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'''H.M.S. ''Goshawk''''' was one of 29 destroyers of the [[Acheron Class Destroyer (1910)|''Acheron'' class]].<ref>[http://www.worldwar1.co.uk/despatches/tyrwhitt.html Tyrwhitt's Despatch]</ref>
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'''H.M.S. ''Goshawk''''' was one of 29 destroyers of the [[Acheron Class Destroyer (1910)|''Acheron'' class]].
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==Radio==
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She was one of 18 [[Acheron Class Destroyer (1910)|''Acheron'' class destroyers]] fitted with W/T in 1912, becoming one of 123 destroyers so far fitted with [[British Wireless Systems#Destroyer Set|Destroyer Sets]].{{ARTS1912|Wireless Appendix, p. 6}}
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==Service==
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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>
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In mid-1913, she was in the {{UK-DF|1}}.{{NLJul13|p. 320}}
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[[Herbert Meade]] was (re-?)appointed to her upon her re-commissioning on 18 June 1914<ref>"Naval Appointments." ''The Times'' (London, England), Tuesday, Jun 16, 1914; pg. 4; Issue 40551.</ref> and 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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She fought under the command of [[Dashwood Fowler Moir|Dashwood F. Moir]] at the [[Battle of Jutland]] as part of the {{UK-DF|1}},{{UKJutlandOD|pp. 34, 46}} which was tasked with screening the {{UK-BS|5}}.
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She reduced to C. & M. Party at Devonport on 15 October, 1919.{{NLJan21|p. 781}}
  
 
==Captains==
 
==Captains==
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
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* {{CaptRN}} [[Herbert Meade]], in command at the [[Battle of Heligoland Bight]].
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Herbert Meade|nick=Herbert Meade|appt=19 May, 1912{{NLOct14|p. 324}}<ref>Meade Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 177.</ref>|end=6 October, 1914<ref>Meade Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 177.</ref>|precBy=New Command}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Dashwood Fowler Moir|nick=Dashwood F. Moir|appt=9 October, 1914{{NLOct15|p. 394''j''}}<ref>Moir Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/232.|D7603484}} f. 236.</ref>|end=May, 1916<ref>Moir Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/232.|D7603484}} f. 236.</ref>|note=in command at [[Battle of Jutland]] despite dates given here}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=George Herbert Knowles|nick=George H. Knowles|appt=May, 1916<ref>Knowles Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47/52.|D7603759}} f. 257.</ref>{{NLDec16|p. 394''s''}}|ass=after 1 June, 1916|end=1 December, 1916<ref>Knowles Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47/52.|D7603759}} f. 257.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Hugh Bourchier Wrey|nick=Hugh B. Wrey|appt=1 December, 1916<ref>Wrey Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/62.|D7605149}} f. 420.</ref>|end=28 January, 1917<ref>Wrey Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/62.|D7605149}} f. 420.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Arthur Madryll Cheere Stileman|nick=Arthur M. C. Stileman|appt=28 January, 1917<ref>Stileman Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/191.|D7605276}} f. 559.</ref>{{NLNov17|p. 394''b''}}|end=9 February, 1918<ref>Stileman Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/191.|D7605276}} f. 559.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Guy Oakley Maund|nick=Guy O. Maund|appt=9 February, 1918{{NLJul19|p. 804}}|end=23 July, 1919}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=John Benedict Spurgin|nick=John B. Spurgin|appt=23 July, 1919<ref>Spurgin Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/8.|D7605095}}  f. 360.</ref>{{NLSep19|p. 804}}|end=21 October, 1919<ref>Spurgin Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/8.|D7605095}}  f. 360.</ref>|note=and for command of a group of ships in reserve at Devonport}}
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==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
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Latest revision as of 09:15, 18 May 2018

H.M.S. Goshawk (1911)
Pendant Number: H.45 (1914)
H.37 (Jan 1918)[1]
Builder: William Beardmore & Company[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 (re-?)appointed to her upon her re-commissioning on 18 June 1914[10] and was in command when she fought at the Battle of Heligoland Bight.[11]

She fought under the command of Dashwood F. Moir at the Battle of Jutland as part of the First Destroyer Flotilla,[12] which was tasked with screening the Fifth Battle Squadron.

She reduced to C. & M. Party at Devonport on 15 October, 1919.[13]

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. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 62.
  5. ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 306.
  6. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 62.
  7. ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1912. Wireless Appendix, p. 6.
  8. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 10 June, 1912. Issue 39921, col B, p. 4.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 320.
  10. ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Jun 16, 1914; pg. 4; Issue 40551.
  11. ↑ Tyrwhitt's Despatch
  12. ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 46.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 781.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1914). p. 324.
  15. ↑ Meade Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 177.
  16. ↑ Meade Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 177.
  17. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 394j.
  18. ↑ Moir Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/232. f. 236.
  19. ↑ Moir Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/232. f. 236.
  20. ↑ Knowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/52. f. 257.
  21. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 394s.
  22. ↑ Knowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/52. f. 257.
  23. ↑ Wrey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/62. f. 420.
  24. ↑ Wrey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/62. f. 420.
  25. ↑ Stileman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/191. f. 559.
  26. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 394b.
  27. ↑ Stileman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/191. f. 559.
  28. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1919). p. 804.
  29. ↑ Spurgin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/8. f. 360.
  30. ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 804.
  31. ↑ Spurgin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/8. f. 360.

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