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| − | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} in Command|name=Denis Quintin Fildes|nick=Denis Q. Fildes|appt=19 March, 1916{{NLDec16|p. 396''bb''}}|end=}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} in Command|name=Denis Quintin Fildes|nick=Denis Q. Fildes|appt=19 March, 1916{{NLDec16|p. 396''bb''}}|end=early 1917{{INF}}}} |
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| − | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} R.N.R. in Command|name=Eric Leo MacMahon Shepherd|nick=Eric L. M. Shepherd|appt=17 September, 1918{{NLFeb19|p. 845}}|end=}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} R.N.R. in Command|name=Eric Leo MacMahon Shepherd|nick=Eric L. M. Shepherd|appt=17 September, 1918{{NLFeb19|p. 845}}|end=1919{{FC}}}} |
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Revision as of 19:51, 5 May 2016
| H.M.S. Mermaid (1898) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | P.35 (1914) D.63 (Sep 1915) D.56 (Jan 1918) H.85 (Sep 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Hawthorn Leslie[2] |
| Ordered: | 1896-97 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 7 Sep, 1896[4] |
| Launched: | 22 Feb, 1898[5] |
| Commissioned: | Jun, 1899[6] |
| Broken up: | 1919[7] |
H.M.S. Mermaid was one of forty "C" class destroyers built for the Royal Navy — a "30 knotter".
Service
In mid-1913, she was with the Sixth Destroyer Flotilla.[8]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander John M. de Robeck, ? – 28 November, 1899[9]
- Commander Mark E. F. Kerr, 28 November, 1899[10] – 9 March, 1900[11]
- Commander Mark E. F. Kerr, 4 January, 1901[12][13] – 13 June, 1901[14]
- Commander John F. E. Green, 13 June, 1901[15] – May, 1902[16] (and as Commander (D) of Medway Instructional Flotilla)
- Lieutenant Kenneth G. B. Dewar, 21 April, 1903[17] – 19 August, 1903[18] (lent for manoeuvres, paid off at end)
- Lieutenant Kenneth G. B. Dewar, 14 July, 1904[19] – 1 September, 1904[20] (lent for manoeuvres)
- Lieutenant & Commander Denis G. Thynne, 11 September, 1906[21]
- Commander Charles J. Wintour, 14 January, 1908[22]
- Lieutenant in Command Alfred G. Peace, 26 March, 1912[23]
- Lieutenant George C. Dillon, 2 July, 1912[24] (for manoeuvres)
- Lieutenant in Command Percy R. P. Percival, 21 April, 1914[25]
- Lieutenant in Command Denis Q. Fildes, 19 March, 1916[26] – early 1917[Inference]
- Lieutenant in Command Gordon F. Hannay, 24 March, 1917[27] – 1918[Inference]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Eric L. M. Shepherd, 17 September, 1918[28] – 1919[Fact Check]
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.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 344.
- ↑ de Robeck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 128.
- ↑ Kerr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 253.
- ↑ Kerr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 253.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1901). p. 281.
- ↑ Kerr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 30.
- ↑ Kerr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 30.
- ↑ "Naval & Military intelligence" The Times (London). Friday, 14 June 1901. (36481), p. 10.
- ↑ "Naval & Military intelligence" The Times (London). Wednesday, 7 May 1902. (36761), p. 10.
- ↑ Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 59.
- ↑ Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 59.
- ↑ Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 59.
- ↑ Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 59.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 345.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 345.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 345.
- ↑ Dillon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51. f. 113.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 396a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 396bb.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395q.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 845.
Bibliography
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| Recruit | Vulture | Kestrel | Cheerful | Mermaid | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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