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==Service== | ==Service== | ||
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| + | In April, 1908, she was one of ten Rivers expected to arrive at Portsmouth in order to have {{UK-Vernon|f=p}} install wireless telegraphy equipment in them.{{NMI|Saturday, Apr 11, 1908; pg. 8; Issue 38618}} | ||
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| + | ''Dee'' was detached from the Eastern Destroyer Group at Harwich as part of one of two divisions of "River" class destroyers sent on 2 June 1908 to escort the King and Queen on a visit to Russia. The muscle in this escort was to be the cruisers {{UK-Natal}}, {{UK-Cochrane}}, {{UK-Minotaur}} and {{UK-1Achilles}}.<ref>"Naval And Military Intelligence." ''The Times'' (London, England), Monday, Jun 01, 1908; pg. 7; Issue 38661.</ref> | ||
When her sister {{UK-Usk}} paid off at Sheerness on 1 May, 1911, her crew were sent to recommission ''Dee'' at Devonport.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Friday, 28 April, 1911. Issue '''39573''', col B, p. 15.</ref> | When her sister {{UK-Usk}} paid off at Sheerness on 1 May, 1911, her crew were sent to recommission ''Dee'' at Devonport.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Friday, 28 April, 1911. Issue '''39573''', col B, p. 15.</ref> | ||
In mid-1913, ''Dee'' was in the {{UK-DF|9}}, a patrol flotilla.{{NLJul13|p. 299}} | In mid-1913, ''Dee'' was in the {{UK-DF|9}}, a patrol flotilla.{{NLJul13|p. 299}} | ||
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| + | ''Dee'' collided with the {{UK-Teviot|f=t}} on 7 November, 1913.{{NMI|Saturday, Nov 08, 1913; pg. 5; Issue 40364. This source seems to reverse the identities of the two captains}} | ||
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| + | On 2 February, 1914, she was one of five Rivers of the {{UK-DF|9}} paid off at Sheerness and Chatham, immediately recommissioning with new crews.{{NMI|Tuesday, Feb 03, 1914; pg. 10; Issue 40437}} | ||
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| + | By May 1919, ''Dee'' was among 33 obsolete ships awaiting sale.{{NLMay19|pp. 1105, 1105''b''}} | ||
==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. ''Dee''"> | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Dee''"> | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Frederic William Dean|nick=Frederic W. Dean|appt=14 July, 1904|end=|note=for | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Frederic William Dean|nick=Frederic W. Dean|appt=14 July, 1904{{ToL|Appointments for the Naval Manoeuvres|Saturday, Jul 09, 1904; pg. 12; Issue 37442}}|end=30 November, 1904<ref>Dean Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/39.|}} f. 41.</ref>|note=for [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1904]]}} |
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Harold Ernest Sulivan|nick=Harold E. Sulivan|appt=27 October, 1904<ref>Sulivan Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/250.|D7603035}} f. 283.</ref>{{NLApr10|p. 299}}|end=28 July, 1910<ref>Sulivan Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/250.|D7603035}} f. 283.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Harold Ernest Sulivan|nick=Harold E. Sulivan|appt=27 October, 1904<ref>Sulivan Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/250.|D7603035}} f. 283.</ref>{{NLApr10|p. 299}}|end=28 July, 1910<ref>Sulivan Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/250.|D7603035}} f. 283.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Fischer Burges Watson|nick=F. Burges Watson|appt=2 May, 1911<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Friday, 28 April, 1911. Issue '''39573''', col B, p. 15.</ref><ref>Watson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.}} f. 80.</ref>|end=7 September, 1912<ref>Watson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.}} f. 80.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Fischer Burges Watson|nick=F. Burges Watson|appt=2 May, 1911<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Friday, 28 April, 1911. Issue '''39573''', col B, p. 15.</ref><ref>Watson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.}} f. 80.</ref>|end=7 September, 1912<ref>Watson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.}} f. 80.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Gordon McLeod Cameron|nick=Gordon McL. Cameron|appt=7 September, 1912<ref>Cameron Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/43.|D7604455}} f. 15.</ref>{{NLNov13|p. 300''b''}}|end=7 November, 1913<ref>Cameron Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/43.|D7604455}} f. 15.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Gordon McLeod Cameron|nick=Gordon McL. Cameron|appt=7 September, 1912<ref>Cameron Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/43.|D7604455}} f. 15.</ref>{{NLNov13|p. 300''b''}}|end=7 November, 1913<ref>Cameron Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/43.|D7604455}} f. 15.</ref>}} | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Francis Walter Despard Twigg|nick=Francis W. D. Twigg|appt=5 November, 1913{{NLJan15|p. 301}}|end=13 January, 1915 | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Francis Walter Despard Twigg|nick=Francis W. D. Twigg|appt=5 November, 1913{{NLJan15|p. 301}}|end=13 January, 1915}} |
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Charles Lewis Maitland Makgill Crichton|nick=Charles L. M. M. Crichton|appt=13 January, 1915{{NLOct15|p. 393''h''}}|end=1 January, 1916}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Charles Lewis Maitland Makgill Crichton|nick=Charles L. M. M. Crichton|appt=13 January, 1915{{NLOct15|p. 393''h''}}|end=1 January, 1916}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} in Command|name=George Hector Creswell|nick=George H. Creswell|appt=1 January, 1916<ref>Creswell Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/79.|D7605166}} f. 439.</ref>{{NLDec16|p. 393''n''}}|end=23 November, 1916<ref>Creswell Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/79.|D7605166}} f. 439.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} in Command|name=George Hector Creswell|nick=George H. Creswell|appt=1 January, 1916<ref>Creswell Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/79.|D7605166}} f. 439.</ref>{{NLDec16|p. 393''n''}}|end=23 November, 1916<ref>Creswell Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/79.