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|launch=10 Nov, 1894{{Conways1860|p. 93}}
 
|launch=10 Nov, 1894{{Conways1860|p. 93}}
|builder=[[Thomson]]{{Conways1860|p. 93}}
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|builder=[[J. & G. Thomson]]{{Conways1860|p. 93}}
 
|laid=14 Feb, 1894{{Conways1860|p. 93}}
 
|laid=14 Feb, 1894{{Conways1860|p. 93}}
 
|fate=Broken up
 
|fate=Broken up
 
|pend=P.30 (1914)<br>D.3A (Sep 1915), D.81 (1918){{DittColl|p. 56}}
 
|pend=P.30 (1914)<br>D.3A (Sep 1915), D.81 (1918){{DittColl|p. 56}}
 
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'''H.M.S. ''Surly''''' was one of forty-two [["A" Class Destroyer (1894)|"A" class destroyers]] built for the [[Royal Navy]] &mdash; a "27 knotter".
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'''H.M.S. ''Surly''''' was one of thirty-six [[27 Knotter]]s, a broad meta-class of early [[Torpedo Boat Destroyer]]s built for the [[Royal Navy]] in the 1890s.
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She was one of the few 27 knotters who survived through the [[Great War]] despite their obsolete nature.
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==Construction & Service==
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She was one of twenty-seven T.B.Ds. of the Portsmouth Flotilla to participate in the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1909]].{{ToL|The Naval Mobilization|Thursday, June 17, 1909, Issue 38988, p.9}}
  
==Service==
 
 
In mid-1913, in Portsmouth, tender to ''Fisgard''.{{NLJul13|p. 380}}
 
In mid-1913, in Portsmouth, tender to ''Fisgard''.{{NLJul13|p. 380}}
  
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Dates of appointment are provided when known.
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
 
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Surly''">
 
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Surly''">
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Ernest Orford Ballantyne|nick=Ernest O. Ballantyne|appt=16 July, 1901|end=20 August, 1901|note=for manoeuvres}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Charles Lionel Vaughan-Lee|nick=Charles L. Vaughan-Lee|appt=24 July, 1895{{ToL|The Naval Manoeuvres|July 19, 1895, Issue 34633, p.14}}|end=|note=for [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1895]]}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Arthur Horatio Shirley|nick=Arthur H. Shirley|appt=14 January, 1896|end=6 February, 1896|note=in lieu of a {{LieutRN}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Ernest Orford Ballantyne|nick=Ernest O. Ballantyne|appt=16 July, 1901{{ToL|The Naval Manoeuvres|Thursday, July 11, 1901, Issue 36504, p.8}}|end=15 August, 1901{{NMI|{{NMI|Friday, Aug 16, 1901; pg. 6; Issue 36535}}}}|note=for [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1901]]}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=William George Ainslie Kennedy|nick=William G. A. Kennedy|appt=3 January, 1905{{NMI|Saturday, December 24, 1904, Issue 37586, p.4}}|end=28 March, 1905}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Ernest George William Davidson|nick=Ernest G. W. Davidson|appt=28 March, 1905<ref>Davidson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/20.|D7602808}} f. 21.</ref>|end=27 April, 1905<ref>Davidson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/20.|D7602808}} f. 21.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Ernest George William Davidson|nick=Ernest G. W. Davidson|appt=28 March, 1905<ref>Davidson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/20.|D7602808}} f. 21.</ref>|end=27 April, 1905<ref>Davidson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/20.|D7602808}} f. 21.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=John Nicholas|nick=John Nicholas|appt=27 April, 1905<ref>Nicholas Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 306.</ref>|end=9 July, 1906<ref>Nicholas Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 306.</ref>|note=and as Commander (D) and fro command of Torpedo Craft in Commission in Reserve}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=John Nicholas|nick=John Nicholas|appt=27 April, 1905<ref>Nicholas Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 306.</ref>|end=9 July, 1906<ref>Nicholas Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 306.</ref>|note=and as Commander (D) and fro command of Torpedo Craft in Commission in Reserve}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Gunner in Command|name=Frederick John Moon|nick=Frederick J. Moon|appt=April, 1912{{NLJul13|p. 380}}|end=18 August, 1913}}
 
