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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Edmond Julius Gordon Mackinnon|nick=Edmond J. G. Mackinnon|appt=6 November, 1906{{NLOct08|p. 284}}|end=}}
 
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Revision as of 10:15, 13 May 2016

H.M.S. Bittern (1897)
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.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 57.
  2. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 57.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
  4. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
  5. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 57.
  6. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
  7. Smith. Hard Lying. p. 63.
  8. Smith. Hard Lying. p. 63.
  9. Smith. Hard Lying. p. 63.
  10. The Navy List. (March, 1901). p. 281.
  11. Kerr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 253.
  12. Kerr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 253.
  13. The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 231.
  14. The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 284.
  15. The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 284.
  16. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 17 June, 1909. Issue 38988, col B, p. 9.
  17. Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 438.
  18. Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 438.
  19. The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 287.
  20. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 284.
  21. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 282.
  22. Campbell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 210.
  23. Campbell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 210.
  24. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 391t.
  25. Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 482.

Bibliography


"C" Class Destroyer
Star Whiting Bat Chamois Crane
Flying Fish Fawn Flirt Bullfinch Dove
Violet Sylvia Lee Avon Bittern
Otter Leopard Vixen Brazen Electra
Recruit Vulture Kestrel Cheerful Mermaid
Greyhound Racehorse Roebuck Gipsy Fairy
Osprey Leven Falcon Ostrich Thorn
Tiger Vigilant Albatross Viper Velox
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