H.M.S. Welland (1904)
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| H.M.S. Welland (1904) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | unknown[1] |
| Builder: | Yarrow & Company[2] |
| Ordered: | 1902-03 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 1 Oct, 1902[4] |
| Launched: | 14 Apr, 1904[5] |
| Completed: | Jul, 1904[6] |
| Commissioned: | Jul, 1904[7] |
| Broken up: | 1920[8] |
H.M.S. Welland was one of the Royal Navy's thirty-six "River" class destroyers.
Service
In April, 1908, she was one of ten Rivers expected to arrive at Portsmouth in order to have H.M.S. Vernon install wireless telegraphy equipment in them.[9]
On the night of 27 April, 1908, Welland suffered significant damage in a collision with Attentive, which also struck and sank the Gala.[10]
She and sixteen other destroyers of the Reserve Division arrived at Sheerness on 13 July 1905 and proceeded to Chatham.[11]
In mid-1913, Welland was at Hong Kong.[12]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant in Command Osmond J. Prentis, 31 July, 1904[13] – 13 September, 1904[14] (for torpedo boat manoeuvres. Note: this may be Mallard)
- Commander Wilmot S. Nicholson, 15 September, 1904[15] – 6 March, 1905[16]
- Commander Ernest K. Loring, 6 March, 1905[17] – 10 March, 1905[18]
- Lieutenant & Commander William E. Middleton, 10 March, 1905[19] – 7 April, 1906
- Commander William F. Blunt, 7 April, 1906[20] – 28 May, 1906[21]
- Commander Anselan J. B. Stirling, 28 May, 1906[22] – 18 September, 1909[23]
- Commander Claude Seymour, 18 September, 1909[24] – 2 September, 1910[25]
- Lieutenant (in Command?) Percy J. Helyar, 21 November, 1910 – 15 March, 1911
- Lieutenant in Command Evelyn C. O. Thomson, 15 March, 1911[26][27] – 23 May, 1911[28]
- Lieutenant-Commander Arthur G. H. Bond, 23 May, 1911[29][30] – late May, 1911[31] (for passage to Malta)
- Lieutenant & Commander Charles F. Ballard, late May, 1911 – November, 1911
- Lieutenant & Commander Ennis T. R. Chambers, November, 1911 – 17 April, 1912
- Commander Claude Seymour, 17 April, 1912[32] – 7 April, 1914[33][34]
- Lieutenant-Commander Charles A. Poignand, 7 April, 1914[35][36] – 16 February, 1916[37]
- Lieutenant in Command Philip A. Heyder, 17 February, 1916[38][39] – 20 January, 1917[40]
- Lieutenant in Command Fred E. Ayers, 20 January, 1917[41][42] – 10 August, 1918[43]
- Commander George H. Newman, 17 August, 1918[44]
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.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Apr 11, 1908; pg. 8; Issue 38618.
- ↑ March. British Destroyers. p. 82.
- ↑ "Naval And Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Friday, Jul 14, 1905; pg. 10; Issue 37759.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 397.
- ↑ Prentis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/118. f. 130.
- ↑ Prentis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/118. f. 130.
- ↑ Nicholson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 239.
- ↑ Nicholson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 239.
- ↑ Loring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 103.
- ↑ Loring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 103.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 397.
- ↑ Blunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 109.
- ↑ Blunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 109.
- ↑ Stirling Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/157. f. 175.
- ↑ Stirling Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/157. f. 175.
- ↑ Seymour Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/177. f. 198.
- ↑ Seymour Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/177. f. 198.
- ↑ Thomson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 397.
- ↑ Thomson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. ?.
- ↑ Bond Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/51. f. 51.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 16 May, 1911. Issue 39586, col B, p. 6.
- ↑ Bond Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/51. f. 51.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 397.
- ↑ Seymour Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/177. f. 198.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 399i.
- ↑ Poignand Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/151. f. 555.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 399i.
- ↑ Poignand Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/151. f. 555.
- ↑ Heyder Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/283. f. 298.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 399i.
- ↑ Heyder Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/283. f. 298.
- ↑ Ayers Service Record. In our PDF for Colin Rose St. George Tucker's The National Archives. ADM 196/96/166. f. 207.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 399f.
- ↑ Ayers Service Record. In our PDF for Colin Rose St. George Tucker's The National Archives. ADM 196/96/166. f. 207.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 942.
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