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Revision as of 15:37, 6 May 2014

H.M.S. Melpomene (1915)
Pendant Number: H.09 (Sep 1915)
H.76 (Jan 1918)
H.50 (Sep 1918)[1]
Builder: John Brown[2]
Launched: 1 Feb, 1915[3]
Sold: 9 May, 1921[4]

H.M.S. Melpomene was one of four destroyers of the Medea class.

Service

She fought at the Action of 23 July, 1916, a running night action where she pursued a superiour force of German destroyers.

Reduced to C. & M. Party at the Nore on 9 February, 1920.[5]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 68.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 78.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 78.
  4. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 68.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 810.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 844.

Bibliography


Medea Class Destroyer
  Medea Medusa Melampus Melpomene  
<– "M" Class Destroyers (UK) Talisman Class –>
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