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On 8 February, 1917, she sank {{DE-UC39}} after blowing her to the surface with a single well-placed depth charge.{{HardLying|p. 62. For some reason, I think the source calls this UC 9}} | On 8 February, 1917, she sank {{DE-UC39}} after blowing her to the surface with a single well-placed depth charge.{{HardLying|p. 62. For some reason, I think the source calls this UC 9}} | ||
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| H.M.S. Thrasher (1895) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | D.79 (1914) D.94 (Sep 1915) D.90 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Laird[2] |
| Ordered: | 1894-95 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 30 May, 1895[4] |
| Launched: | 5 Nov, 1895[5] |
| Commissioned: | Jun, 1897[6] |
| Broken up: | 1919[7] |
H.M.S. Thrasher was one of twenty-four destroyers of the "B" class — a "30 knotter".
Service
In mid-1913, part of the Seventh Destroyer Flotilla — a patrol flotilla.[8]
On 8 February, 1917, she sank UC 39 after blowing her to the surface with a single well-placed depth charge.[9]
In September, 1917 when she transferred to the Nore Defence Flotilla,[10] serving there until at December, 1918.[11] From January, 1919, she remained at The Nore "temporarily".
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant & Commander Henry V. Hudson, 14 October, 1912[12]
- Commander Hugh T. Prichard, 23 January, 1914[13]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Ernest M. Hawkins, 6 May, 1915[14]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Lionel M. Kelly, 7 May, 1917[15]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Walter H. Poole, 30 April, 1918[16]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 57.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
- ↑ 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. 386.
- ↑ Smith. Hard Lying. p. 62. For some reason, I think the source calls this UC 9.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (September, 1917). pp. 16, 18.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 16.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 386.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 385a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 398q.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 398k.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 919.
Bibliography
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| Spiteful | Peterel | Myrmidon | Syren | Kangaroo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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