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Revision as of 18:09, 11 January 2018
| H.M.S. Avon (1896) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | D.02 (1914) D.45 (Sep 1915) D.08 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Vickers[2] |
| Ordered: | 1895-96 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 17 Feb, 1896[4] |
| Launched: | 10 Oct, 1896[5] |
| Commissioned: | Feb, 1899[6] |
| Broken up: | 1920[7] |
H.M.S. Avon was one of forty "C" class destroyers built for the Royal Navy — a "30 knotter".
Service
In late 1905 she was in reserve at Devonport and used for "instruction of Cadets" at Dartmouth, her officers being borne in H.M.S. Vivid.[8]
In late 1906, she was in nucleus crew reserve at Devonport.[9]
In early 1910, she was in the Devonport Flotilla of the Third Division, Home Fleet.[10]
In July 1913, she was with the Seventh Destroyer Flotilla, a patrol flotilla.[11]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant & Commander Murray MacG. Lockhart, 27 April, 1900[12] – 23 January, 1901[13][14]
- Lieutenant John R. Segrave, 23 January, 1901[15] – 26 February, 1901[16]
- Lieutenant in Command Robert H. Coppinger, 16 July, 1901[17] (for manoeuvres)
- Lieutenant & Commander James W. G. Innes, August, 1901 – 4 November, 1901
- Lieutenant & Commander John W. E. Townsend, 4 November, 1901[18] – 3 May, 1902
- Lieutenant & Commander Bernard J. H. Ward, 27 June, 1903 – 14 August, 1903
- Lieutenant & Commander Charles E. Cundall, 14 July, 1904 – 1 September, 1904 (for manoeuvres)
- Lieutenant & Commander Arthur G. Muller, 3 January, 1905[19]
- Chief Gunner in Command David H. Williams, 1 April, 1906[20]
- Lieutenant Arthur L. Popham, 3 August, 1906[21][22] – May, 1907
- Lieutenant & Commander John E. P. Bickford, May, 1907[23] – 20 March, 1909
- Lieutenant & Commander Cecil R. Hemans, 20 March, 1909[24][25] – 27 May, 1910[26]
- Lieutenant & Commander Cecil R. Hemans, 3 December, 1910[27][28] – 11 January, 1912[29] (and as Acting Interpreter in German from 30 October, 1911)
- Lieutenant & Commander Frederic A. H. Russel, 22 February, 1912[30][31] – 15 January, 1914[32]
- Lieutenant & Commander Ralph M. Hall, mid January, 1914 – 30 January, 1914
- Commander Charles A. W. Wrightson, 30 January, 1914[33][34] – 6 April, 1914[35]
- Lieutenant-Commander Duncan W. Roe, 17 April, 1914[36] – 28 August, 1915
- Lieutenant in Command Maxwell N. Williamson-Napier, 2 September, 1915[37][38] – 8 March, 1916[39]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command William H. Brown, 7 December, 1916[40][41] – 31 July, 1917[42]
- Acting Lieutenant-Commander, R.N.R. Robert McMurray, 12 September, 1918[43]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 57.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 57.
- ↑ 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. 57.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 281.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 270a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 269a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 282.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 4 May, 1900. Issue 36133, col F, p. 7.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 10 January, 1901. Issue 36348, col D, p. 8.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 228.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 10 January, 1901. Issue 36348, col D, p. 8.
- ↑ Segrave Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 226.
- ↑ Coppinger Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 313.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1902). p. 228.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 281.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1906). p. 281.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 6 August, 1906. Issue 38091, col D, p. 6.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 281.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 281.
- ↑ Hemans Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/47/151. f. 356.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 281.
- ↑ Hemans Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/47/151. f. 356.
- ↑ Hemans Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/47/151. f. 356.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 281.
- ↑ Hemans Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/47/151. f. 356.
- ↑ Russel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/75. f. 40.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 282.
- ↑ Russel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/75. f. 40.
- ↑ Wrightson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/101. f. 112.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 283.
- ↑ Wrightson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/101. f. 112.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 392g.
- ↑ Williamson-Napier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/34. f. 388.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392g.
- ↑ Williamson-Napier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/34. f. 388.
- ↑ Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/60/10. f. 10.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 391o.
- ↑ Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/60/10. f. 10.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 736.
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