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{{Tenure|rank=Lieutenant|name=Philip Hyde Waterer|nick=Philip H. Waterer|appt=22 February, 1905<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Friday, 24 February, 1905. Issue '''37639''', col C, p. 11.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank=Lieutenant|name=Philip Hyde Waterer|nick=Philip H. Waterer|appt=22 February, 1905<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Friday, 24 February, 1905. Issue '''37639''', col C, p. 11.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Lieutenant|name=Vaughan Alexander Edward Hanning-Lee|nick=Vaughan A. E. Hanning-Lee|appt=1 August, 1905<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Saturday, 29 July, 1905. Issue '''37772''', col C, p. 10.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank=Lieutenant|name=Vaughan Alexander Edward Hanning-Lee|nick=Vaughan A. E. Hanning-Lee|appt=1 August, 1905<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Saturday, 29 July, 1905. Issue '''37772''', col C, p. 10.</ref>}} | ||
Revision as of 15:03, 19 May 2014
| H.M.S. Sylvia (1897) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | D.23 (1914) D.69 (Sep 1915) D.84 (Jan 1918) H.03 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Doxford[2] |
| Ordered: | 1986-97 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 13 Jul, 1896[4] |
| Launched: | 3 Jul, 1897[5] |
| Commissioned: | Jan, 1899[6] |
| Broken up: | 1919[7] |
H.M.S. Sylvia was one of forty destroyers of the "C" class — a "30 knotter".
Service
In mid-1913, she was operating with Seventh Destroyer Flotilla — a patrol flotilla.[8]
On 29 September, 1917, she and Arab raced out of Lerwick in a belated effort to assist in Tirade's destruction of UC 55. Sylvia nonetheless fired three rounds from her 12-pdr., claiming hits that other sources discounted.[9]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant Philip H. Waterer, 22 February, 1905[10]
- Lieutenant Vaughan A. E. Hanning-Lee, 1 August, 1905[11]
- Lieutenant Leonard W. Patch, 17 June, 1909[12]
- Lieutenant & Commander Charles E. H. White, 6 March, 1912[13]
- Lieutenant in Command Ernald G. H. Master, 9 March, 1914[14]
- Lieutenant Peter Shaw, (September, 1917, when she was in action against UC 55)
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Lionel M. Kelly, 30 April, 1918[15]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 58.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 58.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 58.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913), p. 381.
- ↑ Williams, M. W. HMS Tirade and the Sinking of UC-55 in Warship 1997-1998.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 24 February, 1905. Issue 37639, col C, p. 11.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 29 July, 1905. Issue 37772, col C, p. 10.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 17 June, 1909. Issue 38988, col B, p. 9.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 381.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 383a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 912a.
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