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'''H.M.S. ''Sheldrake''''' was one of 20 destroyers of the [[Acorn Class Destroyer (1910)|''Acorn'' class]].
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'''H.M.S. ''Sheldrake''''' was one of twenty destroyers of the [[Acorn Class Destroyer (1910)|''Acorn'' class]].
  
 
==Service==
 
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In mid-1913, operating with the {{UK-DF|2}}.<ref>''The Navy List'' (July, 1913), p. 376.</ref>
 
  
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She reduced to C. & M. Party at the Nore on 17 February, 1920.{{NLJan21|p. 864}}
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On 10 June, 1913, {{UK-Nymphe}} collided with {{UK-Goldfinch}} and ''Sheldrake''.  {{UK-Nymphe}}'s captain [[William Spencer Leveson-Gower, Fourth Earl Granville |Leveson-Gower]] was told he should keep an anchor watch set when the weather was turning sour. <ref>Leveson-Gower Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/178.|D7603430}} f. 182.</ref>
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On 11 July, 1913, the destroyer again collided, this time with the {{UK-1Fury|f=t}}.  Both captains were scolded for not having been on the bridge at the time of the accident.
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In mid-1913, ''Sheldrake'' was operating with the {{UK-DF|2}}.{{NLJul13|p. 376}}
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''Sheldrake'' was reduced to C. & M. Party at the Nore on 17 February, 1920.{{NLJan21|p. 864}}
  
 
==Captains==
 
==Captains==
 
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* {{LCommRN}} [[Richard Anthony Aston Plowden|Richard A. A. Plowden]], 20 December, 1912.<ref>''The Navy List'' (January, 1915).  p. 380a.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Robert Amcotts Wilson|nick=Robert A. Wilson|appt=16 May, 1911<ref>Wilson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47/62.|}} f. 266.</ref>{{NLAug12|p. 376}}|end=20 December, 1912<ref>Wilson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47/62.|}} f. 266.</ref>|precBy=New Command}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Richard Anthony Aston Plowden|nick=Richard A. A. Plowden|appt=20 December, 1912<ref>Plowden Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46/64.|D7603571}} f. 64.</ref>{{NLApr15|p. 398''a''}}|end=July, 1915<ref>Plowden Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46/64.|D7603571}} f. 64.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Frederick Philip Champion de Crespigny|nick=Frederick P. Champion de Crespigny|appt=19 December, 1916<ref>Champion de Crespigny Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/20.|D7604433}} f. 181.</ref>{{NLSep19|p. 907}}|end=19 April, 1920<ref>Champion de Crespigny Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/20.|D7604433}} f. 181.</ref>|note=and in command of a group of ships in reserve at Devonport}}
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Latest revision as of 09:19, 21 April 2022

H.M.S. Sheldrake (1911)
Pendant Number: H.88 (1914)
H.0A (Jan-Apr 1918)[1]
Builder: William Denny & Brothers[2]
Launched: 18 Jan, 1911[3]
Completed: 19 May, 1911[4]
Sold: Nov, 1921[5]
Fate: Broken up

H.M.S. Sheldrake was one of twenty destroyers of the Acorn class.

Service

On 10 June, 1913, Nymphe collided with Goldfinch and Sheldrake. Nymphe's captain Leveson-Gower was told he should keep an anchor watch set when the weather was turning sour. [6]

On 11 July, 1913, the destroyer again collided, this time with the destroyer Fury. Both captains were scolded for not having been on the bridge at the time of the accident.

In mid-1913, Sheldrake was operating with the Second Destroyer Flotilla.[7]

Sheldrake was reduced to C. & M. Party at the Nore on 17 February, 1920.[8]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 61.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 74.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 74.
  4. ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 306.
  5. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 74.
  6. ↑ Leveson-Gower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/178. f. 182.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 376.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 864.
  9. ↑ Wilson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/62. f. 266.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 376.
  11. ↑ Wilson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/62. f. 266.
  12. ↑ Plowden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/64. f. 64.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 398a.
  14. ↑ Plowden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/64. f. 64.
  15. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 398a.
  16. ↑ Bomford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/47. f. ?.
  17. ↑ Champion de Crespigny Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/20. f. 181.
  18. ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 907.
  19. ↑ Champion de Crespigny Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/20. f. 181.

Bibliography


Acorn Class Destroyer
Acorn Alarm Brisk Sheldrake Staunch
Cameleon Comet Goldfinch Nemesis Nereide
Nymphe Fury Hope Larne Lyra
Martin Minstrel Redpole Rifleman Ruby
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