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[[Henry Maurice Coombs]] was awarded a D.S.O. for destroying an enemy submarine while in command of ''Sturgeon'' on 11 March, 1918,<ref>Coombs Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/213.|D7604625}} f. ?.</ref> but there is no clear indication on Uboat.net that the Germans lost a submarine on this date.<ref>[http://www.uboat.net/wwi/fates/losses.html Uboat.net list of uboat losses.]</ref> | [[Henry Maurice Coombs]] was awarded a D.S.O. for destroying an enemy submarine while in command of ''Sturgeon'' on 11 March, 1918,<ref>Coombs Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/213.|D7604625}} f. ?.</ref> but there is no clear indication on Uboat.net that the Germans lost a submarine on this date.<ref>[http://www.uboat.net/wwi/fates/losses.html Uboat.net list of uboat losses.]</ref> | ||
− | ''Sturgeon'' was reduced to reduced Complement on 16 August, 1920.{{ | + | ''Sturgeon'' was reduced to reduced Complement on 16 August, 1920.{{NLApr25|p. 272}} |
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Richard Harter|nick=Richard Harter|appt=11 January, 1923<ref>Harter Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/52/123.|D7605210}} f. 487.</ref>{{NLJul24|p. 272}}|end=14 March, 1925<ref>Harter Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/52/123.|D7605210}} f. 487.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Richard Harter|nick=Richard Harter|appt=11 January, 1923<ref>Harter Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/52/123.|D7605210}} f. 487.</ref>{{NLJul24|p. 272}}|end=14 March, 1925<ref>Harter Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/52/123.|D7605210}} f. 487.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Joseph Hugh Langdon Yorke|nick=Joseph H. L. Yorke|appt=22 October, 1925<ref>Yorke Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/260.|D7605015}} f. 275.</ref>|end=4 November, 1925<ref>Yorke Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/260.|D7605015}} f. 275.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Joseph Hugh Langdon Yorke|nick=Joseph H. L. Yorke|appt=22 October, 1925<ref>Yorke Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/260.|D7605015}} f. 275.</ref>|end=4 November, 1925<ref>Yorke Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/260.|D7605015}} f. 275.</ref>}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=John Graham Crossley|nick=John G. Crossley|appt=10 March, 1925{{NLApr25|p. 272}}|end=}} | ||
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H.M.S. Sturgeon (1917) | |
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Pendant Number: | F.49 (Jan 1917) G.17 (Jan 1918) F.47 (Apr 1918)[1] |
Builder: | A. Stephen[2] |
Ordered: | Jul 1915 (6th Order)[3][4] |
Launched: | 11 Jan, 1917[5] |
Completed: | 26 Feb, 1917[6] |
Sold: | 16 Dec, 1926[7] |
H.M.S. Sturgeon was one of sixty-two "R" class destroyers completed for the Royal Navy in 1916-17.
Service
Henry Maurice Coombs was awarded a D.S.O. for destroying an enemy submarine while in command of Sturgeon on 11 March, 1918,[8] but there is no clear indication on Uboat.net that the Germans lost a submarine on this date.[9]
Sturgeon was reduced to reduced Complement on 16 August, 1920.[10]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant & Commander Robert A. Hornell, 15 February, 1917[11] – 30 April, 1917[12]
- Lieutenant-Commander Charles H. Knox-Little, 1 May, 1917[13] – 22 May, 1917[14] (blamed for explosion of depth charge(s) on 11 May)
- Lieutenant-Commander Ralph M. Mack, 11 July, 1917[15][16] – 30 November, 1917[17]
- Lieutenant-Commander Henry M. Coombs, 30 November, 1917[18][19] – 3 February, 1919[20]
- Lieutenant-Commander Frederick H. G. Dalrymple-Hamilton, 3 February, 1919[21]
- Commander Henry C. Rawlings, 11 January, 1921[22][23] – 11 January, 1923[24]
- Lieutenant-Commander Richard Harter, 11 January, 1923[25][26] – 14 March, 1925[27]
- Lieutenant-Commander Joseph H. L. Yorke, 22 October, 1925[28] – 4 November, 1925[29]
- Lieutenant-Commander John G. Crossley, 10 March, 1925[30]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 70.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 81.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 81.
- ↑ March. British Destroyers. p. 184.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 81.
- ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 310.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 70.
- ↑ Coombs Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/213. f. ?.
- ↑ Uboat.net list of uboat losses.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 272.
- ↑ Hornell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/435. f. 437.
- ↑ Hornell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/435. f. 437.
- ↑ Knox-Little Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/119. f. 127.
- ↑ Knox-Little Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/119. f. 127.
- ↑ Mack Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/81. f. 43.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 398a.
- ↑ Mack Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/81. f. 43.
- ↑ Coombs Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/213. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 911a.
- ↑ Coombs Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/213. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 868.
- ↑ Rawlings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/96. f. 500.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 868.
- ↑ Rawlings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/96. f. 500.
- ↑ Harter Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/52/123. f. 487.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 272.
- ↑ Harter Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/52/123. f. 487.
- ↑ Yorke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/260. f. 275.
- ↑ Yorke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/260. f. 275.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 272.
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