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|fatedate=25 Oct, 1915{{KindellROH2|p. 150}}
 
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|name=Velox
 
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|builder=[[C. A. Parsons & Company]]<br>hull: [[Hawthorn Leslie & Company]]{{Conways1860|p. 98}}
 
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'''H.M.S. ''Velox''''' was one of forty destroyers of the [["C" Class Destroyer (1896)|"C" class]] &mdash; a "30 knotter".
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'''H.M.S. ''Velox''''' was one of forty [["C" Class Destroyer (1896)|"C" class destroyers]] built for the [[Royal Navy]] &mdash; a "30 knotter".
  
 
==Service==
 
==Service==
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In mid-1913, at Portsmouth.<ref>''The Navy List'' (July, 1913), p. 389.</ref>
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''Velox'' took her novel turbine powerplant to sea for the first time on 25 July, 1902 and easily averaged 33.12 knots.{{NMI|Saturday, Jul 26, 1902; pg. 8; Issue 36830}}
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In July 1905, she reduced to nucleus crew at Portsmouth.{{NMI|Saturday, Jul 22, 1905; pg. 10; Issue 37766}}  On 5 August, she travelled from [[Portland]] to [[Portsmouth]] in company with twenty other T.B.Ds.{{NMI|Monday, Aug 07, 1905; pg. 5; Issue 37779}}
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She left Portsmouth on 10 January, 1908 for a three-hour trial, and was then to proceed to [[Devonport]].{{NMI|Saturday, Jan 11, 1908; pg. 6; Issue 38540}}
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She was one of twenty-seven T.B.Ds. of the Portsmouth Flotilla to participate in the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1909]],{{ToL|The Naval Mobilization|Thursday, June 17, 1909, Issue 38988, p.9}} returning to Portsmouth on 9 July.{{NMI|Saturday, Jul 10, 1909; pg. 9; Issue 39008}}  By September, she was a tender to {{UK-Vernon}} and being used for wireless instruction.  She was to have her boilers retubed soon, and it was claimed that "although nominally a 30-knot boat, she has not yet attained 24 knots."{{NMI|Monday, Sep 06, 1909; pg. 10; Issue 39057}} This is at odds with reports of her very first trials, and may be a consequence of those trials taking place with the boat in an especially light condition.  Such artificial trial conditions, in combination with the use of premium coal varieties and specially-trained stokers, was a commonplace hack which substantially compromised the reputation of the "30 knotters" as being speedy in practice.
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In mid-1913, at Portsmouth.{{NLJul13|p. 389}}
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She was lost in the English Channel with four of her crew.{{KindellROH2|p. 150}}
  
 
==Captains==
 
==Captains==
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
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<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Velox''">
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* {{LieutRN}} & Commander [[Charles Geoffrey Coleridge Sumner|Charles G. C. Sumner]], 8 February, 1910.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1910), p. 389</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Albert Edward Acheson|nick=Albert E. Acheson|appt=8 February, 1904{{NLOct04|p. 389}}<ref>Acheson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/137/5.|}} f. 5.</ref>|end=27 February, 1906<ref>Acheson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/137/5.|}} f. 5.</ref>|precBy=New Command}}
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*  {{LieutRN}} & Commander [[John Paget Gibbs|John P. Gibbs]], 21 October, 1912.<ref>''The Navy List'' (July, 1913), p. 389.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Vaughan Alexander Edward Hanning-Lee|nick=Vaughan A. E. Hanning-Lee|appt=28 May, 1906{{NLJun06|p. 389}}|end=}}
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*  Lieutenant in Command [[Ernest Edward Lowe|Ernest E. Lowe]], 9 March, 1914.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1914), p. 387.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Cyril Callaghan|nick=Cyril Callaghan|appt=19 November, 1907<ref>Callaghan Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/130.|D7603637}}  f. 130.</ref>{{NLOct08|p. 389}}|end=21 May, 1909<ref>Callaghan Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46/130.|D7603637}}  f. 130.</ref>}}
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*  Lieutenant in Command (G) [[Charles Denniston Burney|Charles D. Burney]], 29 July, 1914.<ref>''The Navy List'' (January, 1915), p. 387a.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Robert Francis Veasey|nick=Robert F. Veasey|appt=21 May, 1909{{NLJan10|p. 389}}|end=8 February, 1910}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander|name=Charles Geoffrey Coleridge Sumner|nick=Charles G. C. Sumner|appt=8 February, 1910<ref>Sumner Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48/137.|D7604041}} f. 541.</ref>{{NLApr11|p. 389}}|end=24 March, 1911<ref>Sumner Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48/137.|D7604041}} f. 541.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Cyril Prescott Franklin|nick=Cyril P. Franklin|appt=24 March, 1911{{NLAug12|p. 388}}|end=21 October, 1912}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander|name=John Paget Gibbs|nick=John P. Gibbs|appt=21 October, 1912{{NavAppts|Saturday, Oct 12, 1912; pg. 4; Issue 40028}}{{NLJul13|p. 389}}|end=9 March, 1914}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}} ('''T''')|name=Ernest Edward Lowe|nick=Ernest E. Lowe|appt=9 March, 1914{{NavAppts|Monday, Mar 09, 1914; pg. 12; Issue 40466}}{{NLApr14|p. 387}}|end=June, 1914}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Lieutenant in Command ('''G''')|name=Charles Denniston Burney|nick=Charles D. Burney|appt=29 July, 1914{{NLApr15|p. 398''u''}}|end=July, 1915}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Frederick Albert Richardson|nick=Frederick A. Richardson|appt=13 March, 1915|end=23 March, 1915|note=temporary}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRNR}}|name=Frank Pattinson|nick=Frank Pattinson|appt=15 July, 1915{{NLOct15|p. 398''u''}}|end=25 October, 1915{{HepperLosses|p. 44}}|succBy=Vessel Lost|note=vessel lost under his command}}
 
