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'''H.M.S. ''Wizard''''' was one of thirty-six [[27 Knotter]]s, broad meta-class of early [[Torpedo Boat Destroyer]]s built for the [[Royal Navy]] in the 1890s.
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'''H.M.S. ''Wizard''''' was one of thirty-six [[27 Knotter]]s, a broad meta-class of early [[Torpedo Boat Destroyer]]s built for the [[Royal Navy]] in the 1890s.
  
 
She was one of the few early destroyers who served throughout the [[Great War]], as most were sold or broke up before it started.
 
She was one of the few early destroyers who served throughout the [[Great War]], as most were sold or broke up before it started.
  
 
==Construction & Service==
 
==Construction & Service==
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In 1901, ''Wizard'' collided with the tug ''Malta'' due to an error in judgement of Gunner-in-Command [[John William Renshaw]].
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''Wizard'' collided with {{UK-2Starfish}} on 3 February 1903.  A Court of Enquiry found that the Lieutenant-in-Command of ''Wizard'',  [[Robert Wilberforce Myburgh|Myburgh]], had displayed a want of judgement in the moment.<ref>Myburgh Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/385.|D7602704}} f. 246.</ref>
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In late 1905, she was one of eight destroyers in the First Division of the [[Channel Fleet (Royal Navy)|Channel Fleet]]'s Destroyer Flotilla.{{NLNov05|pp. 267, 269}}
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In mid-1913, at Portsmouth.{{NLJul13|p. 397''a''}}
 
In mid-1913, at Portsmouth.{{NLJul13|p. 397''a''}}
  
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{{Tenure|rank={{GunnerRN}} in Command|name=John William Renshaw|nick=John W. Renshaw|appt=early 1901{{NLMar01|p. 314}}|note=temporary, in command of {{UK-1Hunter}}}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{GunnerRN}} in Command|name=John William Renshaw|nick=John W. Renshaw|appt=early 1901{{NLMar01|p. 314}}|note=temporary, in command of {{UK-1Hunter}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=John Ambrose Slee|nick=John A. Slee|appt=16 July, 1901{{ToL|The Naval Manoeuvres|Thursday, July 11, 1901, Issue 36504, p.8}}|end=|note=for the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1901]]}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Frederick Hare Hallowes|nick=Frederick H. Hallowes|appt=11 February, 1902{{NLMay02|p. 314}}|end=13 May, 1902}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Frederick Hare Hallowes|nick=Frederick H. Hallowes|appt=11 February, 1902{{NLMay02|p. 314}}|end=13 May, 1902}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Henry Willcox Osburn|nick=Henry W. Osborn|appt=11 June, 1902<ref>Osburn Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/460.|D7602778}} f. 513.</ref><ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence'' The Times (London). Saturday, 14 June 1902. (36794), p. 9.</ref>|end=1 October, 1902<ref>Osburn Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/460.|D7602778}} f. 513.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Henry Willcox Osburn|nick=Henry W. Osborn|appt=11 June, 1902<ref>Osburn Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/460.|D7602778}} f. 513.</ref><ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence'' The Times (London). Saturday, 14 June 1902. (36794), p. 9.</ref>|end=1 October, 1902<ref>Osburn Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/460.|D7602778}} f. 513.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Sandford Grant Radcliffe Nevile|nick=Sandford G. R. Nevile|appt=11 June, 1907|end=29 September, 1908}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Sandford Grant Radcliffe Nevile|nick=Sandford G. R. Nevile|appt=11 June, 1907|end=29 September, 1908}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Charles William Ernest Whish|nick=Charles W. E. Whish|appt=October, 1908{{NLJan10|p. 397''a''}}|end=15 January, 1910}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Charles William Ernest Whish|nick=Charles W. E. Whish|appt=October, 1908{{NLJan10|p. 397''a''}}|end=15 January, 1910}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Frederic William Clarkson|nick=Frederic W. Clarkson|appt=15 January, 1910{{NLApr11|p. 397''a''}}|end=1911}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Frederic William Clarkson|nick=Frederic W. Clarkson|appt=15 January, 1910{{NLApr11|p. 397''a''}}|end=30 October, 1911}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Lionel George Dawson|nick=Lionel G. Dawson|appt=31 October, 1911<ref>Dawson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50.|D7576679}} f. 208.</ref>|end=7 November, 1911<ref>Dawson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50.|D7576679}} f. 208.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Lionel George Dawson|nick=Lionel G. Dawson|appt=31 October, 1911<ref>Dawson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50.|D7576679}} f. 208.</ref>|end=7 November, 1911<ref>Dawson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50.|D7576679}} f. 208.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Alexander Gibson Fleming|nick=Alexander G. Fleming|appt=7 November, 1911|end=21 March, 1912}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Alexander Gibson Fleming|nick=Alexander G. Fleming|appt=7 November, 1911|end=21 March, 1912}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CGunnerRN}} in Command|name=William Rhodes Jowett|nick=William R. Jowett|appt=25 March, 1912{{NLAug12|p. 397''a''}}|end=11 November, 1912{{INF}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CGunnerRN}} in Command|name=William Rhodes Jowett|nick=William R. Jowett|appt=25 March, 1912{{NLAug12|p. 397''a''}}<ref>Jowett Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/34/311.|}} f. 155.</ref>|end=11 November, 1912<ref>Jowett Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/34/311.|}} f. 155.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=John William Renshaw|nick=John W. Renshaw|appt=11 November, 1912|end=11 March, 1913}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=John William Renshaw|nick=John W. Renshaw|appt=11 November, 1912|end=11 March, 1913}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CGunnerRN}} in Command|name=Frederick Edwin Charles Hurst|nick=Frederick E. C. Hurst|appt=11 March, 1913{{NLApr15|p. 399''g''}}|end=16 December, 1913}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CGunnerRN}} in Command|name=Frederick Edwin Charles Hurst|nick=Frederick E. C. Hurst|appt=11 March, 1913{{NLApr15|p. 399''g''}}|end=16 December, 1913}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CGunnerRN}} in Command|name=Frederick Edwin Charles Hurst|nick=Frederick E. C. Hurst|appt=11 November, 1914|ass=16 November, 1914|end=13 April, 1915}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CGunnerRN}} in Command|name=Frederick Edwin Charles Hurst|nick=Frederick E. C. Hurst|appt=11 November, 1914|ass=16 November, 1914|end=13 April, 1915}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRNR}}|name=Arthur Hope Hignett|nick=Arthur H. Hignett|appt=13 April, 1915{{NLOct15|p. 399''j''}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRNR}}|name=Arthur Hope Hignett|nick=Arthur H. Hignett|appt=13 April, 1915{{NLOct15|p. 399''j''}}|end=6 April, 1916<ref>Hignett Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 240/54/185.|}}  f. 186.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRNR}}|name=William Ansdell Thompson|nick=William A. Thompson|appt=6 April, 1916{{NLFeb19|p. 945}}|end=1919{{FC}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRNR}}|name=William Ansdell Thompson|nick=William A. Thompson|appt=6 April, 1916<ref>Thompson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 340/135/22.|}} f. ?.</ref>{{NLFeb19|p. 945}}|end=23 January, 1919<ref>Thompson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 340/135/22.|}} f. ?.</ref>}}
 
