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|name=Acheron | |name=Acheron | ||
+ | |comp=Nov, 1911{{FriedmanBritishDestroyers|p. 306}} | ||
|launch=27 Jun, 1911{{DittColl|p. 62}} | |launch=27 Jun, 1911{{DittColl|p. 62}} | ||
|builder=[[Thornycroft]]{{DittColl|p. 62}} | |builder=[[Thornycroft]]{{DittColl|p. 62}} | ||
|pend=H.00 (1914)<br>H.02 (Jan-Apr 1918){{DittColl|p. 62}} | |pend=H.00 (1914)<br>H.02 (Jan-Apr 1918){{DittColl|p. 62}} | ||
|fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career> | |fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career> | ||
− | '''H.M.S. ''Acheron''''' was one of | + | [[File:Acheron_JohnWilliamAbernethyErasmuson.jpg|thumb|400px|'''''Acheron, c1914 – Jan, 1918'''''<br>1919 painting by her signalman, John W. A. Erasmuson, R.N.V.R.. Image courtesy of Les Smith.]] |
+ | '''H.M.S. ''Acheron''''' was one of twenty-nine destroyers of the [[Acheron Class Destroyer (1910)|''Acheron'' class]]. | ||
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+ | ==Radio== | ||
+ | She was one of 18 [[Acheron Class Destroyer (1910)|''Acheron'' class destroyers]] fitted with W/T in 1912, becoming one of 123 destroyers so far fitted with [[British Wireless Systems#Destroyer Set|Destroyer Sets]].{{ARTS1912|Wireless Appendix, p. 6}} | ||
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+ | ==Service== | ||
+ | In July, 1914, ''Acheron'' was serving in {{UK-DF|1}}, part of First Fleet.{{AWO1914|109 of 10 July, 1914}} | ||
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Immediately before the start of war, plans to remove shipping strips under cocoanut matting on this ship and {{UK-Ariel}} were deferred.{{AWO1914|182 of 24 July, 1914}} | Immediately before the start of war, plans to remove shipping strips under cocoanut matting on this ship and {{UK-Ariel}} were deferred.{{AWO1914|182 of 24 July, 1914}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | She fought at the [[Battle of Jutland]] as part of the {{UK-DF|1}},{{UKJutlandOD|p. 34}} which was tasked with screening the {{UK-BS|5}}. | ||
+ | |||
+ | On 10 March, 1915, while operating out of Rosyth, she attacked and sank {{DE-U12}} off of Fife Ness along with {{UK-Ariel}} and {{UK-Attack}} by repeated rams and gunfire.{{HardLying|pp. 121-2}} | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
Dates of appointment are provided when known. | Dates of appointment are provided when known. | ||
− | <div name=fredbot: | + | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Acheron''"> |
− | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Patrick James Boyle, Eighth Earl of Glasgow|nick=Viscount Kelburn|appt=24 October, 1911{{NLAug12|p. 271}}|end=after June, 1913{{NLJul13|p. 272}}|precBy=New Command}} | |
− | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Wion de Malpas Egerton|nick=Wion de M. Egerton|appt=24 October, 1913{{NLFeb14|p. 272}}<ref>Egerton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 69.</ref>|end=31 March, 1914<ref>Egerton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 69.</ref>}} | |
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Brien Michael Money|nick=Brien M. Money|appt=31 March, 1914{{NLOct15|p. 391''a''}}<ref>Money Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 215.</ref>|end=26 January, 1916<ref>Money Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 215.</ref>}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Charles Gordon Ramsey|nick=Charles G. Ramsey|appt=3 February, 1916<ref>Ramsey Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47.}} f. 327.</ref>|end=July, 1916<ref>Ramsey Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47.}} f. 327.</ref>|note=in command at [[Battle of Jutland]]}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Robert Lindsay Burnett|nick=Robert L. Burnett|appt=July, 1916{{NLOct16|p. 391''a''}}|end=15 November, 1916|note=transferred in from {{UK-Pasley}}}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=John Benedict Spurgin|nick=John B. Spurgin|appt=15 November, 1916<ref>Spurgin Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/8.|D7605095}} f. 360.</ref>{{NLDec16|p. 391''a''}}|end=27 January, 1917<ref>Spurgin Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/8.|D7605095}} f. 360.</ref>}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Arthur Kenneth Gibson|nick=Arthur K. Gibson|appt=1 March, 1917{{NLNov17|p. 391''a''}}|end=December, 1917<ref>Gibson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/157.|D7576718}} ff. 513, 241.</ref>}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Richard Charles Arthur Littleton|nick=Richard C. A. Littleton|appt=December, 1917|end=6 August, 1918}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} ('''I''')|name=Basil Richard Poë|nick=Basil R. Poë|appt=3 August, 1918{{NLFeb19|p. 722}}|end=12 April, 1919}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Malcolm Murray|nick=Malcolm Murray|appt=10 May, 1919{{NLSep19|p. 722}}|end=30 August, 1919|note=and for command of group of ships in reserve at the Nore}} | ||
