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Commissioned along with {{UK-Hydra}} on 8 June, 1912 at Portsmouth, for service with the {{UK-DF|1}}.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Monday, 10 June, 1912. Issue '''39921''', col B, p. 4.</ref> | Commissioned along with {{UK-Hydra}} on 8 June, 1912 at Portsmouth, for service with the {{UK-DF|1}}.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Monday, 10 June, 1912. Issue '''39921''', col B, p. 4.</ref> | ||
| − | In mid-1913, she was in the {{UK-DF|1}}. | + | In mid-1913, she was in the {{UK-DF|1}}.{{NLJul13|p. 320}} |
[[Herbert Meade]] was in command when she fought at the [[Battle of Heligoland Bight]].<ref>[http://www.worldwar1.co.uk/despatches/tyrwhitt.html Tyrwhitt's Despatch]</ref> | [[Herbert Meade]] was in command when she fought at the [[Battle of Heligoland Bight]].<ref>[http://www.worldwar1.co.uk/despatches/tyrwhitt.html Tyrwhitt's Despatch]</ref> | ||
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Dates of appointment are provided when known. | Dates of appointment are provided when known. | ||
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Goshawk''">{{TenureListBegin|Captain of {{UK-Goshawk|f=p}}}} | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Goshawk''">{{TenureListBegin|Captain of {{UK-Goshawk|f=p}}}} | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Herbert Meade|nick=Herbert Meade|appt=19 May, 1912{{NLOct14|p. 324}}}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Herbert Meade|nick=Herbert Meade|appt=19 May, 1912{{NLOct14|p. 324}}|precBy=New Command}} |
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Dashwood Fowler Moir|nick=Dashwood F. Moir|appt=9 October, 1914{{NLOct15|p. 394''j''}}|note=in command at [[Battle of Jutland]]}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Dashwood Fowler Moir|nick=Dashwood F. Moir|appt=9 October, 1914{{NLOct15|p. 394''j''}}|note=in command at [[Battle of Jutland]]}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=George Herbert Knowles|nick=George H. Knowles|appt=May, 1916{{NLDec16|p. 394''s''}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=George Herbert Knowles|nick=George H. Knowles|appt=May, 1916{{NLDec16|p. 394''s''}}}} | ||
Revision as of 17:46, 29 September 2014
| H.M.S. Goshawk (1911) | |
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| Pendant Number: | H.45 (1914) H.37 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Beardmore[2] |
| Ordered: | 1910-11 Programme[3] |
| Launched: | 18 Oct, 1911[4] |
| Completed: | Jun, 1912[5] |
| Sold: | 4 Nov, 1921[6] |
H.M.S. Goshawk was one of 29 destroyers of the Acheron class.
Radio
She was one of 18 Acheron class destroyers fitted with W/T in 1912, becoming one of 123 destroyers so far fitted with Destroyer Sets.[7]
Service
Commissioned along with Hydra on 8 June, 1912 at Portsmouth, for service with the First Destroyer Flotilla.[8]
In mid-1913, she was in the First Destroyer Flotilla.[9]
Herbert Meade was in command when she fought at the Battle of Heligoland Bight.[10]
She fought under the command of Dashwood F. Moir at the Battle of Jutland as part of the First Destroyer Flotilla,[11] which was tasked with screening the Fifth Battle Squadron.
She reduced to C. & M. Party at Devonport on 15 October, 1919.[12]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Herbert Meade, 19 May, 1912[13]
- Commander Dashwood F. Moir, 9 October, 1914[14] (in command at Battle of Jutland)
- Commander George H. Knowles, May, 1916[15]
- Lieutenant in Command Arthur M. C. Stileman, 28 January, 1917[16]
- Lieutenant in Command Guy O. Maund, 9 February, 1918[17]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 62.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 62.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 75.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 62.
- ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 306.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 62.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1912. Wireless Appendix, p. 6.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 10 June, 1912. Issue 39921, col B, p. 4.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 320.
- ↑ Tyrwhitt's Despatch
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 46.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 781.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1914). p. 324.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 394j.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 394s.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 394b.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 803.
Bibliography
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| Admiralty Design | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Goshawk | Hind | Hornet | Hydra | Defender | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Druid | Sandfly | Jackal | Tigress | Lapwing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lizard | Phoenix | Ferret | Forester | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yarrow Specials | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Archer | Attack | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thornycroft Specials | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Acheron | Ariel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parsons Specials | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Badger | Beaver | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Firedrake/Yarrow Specials | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Firedrake | Lurcher | Oak | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian type | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parramatta | Warrego | Yarra | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Huon | Swan | Torrens | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| <– | Acorn Class | Destroyers (UK) | Acasta Class | –> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
