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− | She | + | She and {{UK-Ure}} arrived at Sheerness with ten torpedo boats on 13 July, 1905.<ref>"Naval And Military Intelligence." ''The Times'' (London, England), Friday, Jul 14, 1905; pg. 10; Issue 37759.</ref> |
− | She | + | She was one of twenty-seven T.B.Ds. of the Portsmouth Flotilla to participate in the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1909]].{{ToL|The Naval Mobilization|Thursday, June 17, 1909, Issue 38988, p.9}} |
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+ | She left the Nore to exercise with five other destroyers and seven torpedo boats of the [[Nore Defence Flotilla]] on 18 June, 1912.{{MoS|Wednesday, Jun 19, 1912; pg. 6; Issue 39929}} | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== |
Revision as of 12:14, 14 April 2019
H.M.S. Kestrel (1898) | |
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Pendant Number: | N.47 (1914) D.60 (Sep 1915) D.49 (Jan 1918)[1] |
Builder: | J. & G. Thomson[2] |
Ordered: | 1896-97 Programme[3] |
Laid down: | 2 Sep, 1896[4] |
Launched: | 25 Mar, 1898[5] |
Commissioned: | Apr, 1900[6] |
Broken up: | 1921[7] |
H.M.S. Kestrel was one of forty "C" class destroyers built for the Royal Navy — a "30 knotter".
Service
She and Ure arrived at Sheerness with ten torpedo boats on 13 July, 1905.[8]
She was one of twenty-seven T.B.Ds. of the Portsmouth Flotilla to participate in the Annual Manoeuvres of 1909.[9]
She left the Nore to exercise with five other destroyers and seven torpedo boats of the Nore Defence Flotilla on 18 June, 1912.[10]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant & Commander Lawrence L. Dundas, 24 April, 1900[11] – 11 January, 1901[12]
- Lieutenant & Commander Theobald W. B. Kennedy, 11 January, 1901 – August, 1901
- Lieutenant & Commander Henry W. Osburn, August, 1901[13] – 27 August, 1901[14]
- Lieutenant & Commander Vernon S. Rashleigh, 21 July, 1903[15] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1903)
- Lieutenant & Commander Basil G. Washington, 14 July, 1904[16] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1904)
- Lieutenant James U. Farie, 3 January, 1905[17] – May, 1905[18]
- Commander Arthur H. Oldham, 18 May, 1905[19] – 11 July, 1905[20]
- Commander James U. Farie, 11 July, 1905[21] – 1 December, 1905[22]
- Commander Francis G. St. John, 1 December, 1905[23] – 28 May, 1906[24]
- Lieutenant & Commander Arthur T. Blackwood, 28 May, 1906[25] – 21 May, 1909
- Lieutenant & Commander Cyril Callaghan, 21 May, 1909[26][27] – 15 August, 1910[28]
- Lieutenant & Commander Frederic B. Coppin, 15 August, 1910[29] – December, 1910[30]
- Lieutenant & Commander Gerald C. Harrison, 19 July, 1911[31] – 1 April, 1913[32][33]
- Lieutenant & Commander Richard L. Hamer, 1 April, 1913[34] – 22 July, 1913
- Lieutenant-Commander Arthur G. Onslow, 14 August, 1913[35] – 30 April, 1915
- Commander Frederick E. K. Strong, 27 July, 1915[36][37] – 13 June, 1916[38]
- Commander George H. Lang, 17 June, 1916[39] – 10 April, 1918
- Lieutenant-Commander Michael K. H. Kennedy, 10 April, 1918[40][41] – 14 February, 1919[42]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 57.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 57.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 95.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 95.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 57.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 95.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 95.
- ↑ "Naval And Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Friday, Jul 14, 1905; pg. 10; Issue 37759.
- ↑ "The Naval Mobilization." The Times (London, England), Thursday, June 17, 1909, Issue 38988, p.9.
- ↑ "Movements of Ships." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Jun 19, 1912; pg. 6; Issue 39929.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 273.
- ↑ Dundas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/420. f. 467.
- ↑ Osburn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/460. f. 513.
- ↑ Osburn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/460. f. 513.
- ↑ "APPOINTMENTS FOR THE NAVAL MANOEUVRES." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Jul 16, 1903; pg. 8; Issue 37134.
- ↑ "Appointments for the Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 09, 1904; pg. 12; Issue 37442.
- ↑ Farie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 385.
- ↑ Farie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 385.
- ↑ Oldham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/187. f. 201.
- ↑ Oldham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/187. f. 201.
- ↑ Farie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 385.
- ↑ Farie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 385.
- ↑ St. John Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/83. f. 90.
- ↑ St. John Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/83. f. 90.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 336.
- ↑ Callaghan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/130. f. 130.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 336.
- ↑ Callaghan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/130. f. 130.
- ↑ Coppin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/143/156. f. 164.
- ↑ Coppin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/143/156. f. 164.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 336.
- ↑ Harrison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/164. f. 568.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 336.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 336.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 395g.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 395f.
- ↑ Strong Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 38.
- ↑ Strong Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 38.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 394w.
- ↑ Kennedy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/97. f. 52.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 825.
- ↑ Kennedy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/97. f. 52.
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