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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Mark Edward Frederic Kerr|nick=Mark E. F. Kerr|appt=19 April, 1899{{NLMar01|p. 281}}<ref>Kerr Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 253.</ref>|end=25 November, 1899<ref>Kerr Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 253.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Mark Edward Frederic Kerr|nick=Mark E. F. Kerr|appt=19 April, 1899{{NLMar01|p. 281}}<ref>Kerr Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 253.</ref>|end=25 November, 1899<ref>Kerr Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 253.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Percy George Brown|nick=Percy G. Brown|appt=2 October, 1905{{NLDec05|p. 284}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Percy George Brown|nick=Percy G. Brown|appt=2 October, 1905{{NLDec05|p. 284}}}} | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Edmond Julius Gordon Mackinnon|nick=Edmond J. G. Mackinnon|appt=6 November, 1906{{ | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Edmond Julius Gordon Mackinnon|nick=Edmond J. G. Mackinnon|appt=6 November, 1906{{NLMar07|p. 284}}|end=}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Henry Clive Rawlings|nick=Henry C. Rawlings|appt=17 June, 1909<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Thursday, 17 June, 1909. Issue '''38988''', col B, p. 9.</ref>}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Henry Clive Rawlings|nick=Henry C. Rawlings|appt=17 June, 1909<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Thursday, 17 June, 1909. Issue '''38988''', col B, p. 9.</ref>|end=}} |
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=George William Taylor|nick=George W. Taylor|appt=26 November, 1909<ref>Taylor Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48.|}} f. 438.</ref>|end=February, 1910<ref>Taylor Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48.|}} f. 438.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=George William Taylor|nick=George W. Taylor|appt=26 November, 1909<ref>Taylor Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48.|}} f. 438.</ref>|end=February, 1910<ref>Taylor Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48.|}} f. 438.</ref>}} | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=William Beveridge Mackenzie|nick=William B. Mackenzie|appt=10 January, 1910{{NLApr10|p. 287}}}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=William Beveridge Mackenzie|nick=William B. Mackenzie|appt=10 January, 1910{{NLApr10|p. 287}}|end=}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Philip George Wodehouse|nick=Philip G. Wodehouse|appt=4 February, 1913{{NLMar13|p. 284}}}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Philip George Wodehouse|nick=Philip G. Wodehouse|appt=4 February, 1913{{NLMar13|p. 284}}|end=}} |
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Gordon Campbell|nick=Gordon Campbell|appt=April, 1913{{NLJan15|p. 282}}<ref>Campbell Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50.|}} f. 210.</ref>|end=21 September, 1915<ref>Campbell Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50.|}} f. 210.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Gordon Campbell|nick=Gordon Campbell|appt=April, 1913{{NLJan15|p. 282}}<ref>Campbell Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50.|}} f. 210.</ref>|end=21 September, 1915<ref>Campbell Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50.|}} f. 210.</ref>}} | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRNR}}|name=Ernest Kirkbank Irving|nick=Ernest K. Irving|appt=19 January, 1916{{NLNov17|p. 391''t''}}}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRNR}}|name=Ernest Kirkbank Irving|nick=Ernest K. Irving|appt=19 January, 1916{{NLNov17|p. 391''t''}}|end=}} |
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRNR}}|name=James Hassard Short|nick=James H. Short|end=3 April, 1918{{KindellROH2|p. 482}}|note=temporary, died in command when vessel was lost|succBy=Vessel Lost}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRNR}}|name=James Hassard Short|nick=James H. Short|end=3 April, 1918{{KindellROH2|p. 482}}|note=temporary, died in command when vessel was lost|succBy=Vessel Lost}} | ||
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Revision as of 10:29, 17 April 2016
| H.M.S. Bittern (1897) | |
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| Pendant Number: | D.03 (1914) D.5A (Sep 1915) D.10 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Vickers[2] |
| Ordered: | 1895-96 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 18 Feb, 1896[4] |
| Launched: | 1 Feb, 1897[5] |
| Commissioned: | Apr, 1897[6] |
| Collision: | 3 Apr, 1918[7] |
| Fate: | w/ Kenilworth[8] |
H.M.S. Bittern was one of forty "C" class destroyers built for the Royal Navy — a "30 knotter".
Service
She was rammed by a steamer in dense fog at 3.15 a.m. on 3 April, 1918. There were no survivors.[9]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Mark E. F. Kerr, 19 April, 1899[10][11] – 25 November, 1899[12]
- Lieutenant & Commander Percy G. Brown, 2 October, 1905[13]
- Lieutenant & Commander Edmond J. G. Mackinnon, 6 November, 1906[14]
- Lieutenant & Commander Henry C. Rawlings, 17 June, 1909[15]
- Lieutenant in Command George W. Taylor, 26 November, 1909[16] – February, 1910[17]
- Lieutenant & Commander William B. Mackenzie, 10 January, 1910[18]
- Lieutenant & Commander Philip G. Wodehouse, 4 February, 1913[19]
- Lieutenant in Command Gordon Campbell, April, 1913[20][21] – 21 September, 1915[22]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Ernest K. Irving, 19 January, 1916[23]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command James H. Short, ? – 3 April, 1918[24] (temporary, died in command when vessel was lost)
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.
- ↑ Smith. Hard Lying. p. 63.
- ↑ Smith. Hard Lying. p. 63.
- ↑ Smith. Hard Lying. p. 63.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1901). p. 281.
- ↑ Kerr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 253.
- ↑ Kerr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 253.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 284.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 284.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 17 June, 1909. Issue 38988, col B, p. 9.
- ↑ Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 438.
- ↑ Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 438.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 287.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 284.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 282.
- ↑ Campbell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 210.
- ↑ Campbell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 210.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 391t.
- ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 482.
Bibliography
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