H.M.S. Desperate (1896)
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H.M.S. Desperate (1896) | |
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Pendant Number: | P.50 (1914) D.40 (Sep 1915) D.26 (Jan 1918)[1] |
Builder: | Thornycroft[2] |
Ordered: | 1894-95[3] |
Laid down: | 1 Jul, 1895[4] |
Launched: | 15 Feb, 1896[5] |
Commissioned: | Feb, 1897[6] |
Broken up: | 1920[7] |
H.M.S. Desperate was one of the Royal Navy's eleven "D" class destroyers.
Service
In mid-1913, she was serving in the Mediterranean.[8] In November, 1913, she was ordered to return to England.[9]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant & Commander Edward O. Gladstone, 28 September, 1901[10] – 1903
- Lieutenant & Commander George H. Brown, 20 October, 1903[11]
- Lieutenant & Commander Claude A. Rombulow-Pearse, 7 November, 1905[12]
- Commander Walter L. Allen, 28 September, 1908[13] – 23 August, 1910[14]
- Lieutenant & Commander Edmond A. B. Stanley, 8 June, 1912[15]
- Lieutenant & Commander Owen T. H. Phillips, 27 May, 1913[16]
- Commander Berwick Curtis, 5 July, 1913[17] – 16 December, 1913[18] (and in command of Derwent)
- Lieutenant in Command George E. Casley, 16 December, 1913[19] – 11 February, 1915[20][21]
- Lieutenant in Command Albert Bendell, 11 February, 1915[22]
- Lieutenant in Command Samuel Mallin, 6 June, 1917[23]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Charles L. Cutsforth, 3 April, 1918[24]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 58.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 93.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 93.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 93.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 93.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 93.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 93.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 300.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1913). p. 300c.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 246a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 300.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 300.
- ↑ Allen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 280.
- ↑ Allen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 280.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 300.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1913). p. 300c.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1913). p. 300c.
- ↑ Superseded by George E. Casley.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 302.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 302.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 393o.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 393o.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 393a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 775.
Bibliography
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