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She was the only destroyer built with in-turning screws, an unfortunate innovation that rendered her nearly uncontrollable in any harbour or riverine manoeuvring where one screw might have to be reversed. Lieutenant [[Lionel George Dawson]] was in command for just one week and had no difficulty getting into two docking accidents.{{ | She was the only destroyer built with in-turning screws, an unfortunate innovation that rendered her nearly uncontrollable in any harbour or riverine manoeuvring where one screw might have to be reversed. Lieutenant [[Lionel George Dawson]] was in command for just one week and had no difficulty getting into two docking accidents.{{DawsonFlotillas|pp. 99-103}} | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
Revision as of 21:21, 4 May 2016
| H.M.S. Wizard (1895) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | H.3C (1914 - Apr 1917) H.7A (1918)[1] |
| Builder: | J. S. White |
| Ordered: | 1893-94[2] |
| Laid down: | 3 Apr, 1894[3] |
| Launched: | 26 Feb, 1895[4] |
| Commissioned: | Jul, 1899[5] |
| Broken up: | 1920[6] |
H.M.S. Wizard was one of forty-two "A" class destroyers built for the Royal Navy — a "27 knotter".
Service
In mid-1913, at Portsmouth.[7]
She was the only destroyer built with in-turning screws, an unfortunate innovation that rendered her nearly uncontrollable in any harbour or riverine manoeuvring where one screw might have to be reversed. Lieutenant Lionel George Dawson was in command for just one week and had no difficulty getting into two docking accidents.[8]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Gunner in Command John W. Renshaw, early 1901[9] (temporary, in command of Hunter)
- Lieutenant & Commander Frederick H. Hallowes, late 1901[10]
- Lieutenant & Commander Henry W. Osborn, 11 June, 1902[11]
- Lieutenant & Commander Herbert M. Denny, 16 April, 1904[12]
- Lieutenant in Command Anselan J. B. Stirling, 10 April, 1906[13] – 28 May, 1906[14]
- Lieutenant & Commander Montague G. Philpott, 28 May, 1906[15]
- Lieutenant & Commander Lionel G. Dawson, 31 October, 1911[16] – 7 November, 1911[17]
- Chief Gunner in Command Frederic E. C. Hurst, 11 March, 1913[18] – 13 April, 1915[19][20]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Arthur H. Hignett, 13 April, 1915[21]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command William A. Thompson, 6 April, 1916[22] – 1919[Fact Check]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 56.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 92.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 92.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 56.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 92.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 92.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 397a.
- ↑ Dawson. Flotillas. pp. 99-103.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1901). p. 314.
- ↑ "Naval & Military intelligence" The Times (London). Tuesday, 10 December 1901. (36634), p. 10.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence The Times (London). Saturday, 14 June 1902. (36794), p. 9.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 398.
- ↑ Stirling Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/157. f. 175.
- ↑ Stirling Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/157. f. 175.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 398.
- ↑ Dawson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 208.
- ↑ Dawson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 208.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 399g.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 399g.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 399j.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 399j.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 945.
Bibliography
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| 26 Knotters | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Havock | Hornet | Daring | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Decoy | Ferret | Lynx | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 Knotters | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ardent | Boxer | Bruizer | Charger | Dasher | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hasty | Hardy | Haughty | Janus | Lightning | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Porcupine | Salmon | Snapper | Banshee | Contest | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dragon | Conflict | Teazer | Wizard | Fervent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zephyr | Handy | Hart | Hunter | Opossum | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ranger | Sunfish | Rocket | Shark | Surly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skate | Starfish | Sturgeon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spitfire | Swordfish | Zebra | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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