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− | In July 1913, ''Badger'' was serving with the {{UK-DF|1}}. | + | In July 1913, ''Badger'' was serving with the {{UK-DF|1}}.{{NLJul13|p. 282}} |
In June 1914, planned alterations in [[Portsmouth Royal Dockyard]], when the ship was presumably serving with the {{UK-DF|1}} were to be deferred:{{AWO1914|36 of 19 June, 1914}} | In June 1914, planned alterations in [[Portsmouth Royal Dockyard]], when the ship was presumably serving with the {{UK-DF|1}} were to be deferred:{{AWO1914|36 of 19 June, 1914}} | ||
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On 29 October 1914, ''Badger'' was patrolling near the Terschelling Lightship for U-boats with the 2nd Division of the First Flotilla and located and rammed {{DE-U19}}. She only damaged the U-boat, but her stem collapsed back to the first bulkhead, prompting a strengthening of the bows of her class.{{HardLying|p. 120}} | On 29 October 1914, ''Badger'' was patrolling near the Terschelling Lightship for U-boats with the 2nd Division of the First Flotilla and located and rammed {{DE-U19}}. She only damaged the U-boat, but her stem collapsed back to the first bulkhead, prompting a strengthening of the bows of her class.{{HardLying|p. 120}} | ||
− | She fought at the [[Battle of Jutland]] as part of the {{UK-DF|1}},{{UKJutlandOD| | + | She fought at the [[Battle of Jutland]] under {{CommRN}} [[Charles Albert Fremantle|Charles A. Fremantle]] as part of the {{UK-DF|1}},{{UKJutlandOD|pp. 34, 46}} which was tasked with screening the {{UK-BS|5}}. It fell upon her to look for survivors of the {{UK-Invincible}}. |
Reduced to a C. & M. Party at Portsmouth on 17 October, 1919.<ref>''The Navy List'' (January, 1921), p. 729.</ref> | Reduced to a C. & M. Party at Portsmouth on 17 October, 1919.<ref>''The Navy List'' (January, 1921), p. 729.</ref> | ||
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Dates of appointment are provided when known. | Dates of appointment are provided when known. | ||
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− | * {{CommRN}} [[Charles Albert Fremantle|Charles A. Fremantle]], 29 July, 1912 | + | * {{CommRN}} [[Charles Albert Fremantle|Charles A. Fremantle]], 29 July, 1912.<ref>''The Navy List'' (January, 1915). p. 280.</ref> |
* {{CommRN}} [[Geoffrey Corlett]], 22 February, 1918.{{SMNLFeb19|p. 737}} | * {{CommRN}} [[Geoffrey Corlett]], 22 February, 1918.{{SMNLFeb19|p. 737}} | ||
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Revision as of 15:47, 5 May 2014
H.M.S. Badger (1911) | |
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Pendant Number: | H.15 (1914) H.52 (Sep 1915) H.09 (Jan 1918)[1] |
Builder: | Denny[2] |
Ordered: | 1910-11 Programme[3] |
Launched: | 11 Jul, 1911[4] |
Sold: | 9 May, 1921[5] |
H.M.S. Badger was one of 29 destroyers of the Acheron class.
Radio
She was one of 18 Acheron class destroyers fitted with W/T in 1912, becoming one of 123 destroyers so far fitted with Destroyer Sets.[6]
Service
In July 1913, Badger was serving with the First Destroyer Flotilla.[7]
In June 1914, planned alterations in Portsmouth Royal Dockyard, when the ship was presumably serving with the First Destroyer Flotilla were to be deferred:[8]
- fitting of boom to stern
- addition of loading lights to guns
On 29 October 1914, Badger was patrolling near the Terschelling Lightship for U-boats with the 2nd Division of the First Flotilla and located and rammed U 19. She only damaged the U-boat, but her stem collapsed back to the first bulkhead, prompting a strengthening of the bows of her class.[9]
She fought at the Battle of Jutland under Commander Charles A. Fremantle as part of the First Destroyer Flotilla,[10] which was tasked with screening the Fifth Battle Squadron. It fell upon her to look for survivors of the Invincible.
Reduced to a C. & M. Party at Portsmouth on 17 October, 1919.[11]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Charles A. Fremantle, 29 July, 1912.[12]
- Commander Geoffrey Corlett, 22 February, 1918.[13]
Searchlights
Badger had a (hydraulic?) control system to control her searchlights whose success prompted an Admiralty order to fit the same gear to the earlier Beagle class,[14] and almost immediately thereafter the initiative was to be extended to the destroyers of the First, Second and Fourth Destroyer Flotillas.[15]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 62.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 62.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 75.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 62.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 62.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1912. Wireless Appendix, p. 6.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 282.
- ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 36 of 19 June, 1914.
- ↑ Smith. Hard Lying. p. 120.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 46.
- ↑ The Navy List (January, 1921), p. 729.
- ↑ The Navy List (January, 1915). p. 280.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 737.
- ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 441 of 2 Oct, 1914.
- ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 441 of 6 Oct, 1914.
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