H.M.S. Bat (1896)
| H.M.S. Bat (1896) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | P.97 (1914) D.46 (Sep 1915) D.09 (Jan 1918) H.87 (Sep 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Palmer[2] |
| Ordered: | 1895-96 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 28 May, 1896[4] |
| Launched: | 7 Oct, 1896[5] |
| Commissioned: | Aug, 1897[6] |
| Sold: | |
H.M.S. Bat was one of forty destroyers of the "C" class — a "30 knotter".
Service
Bat was leader of the Devonport Flotilla in mid-1899 under command of Alexander Ludovic Duff.[7] In July 1913, she was part of the Sixth Destroyer Flotilla, a patrol flotilla.[8]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant Charles Tibbits, 3 August, 1897.[9]
- Commander Arthur H. Shirley, 2 December, 1897.[10]
- Commander Alexander L. Duff, in command, and Captain (D) of the Devonport Flotilla during exercises in July 1899.[11]
- Lieutenant & Commander Philip D. R. West, 2 January, 1905.[12]
- Lieutenant THE HONOURABLE William S. Leveson-Gower, 10 January, 1910.[13]
- Lieutenant & Commander Roy Bacchus, 20 February, 1912.[14]
- Lieutenant in Command Desmond Maxwell, 3 February, 1914.[15]
- Acting Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. Francis G. Spriddell, 25 July, 1918.[16]
Torpedoes
In October 1898, the ship became the first destroyer in the Royal Navy to receive a torpedo fitted for a gyroscope, drawn from the Portsmouth Depot, a single 18-in R.G.F. Mark IV Torpedo, S.L. type, manufactured by Whitehead.[17]
Her gyro hardware is still seemingly unique in that it is noted in her results of a flotilla exercise of July 1899, where she scored one hit in three shots. She is the only destroyer whose results are so noted.[18]
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. 94.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 57.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1899. pp. 62-3.
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913). p. 282.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 5 August, 1897. Issue 35274, col D, p. 11.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 3 December, 1897. Issue 35377, col D, p. 5.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1899. pp. 62-3.
- ↑ The Navy List (January, 1907), p. 282.
- ↑ The Navy List (April, 1910), p. 282.
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913), p. 282.
- ↑ The Navy List (January, 1915), p. 280.
- ↑ The Navy List (February, 1919), p. 738.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1898. p. 42.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1899. p. 74.
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