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+ | * {{LieutRN}} & Commander [[Hugh Dennis Marryat|Hugh D. Marryat]], 16 October, 1906.<ref>''The Navy List'' (January, 1907), p. 364.</ref> | ||
+ | * {{LieutRN}} & Commander [[Cyril Callaghan]], 15 August, 1909.<ref>Callaghan Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/142}} f. 524.</ref> | ||
+ | * {{LieutRN}} & Commander [[George Herbert Knowles|George H. Knowles]], 24 January, 1910.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1910), p. 364.</ref> | ||
* Lieutenant in Command [[Edward Pender Usticke Pender|Edward P. U. Pender]], 20 February, 1912.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1914), p. 365.</ref> | * Lieutenant in Command [[Edward Pender Usticke Pender|Edward P. U. Pender]], 20 February, 1912.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1914), p. 365.</ref> | ||
* Lieutenant, R.N.R. in Command [[Ernest William Richard Avery|Ernest W. R. Avery]], 8 November, 1918.<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1918), p. 889.</ref> | * Lieutenant, R.N.R. in Command [[Ernest William Richard Avery|Ernest W. R. Avery]], 8 November, 1918.<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1918), p. 889.</ref> |
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H.M.S. Racehorse (1900) | |
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Pendant Number: | P.15 (1914) D.66 (Sep 1915) D.71 (Jan 1918)[1] |
Builder: | Hawthorn Leslie[2] |
Ordered: | 1899 Programme[3] |
Laid down: | 23 Oct, 1899[4] |
Launched: | 8 Nov, 1900[5] |
Commissioned: | Mar, 1902[6] |
Broken up: | 1920[7] |
H.M.S. Racehorse was one of forty destroyers of the "C" class — a "30 knotter".
Trials
Racehorse completed her steam trials on 17 December, 1901. On her full-speed trial she obtained 30.354 knots on the measured mile, and averaged 30.345 knots over three hours.[8]
Service
In mid-1913, Racehorse was active with Sixth Destroyer Flotilla — a patrol flotilla.[9]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant & Commander Hugh D. Marryat, 16 October, 1906.[10]
- Lieutenant & Commander Cyril Callaghan, 15 August, 1909.[11]
- Lieutenant & Commander George H. Knowles, 24 January, 1910.[12]
- Lieutenant in Command Edward P. U. Pender, 20 February, 1912.[13]
- Lieutenant, R.N.R. in Command Ernest W. R. Avery, 8 November, 1918.[14]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 58.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 58.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 96.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 96.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 58.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 96.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 96.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 19 December, 1901. Issue 36642, col A, p. 7.
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913), p. 364.
- ↑ The Navy List (January, 1907), p. 364.
- ↑ Callaghan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/142 f. 524.
- ↑ The Navy List (April, 1910), p. 364.
- ↑ The Navy List (April, 1914), p. 365.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1918), p. 889.
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