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'''H.M.S. ''Sunfish''''' was one of | '''H.M.S. ''Sunfish''''' was one of thirty-six [[27 Knotter]]s, a broad meta-class of early [[Torpedo Boat Destroyer]]s built for the [[Royal Navy]] in the 1890s. | ||
She was one of a select few destroyers of her era who served through the [[Great War]] despite their obsolete nature. | |||
==Service== | ==Service== | ||
Revision as of 23:47, 24 November 2018
| 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 thirty-six 27 Knotters, a broad meta-class of early Torpedo Boat Destroyers built for the Royal Navy in the 1890s.
She was one of a select few destroyers of her era who served through the Great War despite their obsolete nature.
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 Annual Manoeuvres of 1904)
- Lieutenant & Commander Reginald C. L. Owen, 29 October, 1904 – 8 June, 1905
- 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]
See Also
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.
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