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| − | <div name=fredbot:career>{{ShipCareer|fullname=H.M.S. ''Goldfinch'' (1910)|order= | + | <div name=fredbot:career>{{ShipCareer|fullname=H.M.S. ''Goldfinch'' (1910)|fate2=Broken up Apr 1919 |
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| − | |launch=1910 | + | |launch=12 Jul, 1910{{Conways1906|p. 74}} |
| − | |builder= | + | |comp=Feb, 1911{{FriedmanBritishDestroyers|p. 306}} |
| − | |pend= | + | |builder=[[Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company]]{{Conways1906|p. 74}} |
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| + | |pend=H.44 (1914){{DittColl|p. 61}} | ||
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| − | ''Goldfinch'' was one of | + | '''H.M.S. ''Goldfinch''''' was one of twenty destroyers of the [[Acorn Class Destroyer (1910)|''Acorn'' class]]. |
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| + | On 10 June, 1913, {{UK-Nymphe}} collided with ''Goldfinch'' and {{UK-Sheldrake}}. {{UK-Nymphe}}'s captain [[William Spencer Leveson-Gower, Fourth Earl Granville |Leveson-Gower]] was told he should keep an anchor watch set when the weather was turning sour. <ref>Leveson-Gower Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/178.|D7603430}} f. 182.</ref> | ||
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| + | In mid-1913, ''Goldfinch'' was in the {{UK-DF|2}}.{{NLJul13|p. 320}} | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
Dates of appointment are provided when known. | Dates of appointment are provided when known. | ||
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| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Reginald Guy Stone|nick=Reginald G. Stone|appt=12 February, 1911{{NLJan15|p. 324}}|precBy=New Command|succBy=Vessel Lost|end=19 February, 1915<ref>Stone Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/141.|D7603393}} f. 145.</ref>|note=vessel lost under his command}} | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:35, 6 April 2018
| H.M.S. Goldfinch (1910) | |
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| Pendant Number: | H.44 (1914)[1] |
| Builder: | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company[2] |
| Launched: | 12 Jul, 1910[3] |
| Completed: | Feb, 1911[4] |
| Wrecked: | 19 Feb, 1915[5] |
| Fate: | Broken up Apr 1919 |
H.M.S. Goldfinch was one of twenty destroyers of the Acorn class.
Service
On 10 June, 1913, Nymphe collided with Goldfinch and Sheldrake. Nymphe's captain Leveson-Gower was told he should keep an anchor watch set when the weather was turning sour. [6]
In mid-1913, Goldfinch was in the Second Destroyer Flotilla.[7]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant-Commander Reginald G. Stone, 12 February, 1911[8] – 19 February, 1915[9] (vessel lost under his command)
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.
- ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 306.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 74.
- ↑ Leveson-Gower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/178. f. 182.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 320.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 324.
- ↑ Stone Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/141. f. 145.
Bibliography
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