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'''H.M.S. ''Contest''''' was one of twenty destroyers of the [[Acasta Class Destroyer (1912)|''Acasta'' class]].
 
'''H.M.S. ''Contest''''' was one of twenty destroyers of the [[Acasta Class Destroyer (1912)|''Acasta'' class]].
  
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She was the seventh of the twenty destroyers of the 1911-12 programme to be completed.  She was commissioned into service by Commander [[Kerrison Kiddle]], who paid off his previous command, {{UK-Comet}} two days before commissioning ''Contest''.<ref>"Naval And Military Intelligence."  ''The Times'' (London, England), Monday, Jun 02, 1913; pg. 3; Issue 40227.</ref>
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==Service==
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''Contest'' was the seventh of the twenty destroyers of the 1911-12 programme to be completed.  She was commissioned into service by Commander [[Kerrison Kiddle]], who paid off his previous command, {{UK-1Comet}} two days before commissioning ''Contest''.<ref>"Naval And Military Intelligence."  ''The Times'' (London, England), Monday, Jun 02, 1913; pg. 3; Issue 40227.</ref>
  
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==Service==
 
 
In mid-1913, she was serving with the {{UK-DF|4}}.{{NLJul13|p. 296}}
 
In mid-1913, she was serving with the {{UK-DF|4}}.{{NLJul13|p. 296}}
  

Revision as of 14:56, 12 January 2018

H.M.S. Contest (1913)
Pendant Number: H.63(1914)
H.28 (1917)[1]
Builder: Hawthorn Leslie[2]
Laid down: 26 Dec, 1911[3]
Launched: 7 Jan, 1913[4]
Completed: 6 Jun, 1913[5]
Torpedoed: 18 Sep, 1917[6]
Fate: by U 106[7]

H.M.S. Contest was one of twenty destroyers of the Acasta class.

Service

Contest was the seventh of the twenty destroyers of the 1911-12 programme to be completed. She was commissioned into service by Commander Kerrison Kiddle, who paid off his previous command, Comet two days before commissioning Contest.[8]

In mid-1913, she was serving with the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla.[9]

At the Battle of Jutland, she operated with the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla under the command of Lieutenant-Commander Ernald G. H. Master.[10]

When off southwest England, Contest was torpedoed while escorting a twenty-four ship convoy out of Plymouth bound for America. After the steamer City of London was torpedoed at 5.45pm, Contest came alongside to await the arrival of tugs. A half-hour later, the destroyer was herself hit by a torpedo on the port side aft which caused her after magazine and depth charges to explode. The survivors had to take to the boats for the night. Upon their rescue in the morning by ships which included the Forester, one boat with eight men was missing.[11] In all, thirty-five of the crew were lost.[12] The u-boat that fired the torpedo was most likely U 106.[13]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 63.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 75.
  3. ↑ "Naval And Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, Jun 02, 1913; pg. 3; Issue 40227.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 75.
  5. ↑ "Naval And Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, Jun 02, 1913; pg. 3; Issue 40227.
  6. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 75.
  7. ↑ Uboat.net
  8. ↑ "Naval And Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, Jun 02, 1913; pg. 3; Issue 40227.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 296.
  10. ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 44.
  11. ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 103.
  12. ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 403.
  13. ↑ Uboat.net
  14. ↑ Kiddle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/250. f. 250.
  15. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1913). p. 298.
  16. ↑ Kiddle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/250. f. 250.
  17. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1914). p. 298.
  18. ↑ Kiddle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/250. f. 250.
  19. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 393c.
  20. ↑ Kiddle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/250. f. 250.
  21. ↑ Master Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/316. f. ?.
  22. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395z.
  23. ↑ Robson Service Records. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/55. f. 411.
  24. ↑ Robson Service Records. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/55. f. 411.
  25. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 393g.
  26. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 392r.
  27. ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 103.

Bibliography


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