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She was one of twenty-seven T.B.Ds. of the Portsmouth Flotilla to participate in the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1909]].{{ToL|The Naval Mobilization|Thursday, June 17, 1909, Issue 38988, p.9}}
 
She was one of twenty-seven T.B.Ds. of the Portsmouth Flotilla to participate in the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1909]].{{ToL|The Naval Mobilization|Thursday, June 17, 1909, Issue 38988, p.9}}
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In October, 1913 {{UK-TB10}} collided with ''Zephyr''.  The torpedo boat's Lieutenant & Commander,  [[Arthur Edward Hext Wright]] was told to be more careful in future.<ref>Wright Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/170.|D7576684}} ff. ?, 177.</ref>
  
 
She left the Nore to exercise with five other destroyers and seven torpedo boats of the [[Nore Defence Flotilla]] on 18 June, 1912.{{MoS|Wednesday, Jun 19, 1912; pg. 6; Issue 39929}}
 
She left the Nore to exercise with five other destroyers and seven torpedo boats of the [[Nore Defence Flotilla]] on 18 June, 1912.{{MoS|Wednesday, Jun 19, 1912; pg. 6; Issue 39929}}
  
In mid-1913, she was at The Nore.{{NLJul13|p. 398}}
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In mid-1913, ''Zephyr'' was at The Nore.{{NLJul13|p. 398}}
  
 
==Captains==
 
==Captains==
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{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Claude Seymour|nick=Claude Seymour|appt=14 July, 1904{{ToL|Appointments for the Naval Manoeuvres|Saturday, Jul 09, 1904; pg. 12; Issue 37442}}<ref>Seymour Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/177.}} f. 198.</ref>|note=lent for [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1904]]|end=27 October, 1904<ref>Seymour Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/177.}} f. 198.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Claude Seymour|nick=Claude Seymour|appt=14 July, 1904{{ToL|Appointments for the Naval Manoeuvres|Saturday, Jul 09, 1904; pg. 12; Issue 37442}}<ref>Seymour Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/177.}} f. 198.</ref>|note=lent for [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1904]]|end=27 October, 1904<ref>Seymour Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/177.}} f. 198.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CGunnerRN}} ('''T''') in Command|name=Edward Walker|nick=Edward Walker|appt=17 September, 1904{{NLOct04|p. 400}}|end=12 January, 1905}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CGunnerRN}} ('''T''') in Command|name=Edward Walker|nick=Edward Walker|appt=17 September, 1904{{NLOct04|p. 400}}|end=12 January, 1905}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Nicholas Edward Archdale|nick=Nicholas E. Archdale|appt=3 January, 1905{{NMI|Saturday, December 24, 1904, Issue 37586, p.4}}|end=1905}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Richard Daly|nick=Richard Daly|appt=5 April, 1905{{NLNov05|p. 398}}|end=20 July, 1906|note=also in command of {{UK-Rocket}}}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Richard Daly|nick=Richard Daly|appt=5 April, 1905{{NLNov05|p. 398}}|end=20 July, 1906|note=also in command of {{UK-Rocket}}}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Arthur Temple Blackwood|nick=Arthur T. Blackwood|appt=c. March, 1906|end=27 April, 1906}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Arthur Temple Blackwood|nick=Arthur T. Blackwood|appt=c. March, 1906|end=27 April, 1906}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Lieutenant & Commander|name=Charles Lewis Maitland Makgill Crichton|nick=Charles L. M. M. Crichton|appt=24 August, 1910{{NLJul13|p. 398}}|end=February, 1914}}
 
{{Tenure|rank=Lieutenant & Commander|name=Charles Lewis Maitland Makgill Crichton|nick=Charles L. M. M. Crichton|appt=24 August, 1910{{NLJul13|p. 398}}|end=February, 1914}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Ernest Walter Kirkby|nick=Ernest W. Kirkby|appt=21 January, 1914{{NLOct15|p. 399''l''}}|end=12 November, 1915<ref>Kirkby Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/87.|D7604499}} f. 216.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Ernest Walter Kirkby|nick=Ernest W. Kirkby|appt=21 January, 1914{{NLOct15|p. 399''l''}}|end=12 November, 1915<ref>Kirkby Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/87.|D7604499}} f. 216.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRNR}}|name=Arthur Howard Notley|nick=Arthur H. Notley|appt=12 November, 1915{{NLDec16|p. 399''k-l''}}|end=early 1917{{CN}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRNR}}|name=Arthur Howard Notley|nick=Arthur H. Notley|appt=12 November, 1915{{NLDec16|p. 399''k-l''}}|end=26 February, 1917}}
 
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H.M.S. Zephyr (1895)
Pendant Number: N.86 (1914)
D.4A (Sep 1915), D.98 (1918)[1]
Builder: Hanna, Donald & Wilson[2]
Ordered: 1893-94[3]
Laid down: 23 Apr, 1894[4]
Launched: 10 May, 1895[5]
Commissioned: Jul, 1901[6]
Broken up: 1920[7]

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

Service

She was one of twenty-seven T.B.Ds. of the Portsmouth Flotilla to participate in the Annual Manoeuvres of 1909.[8]

In October, 1913 T.B. 10 collided with Zephyr. The torpedo boat's Lieutenant & Commander, Arthur Edward Hext Wright was told to be more careful in future.[9]

She left the Nore to exercise with five other destroyers and seven torpedo boats of the Nore Defence Flotilla on 18 June, 1912.[10]

In mid-1913, Zephyr was at The Nore.[11]

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. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 92.
  5. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 56.
  6. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 92.
  7. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 92.
  8. "The Naval Mobilization." The Times (London, England), Thursday, June 17, 1909, Issue 38988, p.9.
  9. Wright Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/170. ff. ?, 177.
  10. "Movements of Ships." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Jun 19, 1912; pg. 6; Issue 39929.
  11. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 398.
  12. "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Thursday, July 11, 1901, Issue 36504, p.8.
  13. Osburn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/460. f. 513.
  14. The Navy List. (May, 1902). p. 314.
  15. Osburn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/460. f. 513.
  16. "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jun 14, 1902; pg. 9; Issue 36794.
  17. "Appointments for the Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 09, 1904; pg. 12; Issue 37442.
  18. Seymour Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/177. f. 198.
  19. Seymour Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/177. f. 198.
  20. The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 400.
  21. "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, December 24, 1904, Issue 37586, p.4.
  22. The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 398.
  23. Bigg Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/9. f. 10.
  24. Bigg Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/9. f. 10.
  25. The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 398.
  26. Bond Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/51. f. 51.
  27. The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 398.
  28. Bond Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/51. f. 51.
  29. The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 398.
  30. Mackenzie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/248 f. 252.
  31. Mackenzie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/248 f. 252.
  32. Carter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/172. f. 576.
  33. Carter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/172. f. 576.
  34. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 398.
  35. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 399l.
  36. Kirkby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/87. f. 216.
  37. The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 399k-l.

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