H.M.S. Quail (1895)
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H.M.S. Quail (1895) | |
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Pendant Number: | D.85 (1914) D.89 (Sep 1915) D.70 (Jan 1918) H.32 (Sep 1918)[1] |
Builder: | Laird[2] |
Ordered: | 1894-95 Programme[3] |
Laid down: | 28 May, 1895[4] |
Launched: | 24 Sep, 1895[5] |
Commissioned: | Jun, 1897[6] |
Broken up: | 1919[7] |
H.M.S. Quail was one of twenty-four "B" class destroyers built for the Royal Navy — a "30 knotter".
Service
On 14 January 1907, she and seven other "River" and "30 knotter" T.B.D.s. of the Second Destroyer Flotilla arrived in Portsmouth from Sheerness.[8]
In September, 1912 through at least mid-1913, she was active with the Seventh Destroyer Flotilla — a patrol flotilla.[9][10]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant & Commander Frederick A. Powlett, 15 June, 1897[11] (for Naval Review at Spithead)
- Lieutenant & Commander Thomas L. Thorpe-Doubble, 10 August, 1897[12] – 4 November, 1898
- Lieutenant & Commander Edward H. Rymer, 15 January, 1899[13] – c. 7 March, 1901[Inference]
- Lieutenant in Command Edgar R. Morant, 7 March, 1901[14] – 28 February, 1903
- Lieutenant & Commander John A. Gregory, 28 February, 1903[15][16] – 1 August, 1903[17]
- Lieutenant & Commander William F. Benwell, April, 1905[18] – late April, 1905[19] (exact date is suspect)
- Lieutenant in Command Cyril P. Ryan, July, 1905[20] – 9 January, 1906[21]
- Lieutenant & Commander William F. Benwell, 10 January, 1906[22] – 28 May, 1906[23]
- Lieutenant & Commander Archibald T. Stewart, 28 May, 1906[24] – 1 October, 1906
- Lieutenant & Commander Francis R. Wood, 5 February, 1907[25] – 17 March, 1908
- Lieutenant & Commander William S. F. Forbes, 17 March, 1908[26] – 12 January, 1910
- Lieutenant & Commander Edward O. Tudor, 12 January, 1910 – 2 September, 1910
- Lieutenant & Commander Kenneth F. Sworder, 2 September, 1910[27][28] – 19 June, 1911[29]
- Lieutenant (in Command?) Frederic A. H. Russel, 24 January, 1912[30] – 22 February, 1912[31]
- Lieutenant in Command Ralph Neville, 2 July, 1912[32] – c. August, 1912[Inference] (for manoeuvres)
- Lieutenant & Commander Vernon S. Butler, 16 September, 1912[33][34] – 30 January, 1914[35]
- Commander Francis A. Clutterbuck, 30 January, 1914[36][37] – 6 December, 1915[38]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Athol E. Gudgeon, 16 June, 1915[39]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Thomas E. Coombs, 16 June, 1917[40]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Charles J. White, 3 September, 1917[41]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 57.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Friday, Jan 09, 1914; pg. 4; Issue 40416.
- ↑ Butler Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/68. f. 205.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 363.
- ↑ "The Diamond Jubilee" The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Jun 16, 1897; pg. 8; Issue 35231.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 284.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 296a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1902). p. 296a.
- ↑ Gregory Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/53. f. 61.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 296a.
- ↑ Gregory Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/53. f. 61.
- ↑ Benwell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/200. f. 215.
- ↑ Benwell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/200. f. 215.
- ↑ Ryan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/160. f. 178.
- ↑ Ryan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/160. f. 178.
- ↑ Benwell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/200. f. 215.
- ↑ Benwell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/200. f. 215.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1906). p. 363.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 363.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 363.
- ↑ Sworder Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/259. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 363.
- ↑ Sworder Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/259. f. ?.
- ↑ Russel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/75. f. 40.
- ↑ Russel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/75. f. 40.
- ↑ Neville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/221. f. 233.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 363.
- ↑ Butler Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/68. f. 205.
- ↑ Butler Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/68. f. 205.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 397f.
- ↑ Clutterbuck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 445.
- ↑ Clutterbuck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 445.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 397e.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 397e.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 886.
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