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|launch=18 Sep, 1913{{Conways1906|p. 75}} | |launch=18 Sep, 1913{{Conways1906|p. 75}} | ||
| − | |builder=[[Thornycroft]]{{Conways1906|p. 75}} | + | |comp=Mar, 1914{{FriedmanBritishDestroyers|p. 307}} |
| + | |builder=[[John I. Thornycroft & Company]]{{Conways1906|p. 75}} | ||
|pend=H.68 (1914)<br>H.5A (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 63}} | |pend=H.68 (1914)<br>H.5A (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 63}} | ||
|fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career> | |fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career> | ||
| − | '''H.M.S. ''Unity''''' was one of | + | '''H.M.S. ''Unity''''' was one of twenty destroyers of the [[Acasta Class Destroyer (1912)|''Acasta'' class]]. |
==Service== | ==Service== | ||
| − | + | ''Unity'' was assigned, along with the other ''Acasta'' class destroyers to the {{UK-DF|4}} in 1914. | |
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| + | She was one of seven destroyers of that formation to fight at the [[Scarborough Raid]] in the early morning of 16 December, 1914, operating as one of four in the first division headed by in the {{UK-Lynx}}.{{UKNavalOpsII|p. 26}} | ||
At the [[Battle of Jutland]], she operated with the {{UK-DF|4}} under the command of {{LCommRN}} [[Arthur Macaulay Lecky|Arthur M. Lecky]].{{UKJutlandOD|pp. 34, 44}} | At the [[Battle of Jutland]], she operated with the {{UK-DF|4}} under the command of {{LCommRN}} [[Arthur Macaulay Lecky|Arthur M. Lecky]].{{UKJutlandOD|pp. 34, 44}} | ||
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| + | In November, 1916, she transferred to the {{UK-DF|6}}, which was part of the [[Dover Patrol]]. | ||
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| + | ''Unity'' was reduced to a C. & M. Party at Portsmouth on 17 October, 1919.{{NLJan21|p. 879}} | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
Dates of appointment are provided when known. | Dates of appointment are provided when known. | ||
| − | <div name=fredbot: | + | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Unity''"> |
| − | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Arthur Macaulay Lecky|nick=Arthur M. Lecky|appt=7 March, 1914{{NLOct15|p. 398''t''}}|end=June, 1916|precBy=New Command|note=in command at the [[Scarborough Raid]] and the [[Battle of Jutland]]}} | |
| − | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Astley Dundas Cooper Cooper-Key|nick=Astley D. C. Cooper-Key|appt=June, 1916{{NLDec16|p. 398''u''}}|end=14 March, 1917<ref>Cooper-Key Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/29.|D7604128}} f. 15.</ref>}} | |
| − | </div name=fredbot: | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Frederic Cyril Bradley|nick=Frederic C. Bradley|appt=14 March, 1917<ref>Bradley Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/60.|D7605147}} f. 418.</ref>{{NLNov17|p. 398''o''}}|end=19 February, 1918<ref>Bradley Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/60.|D7605147}} f. 418.</ref>}} |
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=John Anthony Vere Morse|nick=John A. V. Morse|appt=19 February, 1918<ref>Morse Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/54/122.|}} f. 123.</ref>{{NLFeb19|p. 922''a''}}|end=25 February, 1919<ref>Morse Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/54/122.|}} f. 123.</ref>}} | ||
| + | </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
{{refbegin}} | {{refbegin}} | ||
* [[Fourth D.F. (Royal Navy) at the Battle of Jutland]] | * [[Fourth D.F. (Royal Navy) at the Battle of Jutland]] | ||
| − | {{WP| | + | {{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Unity_(1913)}} |
{{refend}} | {{refend}} | ||
Latest revision as of 09:11, 26 April 2022
| H.M.S. Unity (1913) | |
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| Pendant Number: | H.68 (1914) H.5A (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | John I. Thornycroft & Company[2] |
| Launched: | 18 Sep, 1913[3] |
| Completed: | Mar, 1914[4] |
| Sold: | Oct, 1922[5] |
H.M.S. Unity was one of twenty destroyers of the Acasta class.
Service
Unity was assigned, along with the other Acasta class destroyers to the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla in 1914.
She was one of seven destroyers of that formation to fight at the Scarborough Raid in the early morning of 16 December, 1914, operating as one of four in the first division headed by in the Lynx.[6]
At the Battle of Jutland, she operated with the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla under the command of Lieutenant-Commander Arthur M. Lecky.[7]
In November, 1916, she transferred to the Sixth Destroyer Flotilla, which was part of the Dover Patrol.
Unity was reduced to a C. & M. Party at Portsmouth on 17 October, 1919.[8]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant-Commander Arthur M. Lecky, 7 March, 1914[9] – June, 1916 (in command at the Scarborough Raid and the Battle of Jutland)
- Lieutenant-Commander Astley D. C. Cooper-Key, June, 1916[10] – 14 March, 1917[11]
- Lieutenant in Command Frederic C. Bradley, 14 March, 1917[12][13] – 19 February, 1918[14]
- Lieutenant in Command John A. V. Morse, 19 February, 1918[15][16] – 25 February, 1919[17]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 63.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 75.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 75.
- ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 307.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 75.
- ↑ Naval Operations. Volume II. p. 26.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 44.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 879.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 398t.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 398u.
- ↑ Cooper-Key Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/29. f. 15.
- ↑ Bradley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/60. f. 418.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 398o.
- ↑ Bradley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/60. f. 418.
- ↑ Morse Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/122. f. 123.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 922a.
- ↑ Morse Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/122. f. 123.
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