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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=John Frederick Ernest Green|nick=John F. E. Green|appt=8 May, 1902{{NLMay03|p. 296''a''}}<ref>"Naval & Military intelligence" ''The Times'' (London). Wednesday, 7 May 1902. (36761), p. 10.</ref>|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=John Frederick Ernest Green|nick=John F. E. Green|appt=8 May, 1902{{NLMay03|p. 296''a''}}<ref>"Naval & Military intelligence" ''The Times'' (London). Wednesday, 7 May 1902. (36761), p. 10.</ref>|end=16 July, 1902<ref>Green Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42/335.|D7602278}} f. 260.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Charles Frederick Corbett|nick=Charles F. Corbett|appt=19 June, 1903<ref>Corbett Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42/483.|D7579104}} f. 488.</ref>|end=1904<ref>Corbett Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42/483.|D7579104}} f. 488.</ref>}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander|name=Hugh Dennis Marryat|nick=Hugh D. Marryat|appt=16 October, 1906{{NLOct08|p. 364}}|end=1909}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander|name=Hugh Dennis Marryat|nick=Hugh D. Marryat|appt=16 October, 1906{{NLOct08|p. 364}}|end=1909}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander|name=Cyril Callaghan|nick=Cyril Callaghan|appt=15 August, 1909<ref>Callaghan Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/142}} f. 524.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander|name=Cyril Callaghan|nick=Cyril Callaghan|appt=15 August, 1909<ref>Callaghan Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/142}} f. 524.</ref>}} | ||
Revision as of 18:07, 21 July 2016
| H.M.S. Racehorse (1900) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | P.15 (1914) D.66 (Sep 1915) D.71 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Hawthorn Leslie[2] |
| Ordered: | 1899 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 23 Oct, 1899[4] |
| Launched: | 8 Nov, 1900[5] |
| Commissioned: | Mar, 1902[6] |
| Broken up: | 1920[7] |
H.M.S. Racehorse was one of forty "C" class destroyers built for the Royal Navy — a "30 knotter".
Trials
Racehorse completed her steam trials on 17 December, 1901. On her full-speed trial she obtained 30.354 knots on the measured mile, and averaged 30.345 knots over three hours.[8]
Service
In mid-1913, Racehorse was active with Sixth Destroyer Flotilla — a patrol flotilla.[9]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander John F. E. Green, 8 May, 1902[10][11] – 16 July, 1902[12]
- Commander Charles F. Corbett, 19 June, 1903[13] – 1904[14]
- Lieutenant & Commander Hugh D. Marryat, 16 October, 1906[15] – 1909
- Lieutenant & Commander Cyril Callaghan, 15 August, 1909[16]
- Lieutenant & Commander George B. Hartford, November, 1909[17] – 24 January, 1910[18]
- Lieutenant & Commander George H. Knowles, 24 January, 1910[19][20] – 3 April, 1910[21]
- Lieutenant & Commander Edmund A. T. de P. de la Poer, 25 March, 1911[22]
- Lieutenant in Command Edward P. U. Pender, 20 February, 1912[23][24] – 13 December, 1914[25]
- Lieutenant in Command Walter O. H. Lambert, 27 February, 1915[26] – c. 24 March, 1915[27]
- Lieutenant in Command Guy L. Warren, 24 March, 1915[28] – 4 October, 1916[29][30]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Harry Welch, 4 October, 1916[31]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Ernest W. R. Avery, 8 November, 1918[32]
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. 96.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 96.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 58.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 96.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 96.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 19 December, 1901. Issue 36642, col A, p. 7.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 364.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 296a.
- ↑ "Naval & Military intelligence" The Times (London). Wednesday, 7 May 1902. (36761), p. 10.
- ↑ Green Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/335. f. 260.
- ↑ Corbett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/483. f. 488.
- ↑ Corbett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/483. f. 488.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 364.
- ↑ Callaghan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/142 f. 524.
- ↑ Hartford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/80. f. 83.
- ↑ Hartford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/80. f. 83.
- ↑ Knowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/52. f. 257.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 364.
- ↑ Knowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/52. f. 257.
- ↑ De la Poer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49, f. 27.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 376.
- ↑ Pender Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/143. f. 834.
- ↑ Pender Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/143. f. 834.
- ↑ Lambert Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144. f. 56.
- ↑ Some inference here. It is recorded as February in Lambert Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144. f. 56.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 397g.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 397g.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 397g.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 397g.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 889.
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