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|launch=3 May, 1897{{DittColl|p. 58}} | |launch=3 May, 1897{{DittColl|p. 58}} | ||
− | |builder=[[Doxford]]{{DittColl|p. 58}} | + | |builder=[[William Doxford & Sons]]{{DittColl|p. 58}} |
|laid=13 Jul, 1896{{Conways1860|p. 94}} | |laid=13 Jul, 1896{{Conways1860|p. 94}} | ||
|fate=Broken up | |fate=Broken up | ||
|pend=D.09 (1914)<br>D.72 (Sep 1915)<br>D.94 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 58}} | |pend=D.09 (1914)<br>D.72 (Sep 1915)<br>D.94 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 58}} | ||
|fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career> | |fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career> | ||
− | '''H.M.S. ''Violet''''' was one of | + | '''H.M.S. ''Violet''''' was one of forty [["C" Class Destroyer (1896)|"C" class destroyers]] built for the [[Royal Navy]] — a "30 knotter". |
==Service== | ==Service== | ||
− | She served in the {{UK-DF|7}} from | + | She served in the {{UK-DF|7}} from at least mid-1913{{NLJul13|p. 394}} until September 1917 when she went to join the [[Nore Local Defence Flotilla]].<ref>''Monthly Supplements to the Navy List'', September 1914 through September 1917.</ref> |
In April 1918 she was reassigned to the {{UK-DF|6}} as part of the [[Dover Patrol]], remaining there for the duration of the war.<ref>''Monthly Supplements to the Navy List'', September 1917 through December 1918.</ref> | In April 1918 she was reassigned to the {{UK-DF|6}} as part of the [[Dover Patrol]], remaining there for the duration of the war.<ref>''Monthly Supplements to the Navy List'', September 1917 through December 1918.</ref> | ||
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==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. ''Violet''"> |
− | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Douglas Egremont Robert Brownrigg, Fourth Baronet|nick=Douglas E. R. Brownrigg|appt=3 March, 1899<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence". ''The Times''. Thursday, 2 March, 1899. Issue '''35766''', col B, p. 10.</ref>|end=8 September, 1899<ref>Brownrigg Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 492.</ref>}} | |
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=John Barnes Sparks|nick=John B. Sparks|appt=8 March, 1899<ref>Sparks Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 341.</ref>|end=29 April, 1900<ref>Sparks Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 341.</ref>}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}}|name=Charles Edward Le Mesurier|nick=Charles E. Le Mesurier|appt=28 April, 1900<ref>Le Mesurier Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 56.</ref>|end=20 August, 1900<ref>Le Mesurier Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 56.</ref>}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander|name=Edwyn Sinclair Alexander-Sinclair, Twelfth Laird of Freswick|nick=Edwyn S. Alexander-Sinclair|appt=16 July, 1901<ref>"The Naval Manœuvres". ''The Times''. Thursday, 11 July, 1901. Issue '''36504''', col C, p. 8.</ref>|note=for [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1901]]}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander|name=Hugh James Orr|nick=Hugh J. Orr|appt=21 July, 1903<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence". ''The Times''. Thursday, 16 July, 1903. Issue '''37134''', col D, p. 8.</ref>|note=for [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1903]]}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Anselan John Buchanan Stirling|nick=Anselan J. B. Stirling|appt=19 November, 1903<ref>Stirling Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/157.|D7602943}} f. 175.</ref>|end=26 November, 1903<ref>Stirling Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/157.|D7602943}} f. 175.</ref>}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Reginald Gay Copleston|nick=Reginald G. Copleston|appt=13 February, 1904<ref>Copleston Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/99.|D7602885}} f. 110.</ref>|end=8 May, 1904<ref>Copleston Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/99.|D7602885}} f. 110.