{{Tenure|rank=Gunner in Command|name=Frederick John Moon|nick=Frederick J. Moon|appt=April, 1912{{NLJul13|p. 380}}|end=18 August, 1913}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{GunnerRN}} in Command|name=Robert Stocker|nick=Robert Stocker|appt=6 January, 1913|end=12 March, 1913|note=temporary}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{GunnerRN}} in Command|name=Robert Stocker|nick=Robert Stocker|appt=6 January, 1913|end=12 March, 1913|note=temporary}}
{{Tenure|rank=Gunner in Command|name=Benjamin Richardson|nick=Benjamin Richardson|appt=18 August, 1913{{NLApr14|p. 378}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Gunner in Command|name=Benjamin Richardson|nick=Benjamin Richardson|appt=18 August, 1913{{NLApr14|p. 378}}|end=6 March, 1915}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Edward Neville Mortimer|nick=Edward N. Mortimer|appt=12 August, 1914{{NLJan15|p. 383}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Edward Neville Mortimer|nick=Edward N. Mortimer|appt=12 August, 1914{{NLJan15|p. 383}}|end=March, 1915}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Edward Neville Mortimer|nick=Edward N. Mortimer|appt=5 April, 1915{{NLOct15|p. 398''l''}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Edward Neville Mortimer|nick=Edward N. Mortimer|appt=5 April, 1915{{NLOct15|p. 398''l''}}|end=19 January, 1916}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRNR}}|name=Walter de Burgh Thomas|nick=Walter de B. Thomas|appt=19 January, 1916{{NLNov17|p. 398''c''}}|end=January, 1918}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRNR}}|name=Walter de Burgh Thomas|nick=Walter de B. Thomas|appt=19 January, 1916{{NLNov17|p. 398''c''}}|end=19 January, 1918|note=collided with S.S. ''Vera'' on 28 Sep 1917}}
{{Tenure|rank=Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command|name=George Sharon Loraine|nick=George S. Loraine|appt=26 January, 1918{{NLFeb19|p. 912}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command|name=George Sharon Loraine|nick=George S. Loraine|appt=26 January, 1918{{NLFeb19|p. 912}}|end=25 February, 1919}}
 
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt>
 
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt>
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There seems to be a conflict between Richardson and Mortimer.
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==

Revision as of 17:09, 21 August 2019

H.M.S. Surly (1894)
Pendant Number: P.30 (1914)
D.3A (Sep 1915), D.81 (1918)[1]
Builder: J. & G. Thomson[2]
Ordered: 1893-94[3]
Laid down: 14 Feb, 1894[4]
Launched: 10 Nov, 1894[5]
Commissioned: Jul, 1895[6]
Broken up: 1920[7]

H.M.S. Surly was one of thirty-six 27 Knotters, a broad meta-class of early Torpedo Boat Destroyers built for the Royal Navy in the 1890s.

She was one of the few 27 knotters who survived through the Great War despite their obsolete nature.

Construction & Service

She was one of twenty-seven T.B.Ds. of the Portsmouth Flotilla to participate in the Annual Manoeuvres of 1909.[8]

In mid-1913, in Portsmouth, tender to Fisgard.[9]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

There seems to be a conflict between Richardson and Mortimer.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 56.
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 93.
  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. 93.
  5. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 93.
  6. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 93.
  7. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 93.
  8. "The Naval Mobilization." The Times (London, England), Thursday, June 17, 1909, Issue 38988, p.9.
  9. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 380.
  10. "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), July 19, 1895, Issue 34633, p.14.
  11. "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Thursday, July 11, 1901, Issue 36504, p.8.
  12. "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Friday, Aug 16, 1901; pg. 6; Issue 36535.
  13. "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), [12].
  14. "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, December 24, 1904, Issue 37586, p.4.
  15. Davidson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/20. f. 21.
  16. Davidson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/20. f. 21.
  17. Nicholas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 306.
  18. Nicholas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 306.
  19. The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 379.
  20. Fletcher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/120. f. 120.
  21. The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 379.
  22. Fletcher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/120. f. 120.
  23. Legge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/170. f. 574.
  24. The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 380.
  25. Legge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/170. f. 574.
  26. Stanley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/90. f. 295.
  27. Stanley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/90. f. 295.
  28. The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 380.
  29. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 380.
  30. The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 378.
  31. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 383.
  32. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 398l.
  33. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 398c.
  34. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 912.

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