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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Henry Gerard Laurence Oliphant|nick=Henry G. L. Oliphant|appt=29 July, 1914<ref>Oliphant Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/83.|D7603335}} f. 83.</ref>{{NLOct16|p. 392''b''}}|end=September, 1916<ref>Oliphant Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/83.|D7603335}} f. 83.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Henry Gerard Laurence Oliphant|nick=Henry G. L. Oliphant|appt=29 July, 1914<ref>Oliphant Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/83.|D7603335}} f. 83.</ref>{{NLOct16|p. 392''b''}}|end=September, 1916<ref>Oliphant Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/83.|D7603335}} f. 83.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} in Command|name=Guy Langton Warren|nick=Guy L. Warren|appt=19 September, 1916<ref>Warren Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/232.|D7604987}} f. 245.</ref>{{NLDec16|p. 392''b''}}|end=12 June, 1917<ref>Warren Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/232.|D7604987}} f. 245.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} in Command|name=Guy Langton Warren|nick=Guy L. Warren|appt=19 September, 1916<ref>Warren Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/232.|D7604987}} f. 245.</ref>{{NLDec16|p. 392''b''}}|end=12 June, 1917<ref>Warren Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/232.|D7604987}} f. 245.</ref>}} | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} in Command|name=Adam Ferguson|nick=Adam Ferguson|appt=20 July, 1917{{NLNov17|p. 391''h''}}|end=}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} in Command|name=Adam Ferguson|nick=Adam Ferguson|appt=20 July, 1917{{NLNov17|p. 391''h''}}|end=29 March, 1918}} |
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=James Chaigneau Colvill|nick=James C. Colvill|appt=29 June, 1918<ref>Colvill Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/55/7.|D7605763}} f. 7.</ref>|end=12 November, 1918<ref>Colvill Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/55/7.|D7605763}} f. 7.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} in Command|name=Reginald Wilfred Lawrence|nick=Reginald W. Lawrence|appt=12 November, 1918{{NLFeb19|p. 728}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} in Command|name=Reginald Wilfred Lawrence|nick=Reginald W. Lawrence|appt=12 November, 1918{{NLFeb19|p. 728}}|end=}} | ||
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Revision as of 15:44, 31 May 2017
| H.M.S. Amazon (1908) | |
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| Pendant Number: | H.37 (1914) D.01 (Sep 1915) D.03 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Thornycroft[2] |
| Ordered: | 1906-07 Programme[3] |
| Launched: | 29 Jul, 1908[4] |
| Completed: | Apr, 1909[5] |
| Sold: | 1919[6] |
H.M.S. Amazon was one of twelve destroyers of the "Tribal" class.
Service
While part of the Sixth Destroyer Flotilla, Amazon was one of four "Tribals" 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 John B. Sparks, 18 January, 1909[9] – 17 January, 1911[10]
- Lieutenant-Commander Henry G. L. Oliphant, 17 January, 1911[11][12] – 1 May, 1914[13]
- Commander Henry G. L. Oliphant, 29 July, 1914[14][15] – September, 1916[16]
- Lieutenant in Command Guy L. Warren, 19 September, 1916[17][18] – 12 June, 1917[19]
- Lieutenant in Command Adam Ferguson, 20 July, 1917[20] – 29 March, 1918
- Lieutenant in Command James C. Colvill, 29 June, 1918[21] – 12 November, 1918[22]
- Lieutenant in Command Reginald W. Lawrence, 12 November, 1918[23]
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.
- ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 305.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 72.
- ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 88 of 3 July 1914.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1909. Wireless Appendix, p. 25.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 276-7.
- ↑ Sparks Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 341.
- ↑ Oliphant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/83. f. 83.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 278.
- ↑ Oliphant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/83. f. 83.
- ↑ Oliphant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/83. f. 83.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 392b.
- ↑ Oliphant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/83. f. 83.
- ↑ Warren Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/232. f. 245.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 392b.
- ↑ Warren Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/232. f. 245.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 391h.
- ↑ Colvill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/7. f. 7.
- ↑ Colvill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/7. f. 7.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 728.
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