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Revision as of 14:19, 11 March 2015
| H.M.S. Recruit (1896) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | N.60 (1914)[1] |
| Builder: | Thomson[2] |
| Ordered: | 1895-96 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 18 Oct, 1895[4] |
| Launched: | 22 Aug, 1896[5] |
| Commissioned: | Oct, 1900[6] |
| Torpedoed: | 1 May, 1915[7] |
| Fate: | by UB 6[8] |
H.M.S. Recruit was one of forty destroyers of the "C" class — a "30 knotter".
She is not to be confused with the "R" class destroyer of the same name.
Service
In mid-1913, active with the Nore Defence Flotilla.[9]
She was torpedoed by UB 6 on 1 May, 1915[10] near Galloper Lightship, with the loss of 39.[11] The ship was cut in half and sank immediately.[12]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander John Nicholas, 14 March, 1905[13] – 27 April, 1905[14] (as Commodore, Second Class)
- Commander Ambrose M. Peck, 14 April, 1913[15] (and for command of the Nore Defence Flotilla)
- Commander Charles A. W. Wrightson, 6 April, 1914[16] – 1 May, 1915[17] (in command when she was lost)
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.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 58.
- ↑ Uboat.net
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 365.
- ↑ Uboat.net Many sources seem to confuse this Recruit and the "R" class Recruit, which was sunk by UB 16.
- ↑ Smith. Hard Lying. p. 63.
- ↑ Naval Operations. Volume II. pp. 401-2.
- ↑ Nicholas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 306.
- ↑ Nicholas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 306.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 366.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 376a.
- ↑ Naval Operations. Volume II. pp. 401-2 and index.
Bibliography
