H.M.S. Midge (1913)

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H.M.S. Midge (1913)
Pendant Number: H.13 (1914)
H.40 (Sep 1915)
H.79 (Jan 1918)[1]
Builder: London & Glasgow[2]
Launched: 22 May, 1913[3]
Sold: Nov, 1921[4]

H.M.S. Midge was one of 20 destroyers of the Acasta class.

Service

Reduced to C. & M. Party at the Nore on 4 February, 1920.[5]

At the Battle of Jutland, she operated with the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla under the command of Lieutenant-Commander James R. C. Cavendish.[6]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 63.
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 75.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 75.
  4. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 75.
  5. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 811.
  6. Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 44.
  7. The Navy List (January, 1915). p. 356.
  8. Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 44.

Bibliography


Acasta Class Destroyer
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