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==Service== | ==Service== | ||
In mid-1913, she was with the {{UK-DF|3}}.{{NLJul13|p. 321}} | In mid-1913, she was with the {{UK-DF|3}}.{{NLJul13|p. 321}} | ||
On 5 February 1918, ''Grasshopper'', {{UK-Mosquito}} and {{UK-Pigeon}} were escorting a convoy when the Anchor Line/Cunard troopship SS ''Tuscania'' was [[Sinking of S.S. Tuscania|torpedoed and sunk]] in the North Channel, off Islay by {{DE-UB77}} as the convoy approached Liverpool. ''Grasshopper'' assisted in the rescue operations, saving between 500 and 600 men.<ref>Email from Marilyn Gahm, Spooner, Wisconsin USA to Tone, 20170205.</ref> | |||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
Dates of appointment are provided when known. | Dates of appointment are provided when known. | ||
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Grasshopper''"> | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Grasshopper''"> | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Charles Albert Fremantle|nick=Charles A. Fremantle|appt=2 July, 1910<ref>Fremantle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}} f. 441.</ref>|end=29 July, 1912<ref>Fremantle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}} f. 441.</ref>|precBy=New Command}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Charles Albert Fremantle|nick=Charles A. Fremantle|appt=2 July, 1910<ref>Fremantle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}} f. 441.</ref>{{NLApr11|pp. 321, 322}}|end=29 July, 1912<ref>Fremantle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}} f. 441.</ref>|precBy=New Command}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Reginald Thornton Amedroz|nick=Reginald T. Amedroz|appt=29 July, 1912{{NLAug17|p. 394''c''}}|end= | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Reginald Thornton Amedroz|nick=Reginald T. Amedroz|appt=29 July, 1912<ref>Amedroz Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47/105.|D7603812}} f. 310.</ref>{{NLAug17|p. 394''c''}}|end=September, 1917<ref>Amedroz Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47/105.|D7603812}} f. 310.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Edward Blake Hoyle|nick=Edward B. Hoyle|appt=October, 1917{{NLNov17|p. 394''c''}}|end= | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Edward Blake Hoyle|nick=Edward B. Hoyle|appt=October, 1917{{NLNov17|p. 394''c''}}|end=9 January, 1918}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}}|name=William Charles Ovenden|nick=William C. Ovenden|appt= | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=John Morrison Smith|nick=John M. Smith|appt=9 January, 1918<ref>Smith Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/96/190.|D8116822}} f. 236.</ref>|end=10 August, 1918<ref>Smith Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/96/190.|D8116822}} f. 236.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}} (emergency)|name=James Henry Domville|nick=Sir James H. Domville, Bart.|appt=10 August, 1918|end=16 November, 1918}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Pelham Alexander Maitland|nick=Pelham A. Maitland|appt=16 November, 1918|end=13 December, 1918}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}}|name=William Charles Ovenden|nick=William C. Ovenden|appt=13 December, 1918{{INF}}|end=5 February, 1919|note=perhaps never "in command"}} | |||
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
{{refbegin}} | {{refbegin}} | ||
{{WP| | {{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Grasshopper_(1909)}} | ||
{{refend}} | {{refend}} | ||
Latest revision as of 13:41, 27 October 2018
| H.M.S. Grasshopper (1909) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | H.17 (Jan 1918) H.60 (Jun 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company[2] |
| Ordered: | 1908-09 Programme[3] |
| Launched: | 23 Nov, 1909[4] |
| Completed: | Jul, 1910[5] |
| Sold: | Nov, 1921[6] |
H.M.S. Grasshopper was one of sixteen destroyers of the Beagle class.
Service
In mid-1913, she was with the Third Destroyer Flotilla.[7]
On 5 February 1918, Grasshopper, Mosquito and Pigeon were escorting a convoy when the Anchor Line/Cunard troopship SS Tuscania was torpedoed and sunk in the North Channel, off Islay by UB 77 as the convoy approached Liverpool. Grasshopper assisted in the rescue operations, saving between 500 and 600 men.[8]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant & Commander Charles A. Fremantle, 2 July, 1910[9][10] – 29 July, 1912[11]
- Lieutenant-Commander Reginald T. Amedroz, 29 July, 1912[12][13] – September, 1917[14]
- Lieutenant-Commander Edward B. Hoyle, October, 1917[15] – 9 January, 1918
- Lieutenant in Command John M. Smith, 9 January, 1918[16] – 10 August, 1918[17]
- Lieutenant in Command (emergency) Sir James H. Domville, Bart., 10 August, 1918 – 16 November, 1918
- Lieutenant in Command Pelham A. Maitland, 16 November, 1918 – 13 December, 1918
- Lieutenant William C. Ovenden, 13 December, 1918[Inference] – 5 February, 1919 (perhaps never "in command")
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 60.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. pp. 73-74.
- ↑ March. British Destroyers. p. 101.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. pp. 73-74.
- ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 305.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. pp. 73-74.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 321.
- ↑ Email from Marilyn Gahm, Spooner, Wisconsin USA to Tone, 20170205.
- ↑ Fremantle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 441.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). pp. 321, 322.
- ↑ Fremantle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 441.
- ↑ Amedroz Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/105. f. 310.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 394c.
- ↑ Amedroz Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/105. f. 310.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 394c.
- ↑ Smith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/190. f. 236.
- ↑ Smith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/190. f. 236.
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