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|name=Ostrich
 
|name=Ostrich
 
|launch=22 Mar, 1900{{DittColl|p. 58}}
 
|launch=22 Mar, 1900{{DittColl|p. 58}}
|builder=[[Fairfield]]{{Conways1860|p. 97}}
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|builder=[[Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company]]{{Conways1860|p. 97}}
 
|laid=28 Jun, 1899{{Conways1860|p. 97}}
 
|laid=28 Jun, 1899{{Conways1860|p. 97}}
 
|fate=Broken up
 
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==Service==
 
==Service==
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In late 1905, she was one of eight destroyers in the Third Division of the [[Channel Fleet (Royal Navy)|Channel Fleet]]'s Destroyer Flotilla.{{NLNov05|pp. 267, 269}}
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In mid-1913, active with {{UK-DF|6}}.{{NLJul13|p. 351}}
 
In mid-1913, active with {{UK-DF|6}}.{{NLJul13|p. 351}}
  
''Ostrich'' collided with the {{UK-Concord|f=t}} on 19 February, 1917.<ref>Paton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/60.|D7602848}} f. 68.</ref>
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''Ostrich'' collided with the {{UK-Concord|f=t}} on 19 February, 1917.  Captain [[William Douglas Paton|Paton]] of ''Concord'' was informed that he should have familiarised himself with his patrol area beforehand.<ref>Paton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/60.|D7602848}} f. 68.</ref>
  
