H.M.S. Leven (1898)
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H.M.S. Leven (1898) | |
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Pendant Number: | P.33 (1914) D.62 (Sep 1915) D.51 (Jan 1918)[1] |
Builder: | Fairfield[2] |
Ordered: | 1897-98 Programme[3] |
Laid down: | 24 Jan, 1898[4] |
Launched: | 28 Jun, 1898[5] |
Commissioned: | Jul, 1899[6] |
Broken up: | 1920[7] |
H.M.S. Leven was one of forty "C" class destroyers built for the Royal Navy — a "30 knotter".
Service
In mid-1913, she was active with Sixth Destroyer Flotilla, a patrol flotilla.[8]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander William G. E. Ruck-Keene, 14 January, 1902[9] – 11 March, 1902[10]
- Commander George B. Hutton, 14 July, 1904[11] (for manoeuvres)
- Lieutenant & Commander Percy Pitts, 27 August, 1904[12]
- Lieutenant & Commander Charles A. Fremantle, 12 May, 1905[13] – October, 1906[14]
- Lieutenant & Commander Henry C. D. Field, 20 December, 1906[15]
- Lieutenant Henry T. Dorling, 19 October, 1909[16] – 31 October, 1911
- Lieutenant & Commander Kenneth A. Beattie, 31 October, 1911[17]
- Lieutenant in Command William J. F. Dunlop, 20 January, 1914[18]
- Lieutenant in Command Colin S. Thomson, 9 August, 1915[19]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Arthur P. Melsom, 6 February, 1917[20]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Thomas V. Roberts, 5 September, 1918[21] – 20 December, 1918[22][23]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command George R. Parry, 20 December, 1918[24]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 57.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 57.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 96.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 96.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 57.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 96.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 96.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 339.
- ↑ Ruck-Keene Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 451.
- ↑ Ruck-Keene Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 451.
- ↑ Hutton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 448.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 339.
- ↑ Fremantle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 441.
- ↑ Month inferred from his next appointment. Fremantle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 441.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 340.
- ↑ Dorling Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 452.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 339.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 395l.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 395k.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395b.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1919). p. 830.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1919). p. 830.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 830.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 830.
Bibliography