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''Snapper'' was one of seventeen destroyers of the Reserve Division which left Sheerness on 1 July, 1905 for Spithead under the overall command of Commander [[Reginald Graham Gregory|R. G. Gregory]] in {{UK-1Spitfire|f=p}}.<ref>"Naval And Military Intelligence."  ''The Times'' (London, England), Monday, Jul 03, 1905; pg. 12; Issue 37749.</ref>
  
 
==Captains==
 
==Captains==

Revision as of 12:58, 17 April 2018

H.M.S. Snapper (1895)
Builder: Earle's Shipbuilding[1]
Ordered: 1893-94[2]
Laid down: 2 Apr, 1894[3]
Launched: 30 Jan, 1895[4]
Commissioned: 14 Jan, 1896[5]
Broken up: 1912[6]

H.M.S. Snapper was one of forty-two "A" class destroyers built for the Royal Navy — a "27 knotter".

Like a fair number of her class, she was broken up before the war.

Service

Snapper was one of seventeen destroyers of the Reserve Division which left Sheerness on 1 July, 1905 for Spithead under the overall command of Commander R. G. Gregory in H.M.S. Spitfire.[7]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 92.
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 92.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 92.
  4. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 92.
  5. The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 264.
  6. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 92.
  7. "Naval And Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, Jul 03, 1905; pg. 12; Issue 37749.
  8. The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 264.
  9. Taylour Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/249. f. 293.
  10. Segrave Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 226.
  11. Segrave Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 226.
  12. Grant-Dalton Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/43/328. f. 362.
  13. "Naval & Military intelligence" The Times (London). Tuesday, 25 February 1902. (36700), p. 11.
  14. The Navy List. (May, 1902). p. 302a.
  15. Grant-Dalton Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/43/328. f. 362.
  16. The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 303a.
  17. The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 377.
  18. Prichard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/356. f. 401.
  19. Prichard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/356. f. 401.
  20. The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 376.
  21. The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 376.
  22. The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 376.
  23. Troup Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/225. f. ?.
  24. Troup Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/225. f. ?.

Bibliography


"A" Class Destroyer
26 Knotters
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  Decoy Ferret Lynx  
27 Knotters
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Porcupine Salmon Snapper Banshee Contest
Dragon Conflict Teazer Wizard Fervent
Zephyr Handy Hart Hunter Opossum
Ranger Sunfish Rocket Shark Surly
  Skate Starfish Sturgeon  
  Spitfire Swordfish Zebra  
  Destroyers (UK) "B" Class –>