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'''H.M.S. ''Ferret''''' was one of 29 destroyers of the [[Acheron Class Destroyer (1910)|Acheron class]].
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'''H.M.S. ''Ferret''''' was one of 29 destroyers of the [[Acheron Class Destroyer (1910)|''Acheron'' class]].
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==Career==
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===Pre-War===
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''Ferret'' served with the {{UK-DF|1}} from 1911.{{CN}}
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===The Battle of Heligoland Bight===
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She was present with First Destroyer Flotilla on 28 August 1914 at the [[Battle of Heligoland Bight]].
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===The Battle of Jutland===
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''Ferret'' was not with her flotilla at the [[Battle of Jutland]] on 31 May 1916 but she continued to serve with the First Destroyer Flotilla screening the [[Grand Fleet]] until November 1916 when the flotilla was assigned to operate with the {{UK-BS|3}}.{{SMNLDec16|p. 13}}
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On 18 January 1917 she was torpedoed by {{DE-UC21}}.{{CN}}  She was able to return to service.
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In 1917 she was converted to a minelayer along with sisters {{UK-Sandfly}} and {{UK-Ariel}}, capable of carrying 40 mines.
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''Ferret'' started serving with the {{UK-DF|7}} on the East Coast of England in July 1917{{SMNLJul17|p. 16}} and thence to the {{UK-DF|20}} in March 1918.{{SMNLMar18|p. 15}}
  
 
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Revision as of 12:36, 8 July 2013

H.M.S. Ferret (1911)
Pendant Number: H.35 (1914)
H.32 (Jan 1918)
F.93 (Sep 1918)[1]
Builder: J. & S. White[2]
Ordered: 1910-11 Programme[3]
Laid down: Sep, 1910[4]
Launched: 12 Apr, 1911[5]
Commissioned: Oct, 1911[6]
Sold: 9 May, 1921[7]

H.M.S. Ferret was one of 29 destroyers of the Acheron class.

Career

Pre-War

Ferret served with the First Destroyer Flotilla from 1911.[Citation needed]

The Battle of Heligoland Bight

She was present with First Destroyer Flotilla on 28 August 1914 at the Battle of Heligoland Bight.

The Battle of Jutland

Ferret was not with her flotilla at the Battle of Jutland on 31 May 1916 but she continued to serve with the First Destroyer Flotilla screening the Grand Fleet until November 1916 when the flotilla was assigned to operate with the Third Battle Squadron.[8]

On 18 January 1917 she was torpedoed by UC 21.[Citation needed] She was able to return to service.

In 1917 she was converted to a minelayer along with sisters Sandfly and Ariel, capable of carrying 40 mines.

Ferret started serving with the Seventh Destroyer Flotilla on the East Coast of England in July 1917[9] and thence to the Twentieth Destroyer Flotilla in March 1918.[10]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 62.
  2. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 62.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 75.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 75.
  5. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 62.
  6. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 75.
  7. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 62.
  8. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 13.
  9. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (July, 1917). p. 16.
  10. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (March, 1918). p. 15.

Bibliography


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