|D7605166}} f. 439.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} in Command|name=Guy Oakley Maund|nick=Guy O. Maund|appt=13 May, 1917{{NLNov17|p. 393}}|end=9 February, 1918}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} in Command|name=Guy Oakley Maund|nick=Guy O. Maund|appt=13 May, 1917{{NLNov17|p. 393}}|end=9 February, 1918}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Valentine Searles-Wood|nick=Valentine Searles-Wood|appt=9 February, 1918<ref>Searles-Wood Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/145/317.|D8123904}} f. 315.</ref>|end=24 July, 1918<ref>Searles-Wood Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/145/317.|D8123904}} f. 315.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Acting {{CommRN}}|name=John Edmund Power Bickford|nick=John E. P. Bickford|appt=June, 1918|end=October, 1918|note=sick}} | {{Tenure|rank=Acting {{CommRN}}|name=John Edmund Power Bickford|nick=John E. P. Bickford|appt=June, 1918|end=October, 1918|note=sick}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} in Command|name=Max Alan Chapman|nick=Max A. Chapman|appt=29 October, 1918{{NLFeb19|p. 774}}|end=17 February, 1919}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} in Command|name=Max Alan Chapman|nick=Max A. Chapman|appt=29 October, 1918{{NLFeb19|p. 774}}|end=17 February, 1919}} | ||
Latest revision as of 11:13, 16 June 2020
| H.M.S. Dee (1903) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | N.95 (1914) D.14 (Sep 1915) D.24 (Jan 1918) H.31 (Sep 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Company[2] |
| Ordered: | 1902-03 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 5 Mar, 1903[4] |
| Launched: | 10 Sep, 1903[5] |
| Commissioned: | May, 1904[6] |
| Sold: | 23 Jul, 1919[7] |
H.M.S. Dee was one of 36 destroyers of the "River" class.
Service
In April, 1908, she was one of ten Rivers expected to arrive at Portsmouth in order to have H.M.S. Vernon install wireless telegraphy equipment in them.[8]
Dee was detached from the Eastern Destroyer Group at Harwich as part of one of two divisions of "River" class destroyers sent on 2 June 1908 to escort the King and Queen on a visit to Russia. The muscle in this escort was to be the cruisers Natal, Cochrane, Minotaur and Achilles.[9]
When her sister Usk paid off at Sheerness on 1 May, 1911, her crew were sent to recommission Dee at Devonport.[10]
In mid-1913, Dee was in the Ninth Destroyer Flotilla, a patrol flotilla.[11]
Dee collided with the destroyer Teviot on 7 November, 1913.[12]
On 2 February, 1914, she was one of five Rivers of the Ninth Destroyer Flotilla paid off at Sheerness and Chatham, immediately recommissioning with new crews.[13]
By May 1919, Dee was among 33 obsolete ships awaiting sale.[14]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Frederic W. Dean, 14 July, 1904[15] – 30 November, 1904[16] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1904)
- Lieutenant & Commander Harold E. Sulivan, 27 October, 1904[17][18] – 28 July, 1910[19]
- Lieutenant & Commander F. Burges Watson, 2 May, 1911[20][21] – 7 September, 1912[22]
- Lieutenant & Commander Gordon McL. Cameron, 7 September, 1912[23][24] – 7 November, 1913[25]
- Lieutenant-Commander Francis W. D. Twigg, 5 November, 1913[26] – 13 January, 1915
- Lieutenant-Commander Charles L. M. M. Crichton, 13 January, 1915[27] – 1 January, 1916
- Lieutenant in Command George H. Creswell, 1 January, 1916[28][29] – 23 November, 1916[30]
- Lieutenant in Command Guy O. Maund, 13 May, 1917[31] – 9 February, 1918
- Lieutenant in Command Valentine Searles-Wood, 9 February, 1918[32] – 24 July, 1918[33]
- Acting Commander John E. P. Bickford, June, 1918 – October, 1918 (sick)
- Lieutenant in Command Max A. Chapman, 29 October, 1918[34] – 17 February, 1919
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 59.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 100.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 100.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 100.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 100.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 100.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 59.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Apr 11, 1908; pg. 8; Issue 38618.
- ↑ "Naval And Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, Jun 01, 1908; pg. 7; Issue 38661.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 28 April, 1911. Issue 39573, col B, p. 15.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 299.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Nov 08, 1913; pg. 5; Issue 40364. This source seems to reverse the identities of the two captains.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Feb 03, 1914; pg. 10; Issue 40437.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1919). pp. 1105, 1105b.
- ↑ "Appointments for the Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 09, 1904; pg. 12; Issue 37442.
- ↑ Dean Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/39. f. 41.
- ↑ Sulivan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/250. f. 283.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 299.
- ↑ Sulivan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/250. f. 283.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 28 April, 1911. Issue 39573, col B, p. 15.
- ↑ Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 80.
- ↑ Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 80.
- ↑ Cameron Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/43. f. 15.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1913). p. 300b.
- ↑ Cameron Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/43. f. 15.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 301.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 393h.
- ↑ Creswell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/79. f. 439.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 393n.
- ↑ Creswell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/79. f. 439.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 393.
- ↑ Searles-Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/145/317. f. 315.
- ↑ Searles-Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/145/317. f. 315.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 774.
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