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| H.M.S. Swordfish (1895) | |
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| Builder: | Armstrong[1] |
| Ordered: | 1893-94[2] |
| Laid down: | 4 Jun, 1894[3] |
| Launched: | 27 Mar, 1895[4] |
| Commissioned: | Dec, 1896[5] |
| Broken up: | 1910[6] |
H.M.S. Swordfish was one of forty-two "A" class destroyers built for the Royal Navy — a "27 knotter".
Service
Swordfish was commissioned at Chatham on 6 January, 1899 by Lieutenant and Commander Alan Cameron Bruce to take the place of Mallard in the Medway Instructional Flotilla.[7]
Swordfish was broken up before the war.
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant & Commander James R. P. Hawksley, 10 September, 1898[8]
- Lieutenant & Commander Alan C. Bruce, 6 January, 1899[9] – 11 April, 1899[10]
- Lieutenant & Commander Charles Tibbits, 2 September, 1899[11] – 7 November, 1899[12]
- Lieutenant & Commander John W. E. Townsend, May, 1902[13] – 27 February, 1903
- Lieutenant & Commander Colin K. MacLean, 28 February, 1903[14] – 26 June, 1903
- Gunner in Command William Cooper, 15 June, 1904 – 1 April, 1906
- Lieutenant & Commander Sidney J. Meyrick, 14 July, 1904 – 6 September, 1904 (lent, for manoeuvres)
- Commander Charles J. Collins, 1 April, 1906 – 28 May, 1906
- Lieutenant in Command Joseph A. Shuter, 28 May, 1906[15] – 3 August, 1906[16]
- Lieutenant & Commander George W. McO. Campbell, 23 January, 1907[17][18] – 21 January, 1909[19]
- Lieutenant & Commander Arthur W. Benson, 21 January, 1909 – 30 April, 1909
Equipment
In 1896, Swordfish and Spitfire were fitted with Tower's Steady Platform for its search light which proved "very satisfactory,"[20] having been improved since the initial 1889 evaluation. In tests at Chatham on 13th October, 1896, Spitfire was moored in basin number 3 and rolled about 25 degrees while she shone her light on a hatch-painted test vessel. The light beam did not waver by more than a half degree during the test.[21]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 93.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 93.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 93.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jan 07, 1899; pg. 10; Issue 35720.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 300.
- ↑ Bruce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/319. f. 351.
- ↑ Bruce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/319. f. 351.
- ↑ Tibbits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/243. f. 268.
- ↑ Tibbits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/243. f. 268.
- ↑ "Naval & Military intelligence" The Times (London). Thursday, 1 May 1902. (36756), p. 6.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 305s.
- ↑ Shuter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/283. f. 318.
- ↑ Shuter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/283. f. 318.
- ↑ Campbell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/341. f. 341.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 381.
- ↑ Campbell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/341. f. 341.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1896. p. ix.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1896. p. 51.
Bibliography
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