H.M.S. Myrmidon (1900)
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| H.M.S. Myrmidon (1896) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | P.83 (1914) D.85 (Sep 1915)[1] |
| Builder: | Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Company[2] |
| Ordered: | 1899 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 23 Oct, 1899[4] |
| Launched: | 26 May, 1900[5] |
| Commissioned: | May, 1901[6] |
| Mined: | 26 Mar, 1917[7] |
| Fate: | in English Channel[8] |
H.M.S. Myrmidon was one of twenty-four "B" class destroyers built for the Royal Navy — a "30 knotter".
Service
In 1904, a collision with Coquette was judged to be through an error in judgment of Commander Allan F. Everett. Their Lordships cautioned him to be more careful in future.[9]
In early 1906, she was with the Channel Fleet's First Destroyer Flotilla, based in Portsmouth and tender to Sapphire.[10]
She was one of twenty-seven T.B.Ds. of the Portsmouth Flotilla to participate in the Annual Manoeuvres of 1909.[11]
In March, 1910, she was with the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla, part of the Third Division of the Home Fleet.
In mid-1913, she was with the Third Destroyer Flotilla.[12]
By July, 1914, she was with the Sixth Destroyer Flotilla. She stayed with that formation until being lost in a collision on 26 March, 1917.
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant & Commander Cyril S. Townsend, 16 July, 1901[13] (for the Annual Manoeuvres of 1901)
- Lieutenant & Commander Lancelot N. Turton, 14 August, 1901[14] – 23 January, 1902[15]
- Commander Cecil F. Lambert, 23 January, 1902[16][17]
- Commander Allan F. Everett, 1 January, 1904[18] – 1 June, 1904[19]
- Lieutenant & Commander Archibald T. Stewart, 1 June, 1904[20] – 28 May, 1906
- Lieutenant & Commander Lionel J. G. Anderson, 28 May, 1906[21][22] – 25 January, 1909[23]
- Lieutenant & Commander James Bayley, 25 January, 1909[24] – 20 April, 1910
- Lieutenant & Commander Maurice C. Bomford, 21 April, 1910[25][26] – March, 1912[27]
- Lieutenant & Commander Richard W. U. Bayly, 3 November, 1912[28][29] – 13 June, 1913[30]
- Lieutenant-Commander James V. Creagh, 13 June, 1913[31][32] – 9 October, 1914[33]
- Lieutenant-Commander (retired) Robert H. B. Hammond-Chambers, 9 October, 1914[34][35] – 20 April, 1915[36]
- Lieutenant-Commander George N. Gilbertson, 20 April, 1915[37][38] – 25 October, 1915[39]
- Lieutenant-Commander George N. Gilbertson, 24 December, 1915[40] – 17 March, 1916[41]
- Lieutenant in Command Arthur K. Gibson, 17 March, 1916[42] – 17 August, 1916[43]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Oscar J. P. Lee, 17 August, 1916[44] – 26 March, 1917[45] (ship lost under his command)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 57.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 97.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 97.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 97.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 57.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 97.
- ↑ March. British Destroyers. p. 52.
- ↑ Smith. Hard Lying. p. 63.
- ↑ Everett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 23.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1906). p 270a.
- ↑ "The Naval Mobilization." The Times (London, England), Thursday, June 17, 1909, Issue 38988, p.9.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 347.
- ↑ "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Thursday, July 11, 1901, Issue 36504, p.8.
- ↑ Turton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/100. f. 111.
- ↑ Turton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/100. f. 111.
- ↑ Lambert Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 253/510.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 282.
- ↑ Everett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 23.
- ↑ Everett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 23.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 347.
- ↑ Anderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/354. f. 399.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 347.
- ↑ Anderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/354. f. 399.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 347.
- ↑ Bomford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/47. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 347.
- ↑ Bomford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/47. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 347.
- ↑ Bayly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/143. f. 155.
- ↑ Bayly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/143. f. 155.
- ↑ Creagh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/95. f. 220.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 347.
- ↑ Creagh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/95. f. 220.
- ↑ Hammond-Chambers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/200. f. 201.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 396c.
- ↑ Hammond-Chambers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/200. f. 201.
- ↑ Gilbertson Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/51/46. f. 51.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 396d.
- ↑ Gilbertson Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/51/46. f. 51.
- ↑ Gilbertson Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/51/46. f. 51.
- ↑ Gilbertson Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/51/46. f. 51.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 400.
- ↑ Gibson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/157. ff. 513, 241. Some inference as to day of month.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 396e.
- ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 84.
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