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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Henry Gerard Laurence Oliphant|nick=Henry G. L. Oliphant|appt=17 January, 1911{{NLApr14|p. 278}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Henry Gerard Laurence Oliphant|nick=Henry G. L. Oliphant|appt=17 January, 1911{{NLApr14|p. 278}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Henry Gerard Laurence Oliphant|nick=Henry G. L. Oliphant|appt=29 July, 1914{{NLOct15|p. 392''a''}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Henry Gerard Laurence Oliphant|nick=Henry G. L. Oliphant|appt=29 July, 1914{{NLOct15|p. 392''a''}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} in Command|name=Guy Langton Warren|nick=Guy L. Warren|appt=19 September, 1916{{NLDec16|p. 392''b''}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} in Command|name=Adam Ferguson|nick=Adam Ferguson|appt=20 July, 1917{{NLNov17|p. 391''h''}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} in Command|name=Adam Ferguson|nick=Adam Ferguson|appt=20 July, 1917{{NLNov17|p. 391''h''}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} in Command|name=Reginald Wilfred Lawrence|nick=Reginald W. Lawrence|appt=12 November, 1918{{NLFeb19|p. 728}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} in Command|name=Reginald Wilfred Lawrence|nick=Reginald W. Lawrence|appt=12 November, 1918{{NLFeb19|p. 728}}}} | ||
Revision as of 13:12, 31 May 2014
| H.M.S. Amazon (1908) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | H.37 (1914) D.01 (Sep 1915) D.03 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Thornycroft[2] |
| Ordered: | 1906-07 Programme[3] |
| Launched: | 29 Jul, 1908[4] |
| Sold: | 1919[5] |
H.M.S. Amazon was one of twelve destroyers of the "Tribal" class.
Service
While part of the Sixth Destroyer Flotilla, Amazon was one of four "Tribals" undergoing refit in Chatham Royal Dockyard until 8 July, 1914.[6]
Radio
In 1909, she became one of forty-three destroyers so far fitted with Destroyer Sets.[7]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander John B. Sparks, 18 January, 1909[8]
- Lieutenant-Commander Henry G. L. Oliphant, 17 January, 1911[9]
- Commander Henry G. L. Oliphant, 29 July, 1914[10]
- Lieutenant in Command Guy L. Warren, 19 September, 1916[11]
- Lieutenant in Command Adam Ferguson, 20 July, 1917[12]
- Lieutenant in Command Reginald W. Lawrence, 12 November, 1918[13]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 60.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 72.
- ↑ March. British Destroyers. p. 84.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 72.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 72.
- ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 88 of 3 July 1914.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1909. Wireless Appendix, p. 25.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 276-7.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 278.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 392b.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 391h.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 728.
Bibliography
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