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On commissioning at Portsmouth she joined the {{UK-DF|7}}.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Monday, 11 March, 1912. Issue '''39843''', col C, p. 4.</ref> | On commissioning at Portsmouth she joined the {{UK-DF|7}}.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Monday, 11 March, 1912. Issue '''39843''', col C, p. 4.</ref> | ||
| − | In mid-1913, she was in the {{UK-DF|1}}. | + | In mid-1913, she was in the {{UK-DF|1}}.{{NLJul13|p. 279}} |
In July, 1914, ''Archer'' was serving in {{UK-DF|1}}, part of First Fleet.{{AWO1914|109 of 10 July, 1914}} | In July, 1914, ''Archer'' 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 fit two fairleads at the stern were deferred.{{AWO1914|182 of 24 July, 1914}} | Immediately before the start of war, plans to fit two fairleads at the stern were deferred.{{AWO1914|182 of 24 July, 1914}} | ||
| − | She paid off at Chatham on 27 April, 1920. | + | She paid off at Chatham on 27 April, 1920.{{NLJan21|p. 727}} |
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
Dates of appointment are provided when known. | Dates of appointment are provided when known. | ||
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Archer''">{{TenureListBegin|Captain of {{UK-Archer|f=p}}}} | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Archer''">{{TenureListBegin|Captain of {{UK-Archer|f=p}}}} | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Herbert Francis Littledale|nick=Herbert F. Littledale|appt=14 March, 1912{{NLNov14|p. 275}}}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Herbert Francis Littledale|nick=Herbert F. Littledale|appt=14 March, 1912{{NLNov14|p. 275}}|precBy=New Command}} |
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Raymond Jocelyn Harris-St. John|nick=Raymond J. Harris-St. John|appt=26 November, 1914{{NLJan15|p. 275. His name is given there without the hyphen}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Raymond Jocelyn Harris-St. John|nick=Raymond J. Harris-St. John|appt=26 November, 1914{{NLJan15|p. 275. His name is given there without the hyphen}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Raymond Jocelyn Harris-St. John|nick=Raymond J. Harris-St. John|appt=2 June, 1915{{NLOct15|p. 392''c''}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Raymond Jocelyn Harris-St. John|nick=Raymond J. Harris-St. John|appt=2 June, 1915{{NLOct15|p. 392''c''}}}} | ||
Revision as of 16:13, 29 September 2014
| H.M.S. Archer (1911) | |
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| Pendant Number: | H.10 (1914) H.29 (Sep 1915) H.06 (Jan-Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Yarrow[2] |
| Ordered: | 1910-11 Programme[3] |
| Launched: | 21 Oct, 1911[4] |
| Completed: | Mar, 1912[5] |
| Sold: | 9 May, 1921[6] |
H.M.S. Archer was one of twenty-nine destroyers of the Acheron class.
Radio
Archer 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
On commissioning at Portsmouth she joined the Seventh Destroyer Flotilla.[8]
In mid-1913, she was in the First Destroyer Flotilla.[9]
In July, 1914, Archer was serving in First Destroyer Flotilla, part of First Fleet.[10]
Immediately before the start of war, plans to fit two fairleads at the stern were deferred.[11]
She paid off at Chatham on 27 April, 1920.[12]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant-Commander Herbert F. Littledale, 14 March, 1912[13]
- Lieutenant-Commander Raymond J. Harris-St. John, 26 November, 1914[14]
- Lieutenant-Commander Raymond J. Harris-St. John, 2 June, 1915[15]
- Lieutenant in Command Henry E. Horan, 9 October, 1916[16]
- Lieutenant in Command Basil A. Taylor, 27 May, 1917[17]
- Lieutenant in Command Richard E. Hollings, 22 April, 1918[18]
See Also
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.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 11 March, 1912. Issue 39843, col C, p. 4.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 279.
- ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 109 of 10 July, 1914.
- ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 182 of 24 July, 1914.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 727.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1914). p. 275.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 275. His name is given there without the hyphen.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392c.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 392d.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 391j.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 731.
Bibliography
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| Firedrake | Lurcher | Oak | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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