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H.M.S. Opossum (1895)
Pendant Number:	D.12 (1914) D.99 (Sep 1915), D. 62 (1918)^[1]
Builder:	Hawthorn Leslie^[2]
Ordered:	1893-94^[3]
Laid down:	17 Sep, 1894^[4]
Launched:	9 Aug, 1895^[5]
Commissioned:	Mar, 1896^[6]
Broken up:	1920^[7]

H.M.S. Opossum was one of forty-two "A" class destroyers built for the Royal Navy — a "27 knotter".

Service

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

Lieutenant in Command William G. E. Ruck-Keene, 16 August, 1896^[8] – 3 January, 1898^[9]
Lieutenant in Command Roger J. B. Keyes, 1 January, 1898^[10] – 15 September, 1898^[11]
Lieutenant in Command Louis C. S. Woollcombe, 15 September, 1898^[12]^[13] – 4 May, 1899^[14]
Lieutenant & Commander Godfrey E. Corbett, 16 August, 1900^[15] – 1 October, 1900^[16]
Commander William A. Barkley, 31 August, 1900^[17] – 31 August, 1901
Lieutenant & Commander Frederick G. Brine, 5 January, 1902^[18]
Lieutenant & Commander Reginald L. Crichton, 2 December, 1902^[19] – 2 April, 1903^[20]
Lieutenant & Commander George P. Leith, 14 July, 1904^[21] – 1904^[22] (for manoeuvres)
Lieutenant & Commander Claude H. Woodward, 22 August, 1905^[23] – 5 November, 1907
Lieutenant & Commander Colin E. M. Law, 9 June, 1908^[24] – 1 September, 1909^[Inference]
Lieutenant & Commander Cecil G. Cruttwell, 1 September, 1909^[25]
Lieutenant & Commander Norman M. C. Thurstan, 15 August, 1910^[26]
Gunner in Command Sidney C. Cox, 27 March, 1912^[27]
Lieutenant & Commander Salisbury H. Simpson, 26 March, 1913^[28] – March, 1913^[29]
Chief Gunner in Command Alfred Reep, 26 March, 1913^[30]
Chief Gunner in Command Michael Horrigan, 14 November, 1913^[31]
Lieutenant in Command Philip E. U. Townshend, 29 July, 1914 – 13 September, 1914
Lieutenant-Commander Robert Raymond Hallowell-Carew, 13 September, 1914^[32] – December, 1915
Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Arthur J. Baxter, 6 April, 1916^[33]
Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Arthur J. Baxter, July, 1917^[34]

Footnotes

↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 56.
↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 93.
↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 92.
↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 93.
↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 56.
↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 93.
↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 93.
↑ Ruck-Keene Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 451.
↑ Ruck-Keene Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 451.
↑ Keyes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 277.
↑ Keyes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 277.
↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 275.
↑ Woollcombe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 267.
↑ Woollcombe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 267.
↑ Corbett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/142. f. 152.
↑ Corbett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/142. f. 152.
↑ The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 286.
↑ The Navy List. (May, 1902). p. 286.
↑ Crichton Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/46. f. 54.
↑ Crichton Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/46. f. 54.
↑ Leith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/437. f. 439.
↑ Leith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/437. f. 439.
↑ The Navy List. (June, 1906). p. 350.
↑ The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 351.
↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 351.
↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 350.
↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 350.
↑ Simpson Service Records. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 151.
↑ Simpson Service Records. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 151.
↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 351.
↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 351.
↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 396h.
↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 396gg.
↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 855.

Bibliography

"A" Class Destroyer

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

Destroyers (UK)

"B" Class

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[1] Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 56.

[2] Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 93.

[3] Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 92.

[4] Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 93.

[5] Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 56.

[6] Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 93.

[7] Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 93.

[8] Ruck-Keene Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 451.

[9] Ruck-Keene Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 451.

[10] Keyes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 277.

[11] Keyes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 277.

[12] The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 275.

[13] Woollcombe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 267.

[14] Woollcombe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 267.

[15] Corbett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/142. f. 152.

[16] Corbett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/142. f. 152.

[17] The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 286.

[18] The Navy List. (May, 1902). p. 286.

[19] Crichton Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/46. f. 54.

[20] Crichton Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/46. f. 54.

[21] Leith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/437. f. 439.

[22] Leith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/437. f. 439.

[23] The Navy List. (June, 1906). p. 350.

[24] The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 351.

[25] The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 351.

[26] The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 350.

[27] The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 350.

[28] Simpson Service Records. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 151.

[29] Simpson Service Records. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 151.

[30] The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 351.

[31] The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 351.

[32] The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 396h.

[33] The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 396gg.

[34] The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 855.

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