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| − | She served in the {{UK-DF|7}} from | + | She served in the {{UK-DF|7}} from at least mid-1913<ref>''The Navy List'' (July, 1913) p. 394.</ref> until September 1917 when she went to join the [[Nore 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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| + | * {{CommRN}} [[Wion de Malpas Egerton]], 5 November, 1912.<ref>''The Navy List'' (July, 1913) p. 394.</ref> | ||
* {{CommRN}} [[Vincent L. Bowring]], 14 August, 1913.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1914), p. 394.</ref> | * {{CommRN}} [[Vincent L. Bowring]], 14 August, 1913.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1914), p. 394.</ref> | ||
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| H.M.S. Violet (1897) | |
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| Pendant Number: | D.09 (1914) D.72 (Sep 1915) D.94 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Doxford[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 destroyers of the "C" class — 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 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.
- Commander Wion de Malpas Egerton, 5 November, 1912.[11]
- Commander Vincent L. Bowring, 14 August, 1913.[12]
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.
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913) p. 394.
- ↑ The Navy List (April, 1914), p. 394.
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