+ | </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
{{refbegin}} | {{refbegin}} | ||
+ | * [[First D.F. (Royal Navy) at the Battle of Jutland]] | ||
*[http://dreadnoughtproject.org/models/ships/HMS_Acheron/ 3D Model] available for licensing | *[http://dreadnoughtproject.org/models/ships/HMS_Acheron/ 3D Model] available for licensing | ||
− | {{WP| | + | {{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Acheron_(1911)}} |
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Revision as of 10:26, 10 October 2017
H.M.S. Acheron (1911) | |
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Pendant Number: | H.00 (1914) H.02 (Jan-Apr 1918)[1] |
Builder: | Thornycroft[2] |
Ordered: | 1910-11 Programme[3] |
Launched: | 27 Jun, 1911[4] |
Completed: | Nov, 1911[5] |
Sold: | 9 May, 1921[6] |
Fate: | to Ward |
H.M.S. Acheron was one of twenty-nine destroyers of the Acheron class.
Radio
She was one of 18 Acheron class destroyers fitted with W/T in 1912, becoming one of 123 destroyers so far fitted with Destroyer Sets.[7]
Service
In July, 1914, Acheron was serving in First Destroyer Flotilla, part of First Fleet.[8]
Immediately before the start of war, plans to remove shipping strips under cocoanut matting on this ship and Ariel were deferred.[9]
She fought at the Battle of Jutland as part of the First Destroyer Flotilla,[10] which was tasked with screening the Fifth Battle Squadron.
On 10 March, 1915, while operating out of Rosyth, she attacked and sank U 12 off of Fife Ness along with Ariel and Attack by repeated rams and gunfire.[11]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Viscount Kelburn, 24 October, 1911[12] – after June, 1913[13]
- Commander Wion de M. Egerton, 24 October, 1913[14][15] – 31 March, 1914[16]
- Commander Brien M. Money, 31 March, 1914[17][18] – 26 January, 1916[19]
- Commander Charles G. Ramsey, 3 February, 1916[20] – July, 1916[21] (in command at Battle of Jutland)
- Lieutenant in Command Robert L. Burnett, July, 1916[22] – 15 November, 1916 (transferred in from Pasley)
- Lieutenant in Command John B. Spurgin, 15 November, 1916[23][24] – 27 January, 1917[25]
- Lieutenant in Command Arthur K. Gibson, 1 March, 1917[26] – December, 1917[27]
- Lieutenant in Command Richard C. A. Littleton, December, 1917 – 6 August, 1918
- Commander (I) Basil R. Poë, 3 August, 1918[28] – 12 April, 1919
- Commander Malcolm Murray, 10 May, 1919[29] – 30 August, 1919 (and for command of group of ships in reserve at the Nore)
See Also
- First D.F. (Royal Navy) at the Battle of Jutland
- 3D Model available for licensing
- Wikipedia
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 62.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 62.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 75.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 62.
- ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 306.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 62.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1912. Wireless Appendix, p. 6.
- ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 109 of 10 July, 1914.
- ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 182 of 24 July, 1914.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 34.
- ↑ Smith. Hard Lying. pp. 121-2.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 271.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 272.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1914). p. 272.
- ↑ Egerton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 69.
- ↑ Egerton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 69.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 391a.
- ↑ Money Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 215.
- ↑ Money Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 215.
- ↑ Ramsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 327.
- ↑ Ramsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 327.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 391a.
- ↑ Spurgin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/8. f. 360.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 391a.
- ↑ Spurgin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/8. f. 360.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 391a.
- ↑ Gibson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/157. ff. 513, 241.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 722.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 722.
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