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Revision as of 15:26, 6 May 2014
H.M.S. Comet (1910) | |
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Pendant Number: | H.25 (1914-1916)[1] |
Builder: | Fairfield[2] |
Launched: | 23 Jun, 1910[3] |
Collision: | 6 Aug, 1918[4] |
Fate: | Exploded under tow |
H.M.S. Comet was one of twenty destroyers of the Acorn class.
Service
Comet exploded while being towed following a collision. This caused many to think she was torpedoed, but no submarines claimed doing so.
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander THE HONOURABLE William S. Leveson-Gower, 18 August, 1913[5]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 61.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 74.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 74.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 74.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 295.
Bibliography
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