 
==Captains==
 
==Captains==
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{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}}|name=James Rose Price Hawksley|nick=James R. P. Hawksley|appt=5 January, 1902<ref>Hawksley Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 289.</ref>|end=13 May, 1902<ref>Hawksley Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 289.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}}|name=James Rose Price Hawksley|nick=James R. P. Hawksley|appt=5 January, 1902<ref>Hawksley Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 289.</ref>|end=13 May, 1902<ref>Hawksley Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 289.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Henry Ralph Heathcote|nick=Henry R. Heathcote|appt=21 August, 1902{{NLMay03|p. 287}}|end=7 July, 1903}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Henry Ralph Heathcote|nick=Henry R. Heathcote|appt=21 August, 1902{{NLMay03|p. 287}}|end=7 July, 1903}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=John Graham Muriel McHardy|nick=John G. M. McHardy|appt=21 July, 1903<ref>"APPOINTMENTS FOR THE NAVAL MANOEUVRES."  ''The Times'' (London, England), Thursday, Jul 16, 1903; pg. 8; Issue 37134.</ref>|end=|note=for [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1903]]}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Alfred Frank St. Clair Armitage|nick=Alfred F. St. Clair Armitage|appt=14 July, 1904{{ToL|Appointments for the Naval Manoeuvres|Saturday, Jul 09, 1904; pg. 12; Issue 37442}}|end=|note=for [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1904]]}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CBosunRN}} ('''T''') in Command|name=Joseph Sanders|nick=Joseph Sanders|appt=September, 1904{{NLOct04|p. 352}}|end=}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CBosunRN}} ('''T''') in Command|name=Joseph Sanders|nick=Joseph Sanders|appt=September, 1904{{NLOct04|p. 352}}|end=}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=John May|nick=John May|appt=3 January, 1905<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 7 January, 1905.  Issue '''37598''', col C, p. 10.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=John May|nick=John May|appt=3 January, 1905<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 7 January, 1905.  Issue '''37598''', col C, p. 10.</ref>|end=6 January, 1905}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Walter Henry Cowan, First Baronet|nick=Walter H. Cowan|appt=6 January, 1905<ref>Cowan Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|D7576536}} f. 249.</ref>|end=17 February, 1905<ref>Cowan Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|D7576536}} f. 249.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Walter Henry Cowan, First Baronet|nick=Walter H. Cowan|appt=6 January, 1905<ref>Cowan Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|D7576536}} f. 249.</ref>|end=17 February, 1905<ref>Cowan Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|D7576536}} f. 249.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=William Hamilton Heath Sinclair Thomson|nick=William H. H. S. Thomson|appt=17 February, 1905|end=28 March, 1905}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Cyril Asser|nick=Cyril Asser|appt=28 March, 1905<ref>Asser Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/11.|D7602799}} f.12.</ref>|end=22 May, 1905<ref>Asser Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/11.|D7602799}} f.12.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Cyril Asser|nick=Cyril Asser|appt=28 March, 1905<ref>Asser Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/11.|D7602799}} f.12.</ref>|end=22 May, 1905<ref>Asser Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/11.|D7602799}} f.12.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=George William McOran Campbell|nick=George W. McO. Campbell|appt=22 May, 1905<ref>Campbell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/341.|D7576618}} f. 341.</ref>|end=July, 1905<ref>Campbell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/341.|D7576618}} f. 341.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=George William McOran Campbell|nick=George W. McO. Campbell|appt=22 May, 1905<ref>Campbell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/341.|D7576618}} f. 341.</ref>|end=July, 1905<ref>Campbell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/341.|D7576618}} f. 341.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Geoffrey Corlett|nick=Geoffrey Corlett|appt=9 July, 1908<ref>Corlett Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47/47.|D7603754}} f. 252.</ref>|end=28 July, 1908<ref>Corlett Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47/47.|D7603754}} f. 252.</ref>|note=temporary}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Geoffrey Corlett|nick=Geoffrey Corlett|appt=9 July, 1908<ref>Corlett Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47/47.|D7603754}} f. 252.</ref>|end=28 July, 1908<ref>Corlett Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47/47.|D7603754}} f. 252.</ref>|note=temporary}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Richard Anthony Aston Plowden|nick=Richard A. A. Plowden|appt=13 March, 1909<ref>Plowden Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46/64.|D7603571}} f. 64.</ref>{{NLJul09|p. 352}}|end=3 August, 1909<ref>Plowden Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46/64.|D7603571}} f. 64.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Richard Anthony Aston Plowden|nick=Richard A. A. Plowden|appt=13 March, 1909<ref>Plowden Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46/64.|D7603571}} f. 64.</ref>{{NLJul09|p. 352}}|end=3 August, 1909<ref>Plowden Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46/64.|D7603571}} f. 64.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=George Pritzler Green|nick=George P. Green|appt=3 August, 1909{{NLJan10|p. 352}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=George Pritzler Green|nick=George P. Green|appt=3 August, 1909{{NLJan10|p. 352}}|end=6 April, 1910}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Clive Charles Henry Maitland-Addison|nick=Clive C. H. Maitland-Addison|appt=21 June, 1910|end=5 August, 1910}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Francis Edward Henry Graham Hobart|nick=Francis E. H. G. Hobart|appt=August, 1910<ref>Hobart Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48/45.|D7603949}} f. 448.</ref>|end=4 March, 1911<ref>Hobart Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48/45.|D7603949}} f. 448.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Francis Edward Henry Graham Hobart|nick=Francis E. H. G. Hobart|appt=August, 1910<ref>Hobart Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48/45.|D7603949}} f. 448.</ref>|end=4 March, 1911<ref>Hobart Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48/45.|D7603949}} f. 448.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander|name=Herbert Francis Littledale|nick=Herbert F. Littledale|appt=4 March, 1911<ref>Littledale Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47/123.|D7603830}} f. 328.</ref>{{NLApr11|p. 351}}|end=September, 1911<ref>Littledale Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47/123.|D7603830}} f. 328.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander|name=Herbert Francis Littledale|nick=Herbert F. Littledale|appt=4 March, 1911<ref>Littledale Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47/123.|D7603830}} f. 328.</ref>{{NLApr11|p. 351}}|end=September, 1911<ref>Littledale Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47/123.|D7603830}} f. 328.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Lionel George Foote|nick=Lionel G. Foote|appt=20 October, 1911<ref>Foote Service Records {{TNA|ADM 196/50/53.|D7604465}} f. ?.</ref>|end=30 October, 1911<ref>Foote Service Records {{TNA|ADM 196/50/53.|D7604465}} f. ?.</ref>|note=}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Lionel George Foote|nick=Lionel G. Foote|appt=20 October, 1911<ref>Foote Service Records {{TNA|ADM 196/50/53.|D7604465}} f. ?.</ref>|end=30 October, 1911<ref>Foote Service Records {{TNA|ADM 196/50/53.|D7604465}} f. ?.</ref>|note=}}
{{Tenure|rank=Lieutenant & Commander|name=Evelyn Harry Byrd Levett Scrivener|nick=Evelyn H. B. L. Scrivener|appt=14 February, 1912{{NLJul13|p. 351}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Evelyn Harry Byrd Levett Scrivener|nick=Evelyn H. B. L. Scrivener|appt=14 February, 1912{{NLJul13|p. 351}}|end=25 November, 1913}}
{{Tenure|rank=Lieutenant-in-Command|name=John Kelty McLeod|nick=John K. McLeod|appt=3 February, 1914{{NLApr14|p. 352}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Lieutenant-in-Command|name=John Kelty McLeod|nick=John K. McLeod|appt=3 February, 1914{{NLApr14|p. 352}}|end=28 August, 1914}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Richard Bruce England|nick=Richard B. England|appt=28 August, 1914{{NLOct15|p. 396''i''}}|end=20 January, 1916}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Richard Bruce England|nick=Richard B. England|appt=28 August, 1914{{NLOct15|p. 396''i''}}|end=20 January, 1916}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRNR}}|name=Edgar Lakeman Trant|nick=Edgar L. Trant|appt=20 January, 1916{{NLNov17|p. 396''c''}}|end=}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRNR}}|name=Edgar Lakeman Trant|nick=Edgar L. Trant|appt=20 January, 1916{{NLNov17|p. 396''c''}}|end=}}

