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'''H.M.S. ''Handy''''' was one of 42 destroyers of the [["A" Class Destroyer (1894)|A class]]. | '''H.M.S. ''Handy''''' was one of 42 destroyers of the [["A" Class Destroyer (1894)|A class]]. | ||
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In July, 1904, complaints from {{ViceRN}} [[Gerard Henry Uctred Noel|Noel]] of the China Station about the condition of his T.B.s and T.B.D.s prompted a review of his assets by [[First Lord of the Admiralty]] [[William Waldegrave Palmer, Second Earl of Selborne|Selborne]]. Within, it was noted that ''Handy'''s boilers were being re-tubed and her hull and machinery refitted, work to be completed on 23 July.<ref>Letter from Selborne to Noel dated 15 July 1904 contained in Noel Papers at the National Maritime Museum. (NOE/5/2).</ref> | In July, 1904, complaints from {{ViceRN}} [[Gerard Henry Uctred Noel|Noel]] of the China Station about the condition of his T.B.s and T.B.D.s prompted a review of his assets by [[First Lord of the Admiralty]] [[William Waldegrave Palmer, Second Earl of Selborne|Selborne]]. Within, it was noted that ''Handy'''s boilers were being re-tubed and her hull and machinery refitted, work to be completed on 23 July.<ref>Letter from Selborne to Noel dated 15 July 1904 contained in Noel Papers at the National Maritime Museum. (NOE/5/2).</ref> | ||
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H.M.S. Handy (1895) | |
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Builder: | Fairfield[1] |
Ordered: | 1893-94[2] |
Laid down: | 7 Jun, 1894[3] |
Launched: | 9 Mar, 1895[4] |
Commissioned: | Oct, 1895[5] |
Broken up: | 1916[6] |
H.M.S. Handy was one of 42 destroyers of the A class.
Service
In July, 1904, complaints from Vice-Admiral Noel of the China Station about the condition of his T.B.s and T.B.D.s prompted a review of his assets by First Lord of the Admiralty Selborne. Within, it was noted that Handy's boilers were being re-tubed and her hull and machinery refitted, work to be completed on 23 July.[7]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Letter from Selborne to Noel dated 15 July 1904 contained in Noel Papers at the National Maritime Museum. (NOE/5/2).
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