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H.M.S. Sunfish (1895)
Pendant Number:	D.47 (1914) D.2A (Sep 1915), D.81 (1918)^[1]
Builder:	Hawthorn Leslie & Company^[2]
Ordered:	1893-94^[3]
Laid down:	29 Aug, 1894^[4]
Launched:	23 May, 1895^[5]
Commissioned:	18 Feb, 1896^[6]
Broken up:	1920^[7]

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

Service

Sunfish was one of seventeen destroyers of the Reserve Division which left Sheerness on 1 July, 1905 for Spithead under the overall command of Commander R. G. Gregory in H.M.S. Spitfire.^[8]

She and sixteen other destroyers of the Reserve Division arrived at Sheerness on 13 July 1905 and proceeded to Chatham.^[9]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

Lieutenant & Commander Albert S. Lafone, 18 February, 1896^[10] – 1 September, 1896^[11]
Lieutenant & Commander Robert G. D. Dewar, 19 April, 1900^[12]^[13] – January, 1902^[14] (lent to Cygnet 29 November, 1900)
Lieutenant & Commander John M. D. E. Warren, 2 August, 1902^[15]^[16] – 15 October, 1903^[17]
Commander Marcus R. Hill, August, 1903^[18] – November, 1903^[19]
Lieutenant & Commander John Kiddle, 15 October, 1903^[20] – 23 March, 1904^[21]
Lieutenant & Commander Alfred B. Barker, 14 July, 1904^[22] – 27 August, 1904 (for manoeuvres)
Lieutenant & Commander Francis B. Favell, 21 June, 1905 – 23 September, 1905
Lieutenant & Commander Arthur N. Gouldsmith, 23 September, 1905^[23] – April, 1907^[Inference]
Lieutenant & Commander Henry C. Stahl, 9 April, 1907^[24] – 4 August, 1909
Lieutenant & Commander Reginald Watkins Grubb, 4 August, 1909^[25]^[26] – 24 January, 1910^[27]
Lieutenant-Commander Valentine D. English, 15 August, 1910^[28] – 4 April, 1911
Gunner in Command John D. Sumner, 4 May, 1912^[29] – 14 May, 1914
Lieutenant in Command George S. Brown, 29 July, 1914^[30]^[31] – 1 June, 1915^[32]
Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command William B. Clementson, 1 June, 1915^[33]
Acting Commander R.N.R. Frederic J. Thompson, 11 July, 1917^[34]
Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. George ff. H. Lloyd, 8 October, 1917^[35]^[36] – 17 April, 1918^[37]
Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Hubert G. D. Merrett, 16 December, 1918^[38]

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.
↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 266.
↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 93.
↑ "Naval And Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, Jul 03, 1905; pg. 12; Issue 37749.
↑ "Naval And Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Friday, Jul 14, 1905; pg. 10; Issue 37759.
↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 266.
↑ Lafone Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/156. f. 183.
↑ Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/463. f. 517.
↑ The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 304a.
↑ Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/463. f. 517.
↑ Warren Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/422. f. 469.
↑ The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 305.
↑ Warren Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/422. f. 469.
↑ Hill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/88. f. 137.
↑ Hill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/88. f. 137.
↑ Kiddle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/207. f. 236.
↑ Kiddle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/207. f. 236.
↑ "Appointments for the Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 09, 1904; pg. 12; Issue 37442.
↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 379.
↑ The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 379.
↑ Grubb Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/143. f. 348.
↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 379.
↑ Grubb Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/143. f. 348.
↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 379.
↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 378.
↑ Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/15. f. 367.
↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 398d-k.
↑ Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/15. f. 367.
↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 398l.
↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 398b.
↑ Lloyd Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/20. f. 20.
↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 398b.
↑ Lloyd Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/20. f. 20.
↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 911a.

Bibliography

"A" Class Destroyer

26 Knotters

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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] The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 266.

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

[8] "Naval And Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, Jul 03, 1905; pg. 12; Issue 37749.

[9] "Naval And Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Friday, Jul 14, 1905; pg. 10; Issue 37759.

[10] The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 266.

[11] Lafone Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/156. f. 183.

[12] Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/463. f. 517.

[13] The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 304a.

[14] Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/463. f. 517.

[15] Warren Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/422. f. 469.

[16] The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 305.

[17] Warren Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/422. f. 469.

[18] Hill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/88. f. 137.

[19] Hill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/88. f. 137.

[20] Kiddle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/207. f. 236.

[21] Kiddle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/207. f. 236.

[22] "Appointments for the Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 09, 1904; pg. 12; Issue 37442.

[23] The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 379.

[24] The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 379.

[25] Grubb Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/143. f. 348.

[26] The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 379.

[27] Grubb Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/143. f. 348.

[28] The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 379.

[29] The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 378.

[30] Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/15. f. 367.

[31] The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 398d-k.

[32] Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/15. f. 367.

[33] The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 398l.

[34] The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 398b.

[35] Lloyd Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/20. f. 20.

[36] The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 398b.

[37] Lloyd Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/20. f. 20.

[38] The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 911a.

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