Revision as of 08:40, 1 May 2020

H.M.S. Ostrich (1900)
Pendant Number: P.56 (1914)
D.65 (Sep 1915)[1]
Builder: Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company[2]
Ordered: 1899 Programme[3]
Laid down: 28 Jun, 1899[4]
Launched: 22 Mar, 1900[5]
Commissioned: Dec, 1901[6]
Broken up: 1920[7]

H.M.S. Ostrich was one of forty "C" class destroyers built for the Royal Navy — a "30 knotter".

Service

In late 1905, she was one of eight destroyers in the Third Division of the Channel Fleet's Destroyer Flotilla.[8]

In mid-1913, active with Sixth Destroyer Flotilla.[9]

Ostrich collided with the light cruiser Concord on 19 February, 1917. Captain Paton of Concord was informed that he should have familiarised himself with his patrol area beforehand.[10]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 58.
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 97.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 97.
  4. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 97.
  5. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 58.
  6. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 97.
  7. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 97.
  8. The Navy List. (November, 1905). pp. 267, 269.
  9. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 351.
  10. Paton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/60. f. 68.
  11. Hawksley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 289.
  12. Hawksley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 289.
  13. The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 287.
  14. "APPOINTMENTS FOR THE NAVAL MANOEUVRES." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Jul 16, 1903; pg. 8; Issue 37134.
  15. "Appointments for the Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 09, 1904; pg. 12; Issue 37442.
  16. The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 352.
  17. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 7 January, 1905. Issue 37598, col C, p. 10.
  18. Cowan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 249.
  19. Cowan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 249.
  20. Asser Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/11. f.12.
  21. Asser Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/11. f.12.
  22. Campbell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/341. f. 341.
  23. Campbell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/341. f. 341.
  24. The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 352.
  25. The Navy List. (June, 1906). p. 352.
  26. Rose Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/14. f. 14.
  27. The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 352.
  28. Rose Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/14. f. 14.
  29. Corlett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/47. f. 252.
  30. Corlett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/47. f. 252.
  31. Plowden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/64. f. 64.
  32. The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 352.
  33. Plowden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/64. f. 64.
  34. The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 352.
  35. Hobart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/45. f. 448.
  36. Hobart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/45. f. 448.
  37. Littledale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/123. f. 328.
  38. The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 351.
  39. Littledale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/123. f. 328.
  40. Foote Service Records The National Archives. ADM 196/50/53. f. ?.
  41. Foote Service Records The National Archives. ADM 196/50/53. f. ?.
  42. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 351.
  43. The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 352.
  44. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 396i.
  45. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 396c.
  46. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 857.

Bibliography


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