H.M.S. Wear (1905)
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| H.M.S. Wear (1905) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | N.92 (1914) none (Sep 1915)[1] |
| Builder: | Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Company[2] |
| Ordered: | 1903-04 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 7 Mar, 1904[4] |
| Launched: | 21 Jan, 1905[5] |
| Completed: | Aug, 1905[6] |
| Commissioned: | Aug, 1905[7] |
| Broken up: | 1919[8] |
H.M.S. Wear was one of 36 destroyers of the "River" class.
Service
In mid-1913, at Haulbowline.[9]
While under the command of Captain Metcalfe on 8 March, 1915, Wear sped to the scene of Bouvet's explosion and rescued 66 men from the water while under fire from shore batteries. That same evening, she provided the same service for Irresistible, rescuing more than 600 from the listing battleship.[10]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant & Commander George G. Codrington, 31 July, 1905[11] – 17 April, 1906
- Lieutenant in Command Thomas N. James, 17 April, 1906[12] – 28 May, 1906[13]
- Lieutenant & Commander Albert M. H. Phillips, 28 May, 1906[14][15] – 5 April, 1910
- Lieutenant & Commander George H. Knowles, 5 April, 1910[16][17] – 4 April, 1911[18]
- Lieutenant & Commander John C. Hodgson, 4 April, 1911[19] – 18 January, 1912[20]
- Lieutenant & Commander Frederic G. Schurr, 18 January, 1912[21][22] – 1 April, 1913[23]
- Lieutenant & Commander Oswald T. Hodgson, 9 August, 1913[24] – 5 March, 1914
- Lieutenant & Commander Henry M. Fothergill, 20 April, 1914 – c. 1 May, 1914
- Captain (retired) Christopher P. Metcalfe, 6 September, 1914[25] – 16 September, 1915[26]
- Commander Wellwood G. C. Maxwell, 16 September, 1915[27] – 30 September, 1916[28]
- Commander Julian H. Woodbridge, 21 October, 1916[29] – August, 1917
- Lieutenant in Command Charles K. Adam, August, 1917[30][31] – 1 May, 1918[32] (assumed command upon Hydra arriving on station)
- Lieutenant in Command Frederick T. Stringer, 14 May, 1918[33] – 1919[Inference]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 59.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 100.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 100.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 100.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 100.
- ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 304.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 100.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 100.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 397.
- ↑ Smith. Hard Lying. p. 77.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 397.
- ↑ James Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 32.
- ↑ James Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 32.
- ↑ "Naval And Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Friday, May 18, 1906; pg. 12; Issue 38023.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 397.
- ↑ Knowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/52. f. 257.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 397.
- ↑ Knowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/52. f. 257.
- ↑ Hodgson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/124. f. 124.
- ↑ Hodgson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/124. f. 124.
- ↑ Schurr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/191. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 397.
- ↑ Schurr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/191. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1914). p. 397.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 399i.
- ↑ Maxwell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 451.
- ↑ Maxwell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 451.
- ↑ Maxwell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 451.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 399f.
- ↑ Adam Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/48. f. 47.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 399f.
- ↑ Adam Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/48. f. 47.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 942.
Bibliography
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