H.M.S. Exe (1903)
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| H.M.S. Exe (1903) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | N.05 (1914) D.19 (Sep 1915) D.33 (Jan 1918) H.70 (Sep 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Palmer[2] |
| Laid down: | 14 Jul, 1902[3] |
| Launched: | 27 Apr, 1903[4] |
| Commissioned: | Mar, 1904[5] |
| Broken up: | 1920[6] |
H.M.S. Exe was one of 36 destroyers of the "River" class.
Service
In mid-1906, Exe was part of the Second Destroyer Flotilla, which in turn was supporting the Channel Fleet.
In mid-1913, she was serving in the Ninth Destroyer Flotilla, a patrol flotilla. She would be with them during the Test Mobilisation as war loomed.[7]
In March, 1915 she joined the Sixth Destroyer Flotilla, but after 1 month or two she moved on to the Portland Local Defence Flotilla.
In September, 1917 she joined the Seventh Destroyer Flotilla, plying the East Coast of Britain. She remained there until January, 1919 when she joined a group of destroyers being sent into reserve at the Nore.
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant & Commander Allan F. Everett, 1 June, 1904[8][9]
- Lieutenant & Commander Arthur T. Blackwood, 27 April, 1906 – 28 May, 1906
- Commander V. E. B. Phillimore, 28 May, 1906[10] – 6 July, 1906[11]
- Lieutenant & Commander Percy W. Pontifex, 6 July, 1906[12]
- Lieutenant & Commander Theodore E. J. Bigg, 15 June, 1908[13][14] – 10 September, 1909[15]
- Commander James U. Farie, 10 September, 1909[16] – 4 January, 1910[17]
- Commander Charles J. Wintour, 4 January, 1910[18] – 17 March, 1910[19]
- Lieutenant & Commander Oliver M. F. Stokes, 8 March, 1910[20] – 13 June, 1910[21]
- Commander Charles J. Wintour, 13 June, 1910[22] – 26 January, 1911[23]
- Commander Edgar R. Morant, 26 January, 1911[24] – 21 May, 1912
- Commander Alan M. Yeats-Brown, 21 May, 1912[25][26] – 1 March, 1916[27]
- Commander Alan M. Yeats-Brown, 2 June, 1916[28][29] – 7 November, 1916[30]
- Lieutenant-Commander (emergency) William H. Sandford, 7 November, 1916[31] – 1917
- Lieutenant in Command Lawrence F. N. Ommanney, 6 April, 1917[32] – 16 August, 1917
- Lieutenant in Command Harold S. Gillett, 16 August, 1917[33][34] – 9 December, 1917[35]
- Lieutenant in Command Robert Constable, 3 August, 1918[36]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 59.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 99.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 99.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 99.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 99.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 99.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 309.
- ↑ Everett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 23.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 312.
- ↑ Phillimore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/511. f. 511.
- ↑ Phillimore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/511. f. 511.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 312.
- ↑ Bigg Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/9. f. 10.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 312.
- ↑ Bigg Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/9. f. 10.
- ↑ Farie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 385.
- ↑ Farie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 385.
- ↑ Wintour Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/224. f. 245.
- ↑ Wintour Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/224. f. 245.
- ↑ Stokes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/103. f. 103.
- ↑ Stokes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/103. f. 103.
- ↑ Wintour Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/224. f. 245.
- ↑ Wintour Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/224. f. 245.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 311.
- ↑ Yeats-Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/265. f. 300.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 394c.
- ↑ Yeats-Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/265. f. 300.
- ↑ Yeats-Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/265. f. 300.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 394c.
- ↑ Yeats-Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/265. f. 300.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 394i.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 393s.
- ↑ Gillett Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/96/192. f. 238.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 393s.
- ↑ Gillett Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/96/192. f. 238.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 792.
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