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==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
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Latest revision as of 12:53, 14 February 2024

H.M.S. Velox (1902)
Pendant Number: P.45 (1914)
D.71 (Sep 1915)[1]
Builder: C. A. Parsons & Company
hull: Hawthorn Leslie & Company[2]
Ordered: Purchased 1901[3]
Laid down: 10 Apr, 1901[4]
Launched: 11 Feb, 1902[5]
Commissioned: Feb, 1904[6]
Mined: 25 Oct, 1915[7]

H.M.S. Velox was one of forty "C" class destroyers built for the Royal Navy — a "30 knotter".

Service

Velox took her novel turbine powerplant to sea for the first time on 25 July, 1902 and easily averaged 33.12 knots.[8]

In July 1905, she reduced to nucleus crew at Portsmouth.[9] On 5 August, she travelled from Portland to Portsmouth in company with twenty other T.B.Ds.[10]

She left Portsmouth on 10 January, 1908 for a three-hour trial, and was then to proceed to Devonport.[11]

She was one of twenty-seven T.B.Ds. of the Portsmouth Flotilla to participate in the Annual Manoeuvres of 1909,[12] returning to Portsmouth on 9 July.[13] By September, she was a tender to Vernon and being used for wireless instruction. She was to have her boilers retubed soon, and it was claimed that "although nominally a 30-knot boat, she has not yet attained 24 knots."[14] This is at odds with reports of her very first trials, and may be a consequence of those trials taking place with the boat in an especially light condition. Such artificial trial conditions, in combination with the use of premium coal varieties and specially-trained stokers, was a commonplace hack which substantially compromised the reputation of the "30 knotters" as being speedy in practice.

In mid-1913, at Portsmouth.[15]

She was lost in the English Channel with four of her crew.[16]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 58.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 98.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 98.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 98.
  5. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 58.
  6. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 98.
  7. ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 150.
  8. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 26, 1902; pg. 8; Issue 36830.
  9. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 22, 1905; pg. 10; Issue 37766.
  10. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, Aug 07, 1905; pg. 5; Issue 37779.
  11. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jan 11, 1908; pg. 6; Issue 38540.
  12. ↑ "The Naval Mobilization." The Times (London, England), Thursday, June 17, 1909, Issue 38988, p.9.
  13. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 10, 1909; pg. 9; Issue 39008.
  14. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, Sep 06, 1909; pg. 10; Issue 39057.
  15. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 389.
  16. ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 150.
  17. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 389.
  18. ↑ Acheson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/137/5. f. 5.
  19. ↑ Acheson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/137/5. f. 5.
  20. ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1906). p. 389.
  21. ↑ Callaghan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/130. f. 130.
  22. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 389.
  23. ↑ Callaghan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/130. f. 130.
  24. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 389.
  25. ↑ Sumner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/137. f. 541.
  26. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 389.
  27. ↑ Sumner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/137. f. 541.
  28. ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 388.
  29. ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Oct 12, 1912; pg. 4; Issue 40028.
  30. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 389.
  31. ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Monday, Mar 09, 1914; pg. 12; Issue 40466.
  32. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 387.
  33. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 398u.
  34. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 398u.
  35. ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 44.

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