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Latest revision as of 13:36, 14 February 2022

H.M.S. Wizard (1895)
Pendant Number: H.3C (1914 - Apr 1917)
H.7A (1918)[1]
Builder: J. Samuel White
Ordered: 1893-94[2]
Laid down: 3 Apr, 1894[3]
Launched: 26 Feb, 1895[4]
Commissioned: Jul, 1899[5]
Broken up: 1920[6]

H.M.S. Wizard was one of thirty-six 27 Knotters, a broad meta-class of early Torpedo Boat Destroyers built for the Royal Navy in the 1890s.

She was one of the few early destroyers who served throughout the Great War, as most were sold or broke up before it started.

Construction & Service

In 1901, Wizard collided with the tug Malta due to an error in judgement of Gunner-in-Command John William Renshaw.

Wizard collided with Starfish on 3 February 1903. A Court of Enquiry found that the Lieutenant-in-Command of Wizard, Myburgh, had displayed a want of judgement in the moment.[7]

In late 1905, she was one of eight destroyers in the First Division of the Channel Fleet's Destroyer Flotilla.[8]

In mid-1913, at Portsmouth.[9]

She was the only destroyer built with in-turning screws, an unfortunate innovation that rendered her nearly uncontrollable in any harbour or riverine manoeuvring where one screw might have to be reversed. Lieutenant Lionel George Dawson was in command for just one week and had no difficulty getting into two docking accidents.[10]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 56.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 92.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 92.
  4. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 56.
  5. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 92.
  6. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 92.
  7. ↑ Myburgh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/385. f. 246.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). pp. 267, 269.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 397a.
  10. ↑ Dawson. Flotillas. pp. 99-103.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1901). p. 314.
  12. ↑ "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Thursday, July 11, 1901, Issue 36504, p.8.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1902). p. 314.
  14. ↑ Osburn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/460. f. 513.
  15. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence The Times (London). Saturday, 14 June 1902. (36794), p. 9.
  16. ↑ Osburn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/460. f. 513.
  17. ↑ Myburgh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/385. f. 246.
  18. ↑ Myburgh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/385. f. 246.
  19. ↑ Myburgh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/385. f. 246.
  20. ↑ Myburgh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/385. f. 246.
  21. ↑ Denny Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/250. f. 284.
  22. ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 398.
  23. ↑ Denny Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/250. f. 284.
  24. ↑ Stirling Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/157. f. 175.
  25. ↑ Stirling Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/157. f. 175.
  26. ↑ "Naval And Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Friday, May 18, 1906; pg. 12; Issue 38023.
  27. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 398.
  28. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 397a.
  29. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 397a.
  30. ↑ Dawson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 208.
  31. ↑ Dawson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 208.
  32. ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 397a.
  33. ↑ Jowett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/34/311. f. 155.
  34. ↑ Jowett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/34/311. f. 155.
  35. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 399g.
  36. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 399j.
  37. ↑ Hignett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/185. f. 186.
  38. ↑ Thompson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 340/135/22. f. ?.
  39. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 945.
  40. ↑ Thompson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 340/135/22. f. ?.

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