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Under the command of {{LieutRN}} Farrant, on 8 March, 1915, ''Kennet'' was among several destroyers that went to the aid of the mined {{UK-Ocean|f=t}}, seeing {{UK-Chelmer}} rescue 500 men.{{HardLying|pp. 77-8}} | Under the command of {{LieutRN}} Farrant, on 8 March, 1915, ''Kennet'' was among several destroyers that went to the aid of the mined {{UK-Ocean|f=t}}, seeing {{UK-Chelmer}} rescue 500 men.{{HardLying|pp. 77-8}} | ||
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| H.M.S. Kennet (1903) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | unknown[1] |
| Builder: | Thornycroft[2] |
| Ordered: | 1902-03 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 5 Feb, 1902[4] |
| Launched: | 4 Dec, 1903[5] |
| Commissioned: | Jan, 1905[6] |
| Broken up: | 1919[7] |
H.M.S. Kennet was one of 36 destroyers of the "River" class.
Service
In mid-1913, she was serving in te Mediterranean.[8]
Under the command of Lieutenant Farrant, on 8 March, 1915, Kennet was among several destroyers that went to the aid of the mined battleship Ocean, seeing Chelmer rescue 500 men.[9]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant & Commander Charles F. Ballard, November, 1911[10]
- Lieutenant & Commander Richard W. U. Bayly, 13 June, 1913[11]
- Lieutenant-Commander Frederic A. H. Russel, 15 January, 1914[12]
- Lieutenant in Command Gerald M. McKenna, 4 August, 1916[13]
- Lieutenant in Command Bryan ff. Wingfield, 27 September, 1918[14]
One source claims that Lieutenant Charles Eric Seaburne Farrant was in command on 8 March, 1915, but this seems to contradict the Navy Lists.[15]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 59.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 99.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 99.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 99.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 99.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 99.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 99.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 335.
- ↑ Smith. Hard Lying. pp. 77-8.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 335.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1913). p. 334.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 395f.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 394v.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 825.
- ↑ Smith. Hard Lying. pp. 77-8.
Bibliography
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