H.M.S. Ferret (1893)
From The Dreadnought Project
| H.M.S. Ferret (1893) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Laird[1] |
| Ordered: | 1893[2] |
| Laid down: | Jul, 1893[3] |
| Launched: | 9 Dec, 1893[4] |
| Commissioned: | Mar, 1895[5] |
| Sunk: | 1911[6] |
| Fate: | Test Target |
H.M.S. Ferret was one of forty-two "A" class destroyers built for the Royal Navy — a "26 knotter".
Service
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander William Ricketts, 20 March, 1895[7]
- Lieutenant & Commander Philip C. Musgrave, 14 January, 1896[8] – 12 February, 1896 ("sick", which here meant alcoholism)
- Lieutenant & Commander Charles W. S. Leggatt, 12 February, 1896[9][10] – 2 August, 1897
- Lieutenant & Commander Odiarne U. Coates, 2 August, 1897[11] – 15 September, 1898
- Lieutenant Frederic C. Dreyer, 8 June, 1898[12] – 4 August, 1898[13]
- Lieutenant & Commander Herbert J. T. Marshall, 15 September, 1898[14][15] – 21 November, 1899[16]
- Lieutenant & Commander Stewart A. Perry-Ayscough, 5 October, 1899[17]
- Lieutenant & Commander Herbert N. Hunter, November, 1899[18] – 2 February, 1900
- Lieutenant & Commander Arthur W. Tomlinson, 8 August, 1902 – 1902 (temporary, for Review)
- Chief Boatswain (T) in Command Joseph Sanders, 19 February, 1903[19] (remained aboard during Manœuvres, resumed command afterwards.[Inference])
- Lieutenant & Commander Arthur G. Craufurd, 21 July, 1903[20] (for Manœuvres)
- Lieutenant & Commander Richard F. H. Hartland-Mahon, 3 January, 1905[21] – 1 January, 1906
- Lieutenant & Commander John B. Stevenson, 13 January, 1906 – 1 April, 1906
- Lieutenant & Commander Arthur L. Popham, 1 April, 1906[22] – 3 August, 1906
- Lieutenant & Commander Charles A. Fremantle, October, 1906[23] – 2 April, 1907[24]
- Lieutenant in Command Frederick E. K. Strong, 2 April, 1907[25] – 26 March, 1908[26]
- Lieutenant & Commander Lewis G. E. Crabbe, 26 March, 1908[27][28] – November, 1908[29]
- Lieutenant in Command Edwin A. Homan, 1 December, 1908[30] – 5 February, 1909[31]
- Lieutenant & Commander John C. Hodgson, 6 February, 1909[32][33] – 10 September, 1909[34]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 91.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 91.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 91.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 91.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 91.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 91.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence". The Times. Friday, 15 March, 1895. Issue 34525, col C, p. 11.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence". The Times. Monday, 6 January, 1896. Issue 34779, col A, p. 10.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence". The Times. Friday, 14 February, 1896. Issue 34813, col E, p. 8.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1897). p. 224.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence". The Times. Monday, 16 July, 1897. Issue 35257, col F, p. 5.
- ↑ Dreyer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 353.
- ↑ Dreyer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 353.
- ↑ Marshall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/110. f. 117.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence". The Times. Wednesday, 27 July, 1898. Issue 35579, col E, p. 10.
- ↑ Marshall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/110. f. 117.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence". The Times. Wednesday, 9 August, 1899. Issue 35903, col D, p. 4.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1900). p. 251.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1904). p. 312.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence". The Times. Thursday, 16 July, 1903. Issue 37134, col D, p. 8.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 313-15.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1906). p. 313-15.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 313-15.
- ↑ Fremantle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 441.
- ↑ Strong Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 38.
- ↑ Strong Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 38.
- ↑ Crabbe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/168. f. 169.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 316.
- ↑ Crabbe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/168. f. 169.
- ↑ Homan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/185. f. 390.
- ↑ Homan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/185. f. 390.
- ↑ Hodgson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/124. f. 124.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 316.
- ↑ Hodgson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/124. f. 124.
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