H.M.S. Crusader (1909)
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Pendant Number: | H.66 (1914) D.03 (Sep 1915) D.21 (Jan 1918)[1] |
Builder: | J. & S. White[2] |
Ordered: | 1907-08 Programme[3] |
Launched: | 20 Mar, 1909[4] |
Sold: | 1920[5] |
H.M.S. Crusader was one of twelve destroyers of the "Tribal" class.
Service
In mid-1913, she was part of the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla.[6]
While part of the Sixth Destroyer Flotilla, the ship was one of four of her class undergoing refit in Chatham Royal Dockyard until 8 July, 1914.[7]
Radio
In 1909, she became one of forty-three destroyers so far fitted with Destroyer Sets.[8]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Apsley D. M. Cherry, 1 August, 1911.[9]
- Commander Julian H. Woodbridge, 3 December, 1913.[10]
- Lieutenant-Commander George L. D. Gibbs, 16 August, 1914.[11]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 60.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 72.
- ↑ March. British Destroyers. p. 84.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 72.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 72.
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913). p. 297.
- ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 88 of 3 July 1914.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1909. Wireless Appendix, p. 25.
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913). p. 298.
- ↑ The Navy List (April, 1914). p. 300a.
- ↑ The Navy List (January, 1915). p. 299.
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