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==Service==
 
==Service==
In mid-1913, she was active with the {{UK-DF|4}}.<ref>''The Navy List'' (July, 1913), p. 398.</ref>
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In January or February 1913, she damaged her propeller, resulting in a caution for her commander, [[Hugh Bowring Mulleneux]].
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In mid-1913, she was active with the {{UK-DF|4}}.{{NLJul13|p. 398}}
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On 27 October 1916, ''Zulu'' had her stern blown off by a mine laid off Dover by {{DE-UC1}} off Dover.  She was to live on, in part, when her bow was joined to the stern of {{UK-1Nubian}} to create the "new" destroyer, {{UK-Zubian|f=p}}, which was completed on 2 July, 1917. ''Zubian'' would operate with the [[Dover Patrol]] and be credited with sinking {{DE-UC50}} on 4 February, 1918.
  
 
==Captains==
 
==Captains==
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Zulu''">{{TenureListBegin|Captain of {{UK-Zulu|f=p}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=John Ewen Cameron|nick=John E. Cameron|appt=15 March, 1910{{NLApr10|p. 398}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=John Ewen Cameron|nick=John E. Cameron|appt=15 March, 1910{{NLApr10|p. 398}}<ref>Cameron Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/409.|D7602727}} f. 453.</ref>|end=28 July, 1911<ref>Cameron Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/409.|D7602727}} f. 453.</ref>|precBy=New Command}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Hugh Bowring Mulleneux|nick=Hugh B. Mulleneux|appt=17 May, 1912{{NLJul13|p. 398}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Norman Hunter Carter|nick=Norman H. Carter|appt=27 July, 1911<ref>Carter Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/301.|D7603087}}  f. 340.</ref>{{NLAug12|p. 398}}|end=1 August, 1912<ref>Carter Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/301.|D7603087}}  f. 340.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Lawrence D'Oyly Bignell|nick=Lawrence D'O. Bignell|appt=6 September, 1914{{NLJan15|p. 398}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Hugh Bowring Mulleneux|nick=Hugh B. Mulleneux|appt=1 August, 1912|end=31 March, 1914}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Miles Brock Birkett|nick=M. Brock Birkett|appt=29 July, 1914<ref>Birkett Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48.|}} f. 518.</ref>|end=2 September, 1914<ref>Birkett Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48.|}} f. 518.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=William Charles Castle|nick=William C. Castle|appt=2 September, 1914<ref>Castle Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/119.|D7602905}} f. 131.</ref>|end=6 September, 1914<ref>Castle Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/119.|D7602905}} f. 131.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Lawrence D'Oyly Bignell|nick=Lawrence D'O. Bignell|appt=6 September, 1914<ref>Bignell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48/117.|D7604021}} f. 521.</ref>{{NLJan15|p. 398}}|end=14 September, 1916<ref>Bignell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48/117.|D7604021}} f. 521.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Arthur Swinfen Durance George|nick=Arthur S. D. George|appt=13 November, 1914|end=5 December, 1914|note=temporary, while Bignell was ill}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=John Brooke|nick=John Brooke|appt=6 November, 1915<ref>Brooke Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/47.|D7604802}} f. 52.</ref>{{NLOct16|p. 399''k-l''}}|end=27 November, 1916<ref>Brooke Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/47.|D7604802}} f. 52.</ref>|succBy=Vessel Lost|note=vessel blown in half under his command}}
 
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==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
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Latest revision as of 10:12, 29 January 2020

H.M.S. Zulu (1909)
Pendant Number: H.86 (1914)
D.10 (Sep 1915)[1]
Builder: Hawthorn Leslie & Company[2]
Ordered: 1907-08 Programme[3]
Launched: 16 Sep, 1909[4]
Completed: Mar, 1910[5]
Mined: 8 Nov, 1916[6]
Fate: See Zubian

H.M.S. Zulu was one of twelve destroyers of the "Tribal" class.

Service

In January or February 1913, she damaged her propeller, resulting in a caution for her commander, Hugh Bowring Mulleneux.

In mid-1913, she was active with the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla.[7]

On 27 October 1916, Zulu had her stern blown off by a mine laid off Dover by UC 1 off Dover. She was to live on, in part, when her bow was joined to the stern of Nubian to create the "new" destroyer, H.M.S. Zubian, which was completed on 2 July, 1917. Zubian would operate with the Dover Patrol and be credited with sinking UC 50 on 4 February, 1918.

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 60.
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 72.
  3. March. British Destroyers. p. 84.
  4. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 72.
  5. Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 305.
  6. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 60.
  7. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 398.
  8. The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 398.
  9. Cameron Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/409. f. 453.
  10. Cameron Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/409. f. 453.
  11. Carter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/301. f. 340.
  12. The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 398.
  13. Carter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/301. f. 340.
  14. Birkett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 518.
  15. Birkett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 518.
  16. Castle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/119. f. 131.
  17. Castle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/119. f. 131.
  18. Bignell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/117. f. 521.
  19. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 398.
  20. Bignell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/117. f. 521.
  21. Brooke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/47. f. 52.
  22. The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 399k-l.
  23. Brooke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/47. f. 52.

Bibliography


Tribal Class Destroyer
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  Nubian Viking Zulu Zubian  
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