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In mid-1913, she was operating with {{UK-DF|7}} — a patrol flotilla.<ref>''The Navy List'' (July, 1913), p. 381.</ref> | In mid-1913, she was operating with {{UK-DF|7}} — a patrol flotilla.<ref>''The Navy List'' (July, 1913), p. 381.</ref> | ||
− | On 29 September, 1917, she and {UK-Arab}} raced out of Lerwick in a belated effort to assist in {{UK-Tirade}}'s destruction of {{DE-UC55}}. ''Sylvia'' nonetheless fired three rounds from her 12-pdr., claiming hits that other sources discounted.<ref>Williams, M. W. ''HMS Tirade and the Sinking of UC-55'' in ''Warship 1997-1998''.</ref> | + | On 29 September, 1917, she and {{UK-Arab}} raced out of Lerwick in a belated effort to assist in {{UK-Tirade}}'s destruction of {{DE-UC55}}. ''Sylvia'' nonetheless fired three rounds from her 12-pdr., claiming hits that other sources discounted.<ref>Williams, M. W. ''HMS Tirade and the Sinking of UC-55'' in ''Warship 1997-1998''.</ref> |
==Captains== | ==Captains== |
Revision as of 13:49, 12 October 2013
H.M.S. Sylvia (1897) | |
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Pendant Number: | D.23 (1914) D.69 (Sep 1915) D.84 (Jan 1918) H.03 (Apr 1918)[1] |
Builder: | Doxford[2] |
Ordered: | 1986-97 Programme[3] |
Laid down: | 13 Jul, 1896[4] |
Launched: | 3 Jul, 1897[5] |
Commissioned: | Jan, 1899[6] |
Broken up: | 1919[7] |
H.M.S. Sylvia was one of forty destroyers of the "C" class — a "30 knotter".
Service
In mid-1913, she was operating with Seventh Destroyer Flotilla — a patrol flotilla.[8]
On 29 September, 1917, she and Arab raced out of Lerwick in a belated effort to assist in Tirade's destruction of UC 55. Sylvia nonetheless fired three rounds from her 12-pdr., claiming hits that other sources discounted.[9]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant & Commander Charles E. H. White, 6 March, 1912.[10]
- Lieutenant in Command Ernald G. H. Master, 9 March, 1914.[11]
- Lieutenant Peter Shaw, in command 29 September, 1917.[12]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 58.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 58.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 58.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913), p. 381.
- ↑ Williams, M. W. HMS Tirade and the Sinking of UC-55 in Warship 1997-1998.
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913), p. 381.
- ↑ The Navy List (January, 1915). p. 383a.
- ↑ Williams, M. W. HMS Tirade and the Sinking of UC-55 in Warship 1997-1998, p. 153.
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