H.M.S. Sunfish (1895)
From The Dreadnought Project
| H.M.S. Sunfish (1895) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | D.47 (1914) D.2A (Sep 1915), D.81 (1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Hawthorn Leslie & Company[2] |
| Ordered: | 1893-94[3] |
| Laid down: | 29 Aug, 1894[4] |
| Launched: | 23 May, 1895[5] |
| Commissioned: | 18 Feb, 1896[6] |
| Broken up: | 1920[7] |
H.M.S. Sunfish was one of forty-two "A" class destroyers built for the Royal Navy — a "27 knotter".
Service
Sunfish 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.[8]
She and sixteen other destroyers of the Reserve Division arrived at Sheerness on 13 July 1905 and proceeded to Chatham.[9]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant & Commander Albert S. Lafone, 18 February, 1896[10] – 1 September, 1896[11]
- Lieutenant & Commander Robert G. D. Dewar, 19 April, 1900[12][13] – January, 1902[14] (lent to Cygnet 29 November, 1900)
- Lieutenant & Commander John M. D. E. Warren, 2 August, 1902[15][16] – 15 October, 1903[17]
- Commander Marcus R. Hill, August, 1903[18] – November, 1903[19]
- Lieutenant & Commander John Kiddle, 15 October, 1903[20] – 23 March, 1904[21]
- Lieutenant & Commander Alfred B. Barker, 14 July, 1904[22] – 27 August, 1904 (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1904)
- Lieutenant & Commander Reginald C. L. Owen, 29 October, 1904 – 8 June, 1905
- Lieutenant & Commander Francis B. Favell, 21 June, 1905 – 23 September, 1905
- Lieutenant & Commander Arthur N. Gouldsmith, 23 September, 1905[23] – April, 1907[Inference]
- Lieutenant & Commander Henry C. Stahl, 9 April, 1907[24] – 4 August, 1909
- Lieutenant & Commander Reginald Watkins Grubb, 4 August, 1909[25][26] – 24 January, 1910[27]
- Lieutenant-Commander Valentine D. English, 15 August, 1910[28] – 4 April, 1911
- Gunner in Command John D. Sumner, 4 May, 1912[29] – 14 May, 1914
- Lieutenant in Command George S. Brown, 29 July, 1914[30][31] – 1 June, 1915[32]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command William B. Clementson, 1 June, 1915[33]
- Acting Commander R.N.R. Frederic J. Thompson, 11 July, 1917[34]
- Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. George ff. H. Lloyd, 8 October, 1917[35][36] – 17 April, 1918[37]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Hubert G. D. Merrett, 16 December, 1918[38]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 56.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 93.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 92.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 93.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 56.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 266.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 93.
- ↑ "Naval And Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, Jul 03, 1905; pg. 12; Issue 37749.
- ↑ "Naval And Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Friday, Jul 14, 1905; pg. 10; Issue 37759.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 266.
- ↑ Lafone Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/156. f. 183.
- ↑ Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/463. f. 517.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 304a.
- ↑ Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/463. f. 517.
- ↑ Warren Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/422. f. 469.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 305.
- ↑ Warren Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/422. f. 469.
- ↑ Hill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/88. f. 137.
- ↑ Hill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/88. f. 137.
- ↑ Kiddle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/207. f. 236.
- ↑ Kiddle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/207. f. 236.
- ↑ "Appointments for the Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 09, 1904; pg. 12; Issue 37442.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 379.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 379.
- ↑ Grubb Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/143. f. 348.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 379.
- ↑ Grubb Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/143. f. 348.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 379.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 378.
- ↑ Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/15. f. 367.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 398d-k.
- ↑ Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/15. f. 367.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 398l.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 398b.
- ↑ Lloyd Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/20. f. 20.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 398b.
- ↑ Lloyd Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/20. f. 20.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 911a.
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