</ref>}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Thomas Acland Williams|nick=Thomas A. Williams|appt=14 July, 1904{{ToL|Appointments for the Naval Manoeuvres|Saturday, Jul 09, 1904; pg. 12; Issue 37442}}|end=|note=for [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1904]]}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander|name=Francis Ryle Wood|nick=Francis R. Wood|appt=3 January, 1905{{NLDec05|p. 394''a''}}|end=}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander|name=James Campbell Holmes|nick=James C. Holmes|appt=1 January, 1906<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence". ''The Times''. Friday, 22 December, 1905. Issue '''37897''', col D, p. 10.</ref>|end=1 April, 1906}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{GunnerRN}} in Command|name=Henry Purdy|nick=Henry Purdy|appt=1 April, 1906{{NLJun06|p. 394''a''}}|end=10 June, 1907|note=not clear in service record}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Gerald Hepburn Brady|nick=Gerald H. Brady|appt=June, 1906|end=|note=for [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1906]]}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Joseph Armand Shuter|nick=Joseph A. Shuter|appt=3 August, 1906<ref>Shuter Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/283.|D7603068}} f. 318.</ref>{{NLMar07|p. 394''a''}}|end=7 February, 1908<ref>Shuter Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/283.|D7603068}} f. 318.</ref>}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Stephen Hervey Morres|nick=Stephen H. Morres|appt=3 March, 1908{{NLOct08|p. 394''a''}}|end=16 January, 1909}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Edward Howell Cater|nick=Edward H. Cater|appt=20 July, 1909{{NLApr10|p. 394''a''}}|end=15 August, 1910<ref>Cater Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/17.|}} f. 9.</ref>}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Edward Oliver Gladstone|nick=Edward O. Gladstone|appt=15 August, 1910<ref>Gladstone Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/129.|D7602915}} f. 144.</ref>{{NLApr11|p. 394''a''}}|end=21 August, 1911<ref>Gladstone Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/129.|D7602915}} f. 144. Day of month is possibly 31.</ref>}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Rafe Grenville Rowley-Conwy|nick=Rafe G. Rowley-Conwy|appt=31 August, 1911<ref>Rowley-Conwy Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/83.|D7576589}} ff. 83, 232.</ref>|end=1 May, 1912<ref>Rowley-Conwy Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/83.|D7576589}} ff. 83, 232.</ref>}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Robert Henry Coppinger|nick=Robert H. Coppinger|appt=1 May, 1912<ref>Coppinger Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|D7603063}} f. 313.</ref>|end=23 August, 1912<ref>Coppinger Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|D7603063}} f. 313.</ref>}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Ronald Evered Chilcott|nick=Ronald E. Chilcott|appt=23 August, 1912|end=5 November, 1912}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Wion de Malpas Egerton|nick=Wion de M. Egerton|appt=5 November, 1912{{NLJul13|p. 394}}|end=August, 1913{{FC}}}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Vincent Lewin Bowring|nick=Vincent L. Bowring|appt=14 August, 1913<ref>Bowring Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/66.|D7602854}} f. 74.</ref>{{NLJan15|p. 394}}|end=6 January, 1915<ref>Bowring Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/66.|D7602854}} f. 74.</ref>}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank=Acting {{LiCRNR}}|name=Archibald Charles Bucknell|nick=Archibald C. Bucknell|appt=31 July, 1914{{NLOct15|p. 399''c''}}|end=}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRNR}}|name=Frederick Thompson Groome|nick=Frederick T. Groome|appt=19 June, 1916{{NLNov17|p. 399}}|end=24 November, 1917{{NLNov17|p. 399}}{{NLDec18|p. 936}}}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRNR}}|name=Arthur William Wright|nick=Arthur W. Wright|appt=24 November, 1917{{NLDec18|p. 936}}|end=}} | ||
+ | </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
{{refbegin}} | {{refbegin}} | ||
− | {{WP| | + | {{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Violet_(1897)}} |
{{refend}} | {{refend}} | ||
Revision as of 12:10, 7 December 2018
H.M.S. Violet (1897) | |
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Pendant Number: | D.09 (1914) D.72 (Sep 1915) D.94 (Jan 1918)[1] |
Builder: | William Doxford & Sons[2] |
Ordered: | 1986-97 Programme[3] |
Laid down: | 13 Jul, 1896[4] |
Launched: | 3 May, 1897[5] |
Commissioned: | Jun, 1898[6] |
Broken up: | 1920[7] |
H.M.S. Violet was one of forty "C" class destroyers built for the Royal Navy — a "30 knotter".
