather, August, 1902[17] – 30 May, 1903[18]
- Lieutenant & Commander Vincent L. Bowring, 19 June, 1903[19] – 14 December, 1904[20]
- Lieutenant & Commander Ernest G. W. Davidson, 27 April, 1905[21][22] – 29 December, 1905[23]
- Lieutenant in Command Claude Seymour, 28 May, 1906[24] – 6 July, 1906[25]
- Lieutenant & Commander Mark G. Newton, 6 July, 1906[26] – 13 April, 1907
- Lieutenant & Commander James Bayley, 13 April, 1907[27][28] – 25 January, 1909
- Lieutenant & Commander Austin C. Ackland, 25 January, 1909[29][30] – November, 1909[31]
- Lieutenant & Commander Robert H. Ames, October, 1909[32] – c. March, 1910[33]
- Lieutenant & Commander Edmund A. T. de P. de la Poer, 8 March, 1910[34][35] – 15 August, 1910[36]
- Lieutenant & Commander Edmond A. B. Stanley, 15 August, 1910[37][38] – 18 November, 1911[39]
- Lieutenant in Command (I Gr.) Thomas C. C. Bolster, 12 December, 1911[40] – 5 December, 1914[41] (and as Acting Interpreter in German)
- Lieutenant in Command James R. C. Cavendish, 5 December, 1914[42][43] – 30 June, 1915[44] (ship lost under his command)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 56.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 92.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 92.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 92.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 56.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 92.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 56.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence". The Times. Friday, 8 November, 1895 Issue 34729, col E, p. 6.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 340.
- ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. pp. 118-9.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence". The Times. Friday, 10 January, 1896. Issue 34783, col D, p. 8.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1897). p. 236a.
- ↑ Mansergh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/141/107
- ↑ Mansergh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/339
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence". The Times. Tuesday, 2 January, 1900. Issue 36028, col E, p. 7.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 273.
- ↑ Bather Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/438. f. 438.
- ↑ Bather Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/438. f. 438.
- ↑ Bowring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/66. f. 74.
- ↑ Bowring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/66. f. 74.
- ↑ Davidson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/20. f. 21.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 341.
- ↑ Davidson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/20. f. 21.
- ↑ Seymour Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/177. f. 198.
- ↑ Seymour Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/177. f. 198.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 341.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Tuesday, 16 April, 1907. Issue 38308, col C, p. 11.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 341.
- ↑ Ackland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/174. f. 379.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence". The Times. Tuesday, 19 January, 1909. Issue 38860, col B, p. 7.
- ↑ Ackland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/174. f. 379.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 341.
- ↑ Service Record only indicates the year.
- ↑ de la Poer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/27. f. 14.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 340.
- ↑ de la Poer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/27. f. 14.
- ↑ Stanley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/90. f. 295.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 341.
- ↑ Stanley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/90. f. 295.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 339.
- ↑ Bolster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/159. f. 253.
- ↑ Cavendish Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/19. ff. 179, 235.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 395m.
- ↑ Cavendish Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/19. ff. 179, 235.
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