H.M.S. Sylvia (1897)

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H.M.S. Sylvia (1897)
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.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 58.
  2. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 58.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
  4. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
  5. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 58.
  6. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
  7. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
  8. The Navy List (July, 1913), p. 381.
  9. Williams, M. W. HMS Tirade and the Sinking of UC-55 in Warship 1997-1998.
  10. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 24 February, 1905. Issue 37639, col C, p. 11.
  11. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 29 July, 1905. Issue 37772, col C, p. 10.
  12. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 17 June, 1909. Issue 38988, col B, p. 9.
  13. The Navy List (July, 1913), p. 381.
  14. The Navy List (January, 1915). p. 383a.
  15. Williams, M. W. HMS Tirade and the Sinking of UC-55 in Warship 1997-1998, p. 153.
  16. The Navy List (February, 1919), p. 912a.

Bibliography


"C" Class Destroyer
Star Whiting Bat Chamois Crane
Flying Fish Fawn Flirt Bullfinch Dove
Violet Sylvia Lee Avon Bittern
Otter Leopard Vixen Brazen Electra
Recruit Vulture Kestrel Cheerful Mermaid
Greyhound Racehorse Roebuck Gipsy Fairy
Osprey Leven Falcon Ostrich Thorn
Tiger Vigilant Albatross Viper Velox
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