H.M.S. Dryad (1893)
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| H.M.S. Dryad (1893) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Chatham[1] |
| Ordered: | Naval Defence Act |
| Laid down: | 15 Apr, 1893[2] |
| Launched: | 22 Nov, 1893[3] |
| Completed: | 21 Jul, 1894[4] |
| Sold: | 24 Sep, 1920[5] |
H.M.S. Dryad was one of five Dryad class torpedo gunboats completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Dryad was eventually fitted out as a minesweeper before the war and was assigned to help Cruiser Force B enforce the Northern Patrol.
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Frederick S. Pelham, 17 January, 1895[6]
- Lieutenant & Commander Francis G. Dineley, 7 December, 1899[7]
- Lieutenant Charles P. R. Coode, 15 January, 1902[8]
- Lieutenant & Commander Herbert L. Watts Jones, 10 September, 1903[9]
- Lieutenant James U. Farie, 5 December, 1904[10] – 3 January, 1905[11] (for voyage home)
- Commander Archibald B. Purvis, 17 November, 1905[12]
- Captain Henry F. Oliver, 22 February, 1906[13] (as head of Navigation School)
- Commander John E. T. Harper, June, 1906[14] (for manoeuvres)
- Captain Laurence E. Power, 12 February, 1907[15]
- Captain Henry W. Grant, 1 February, 1910[16] – 5 January, 1912[17] (as head of Navigation School)
- Captain Edward L. Booty, 5 January, 1912[18] – 11 November, 1914[19] (as head of Navigation School)
- Lieutenant in Command Bernard E. Prichard, 29 July, 1914[20] – 21 February, 1915[Inference][21]
- Lieutenant-Commander Norman M. C. Thurstan, 21 February, 1915[22]
- Lieutenant-Commander Myles A. Blomfield, 13 November, 1916[23] – 3 December, 1916[Inference][24]
- Lieutenant-Commander Charles E. Hamond, 3 December, 1916[25]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 90.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 90.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 90.
- ↑ Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 307.
- ↑ Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 306.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1897). p. 219.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1901). p. 248.
- ↑ Naval & Military intelligence The Times (London). Friday, 17 January 1902. (36667), p. 9.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1904). p. 304.
- ↑ Farie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 385.
- ↑ Farie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 385.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 304.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 304.
- ↑ Harper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 507.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 304.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1911). p. 304.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 367.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1914). p. 305.
- ↑ Booty Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/173. f. 186.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 307.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 393n.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 393n.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 393t.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 398f.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 807.
Bibliography
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