Service
She served in the Seventh Destroyer Flotilla from at least mid-1913[8] until September 1917 when she went to join the Nore Local Defence Flotilla.[9]
In April 1918 she was reassigned to the Sixth Destroyer Flotilla as part of the Dover Patrol, remaining there for the duration of the war.[10]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant & Commander Douglas E. R. Brownrigg, 3 March, 1899[11] – 8 September, 1899[12]
- Lieutenant in Command John B. Sparks, 8 March, 1899[13] – 29 April, 1900[14]
- Lieutenant Charles E. Le Mesurier, 28 April, 1900[15] – 20 August, 1900[16]
- Lieutenant & Commander Edwyn S. Alexander-Sinclair, 16 July, 1901[17] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1901)
- Lieutenant & Commander Hugh J. Orr, 21 July, 1903[18] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1903)
- Lieutenant in Command Anselan J. B. Stirling, 19 November, 1903[19] – 26 November, 1903[20]
- Lieutenant & Commander Reginald G. Copleston, 13 February, 1904[21] – 8 May, 1904[22]
- Lieutenant & Commander Thomas A. Williams, 14 July, 1904[23] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1904)
- Lieutenant & Commander Francis R. Wood, 3 January, 1905[24]
- Lieutenant & Commander James C. Holmes, 1 January, 1906[25] – 1 April, 1906
- Gunner in Command Henry Purdy, 1 April, 1906[26] – 10 June, 1907 (not clear in service record)
- Lieutenant & Commander Gerald H. Brady, June, 1906 (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1906)
- Lieutenant & Commander Joseph A. Shuter, 3 August, 1906[27][28] – 7 February, 1908[29]
- Lieutenant & Commander Stephen H. Morres, 3 March, 1908[30] – 16 January, 1909
- Lieutenant & Commander Edward H. Cater, 20 July, 1909[31] – 15 August, 1910[32]
- Commander Edward O. Gladstone, 15 August, 1910[33][34] – 21 August, 1911[35]
- Lieutenant & Commander Rafe G. Rowley-Conwy, 31 August, 1911[36] – 1 May, 1912[37]
- Commander Robert H. Coppinger, 1 May, 1912[38] – 23 August, 1912[39]
- Commander Ronald E. Chilcott, 23 August, 1912 – 5 November, 1912
- Commander Wion de M. Egerton, 5 November, 1912[40] – August, 1913[Fact Check]
- Commander Vincent L. Bowring, 14 August, 1913[41][42] – 6 January, 1915[43]
- Acting Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Archibald C. Bucknell, 31 July, 1914[44]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Frederick T. Groome, 19 June, 1916[45] – 24 November, 1917[46][47]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Arthur W. Wright, 24 November, 1917[48]
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. 394.
- ↑ Monthly Supplements to the Navy List, September 1914 through September 1917.
- ↑ Monthly Supplements to the Navy List, September 1917 through December 1918.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Thursday, 2 March, 1899. Issue 35766, col B, p. 10.
- ↑ Brownrigg Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 492.
- ↑ Sparks Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 341.
- ↑ Sparks Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 341.
- ↑ Le Mesurier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 56.
- ↑ Le Mesurier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 56.
- ↑ "The Naval Manœuvres". The Times. Thursday, 11 July, 1901. Issue 36504, col C, p. 8.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence". The Times. Thursday, 16 July, 1903. Issue 37134, col D, p. 8.
- ↑ Stirling Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/157. f. 175.
- ↑ Stirling Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/157. f. 175.
- ↑ Copleston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/99. f. 110.
- ↑ Copleston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/99. f. 110.
- ↑ "Appointments for the Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 09, 1904; pg. 12; Issue 37442.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 394a.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Friday, 22 December, 1905. Issue 37897, col D, p. 10.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1906). p. 394a.
- ↑ Shuter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/283. f. 318.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 394a.
- ↑ Shuter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/283. f. 318.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 394a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 394a.
- ↑ Cater Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/17. f. 9.
- ↑ Gladstone Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/129. f. 144.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 394a.
- ↑ Gladstone Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/129. f. 144. Day of month is possibly 31.
- ↑ Rowley-Conwy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/83. ff. 83, 232.
- ↑ Rowley-Conwy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/83. ff. 83, 232.
- ↑ Coppinger Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 313.
- ↑ Coppinger Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 313.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 394.
- ↑ Bowring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/66. f. 74.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 394.
- ↑ Bowring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/66. f. 74.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 399c.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 399.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 399.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 936.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 936.
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