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'''H.M.S. ''North Star''''' was one of 103 destroyers of the [["M" Class Destroyer (1914)|"M" class]].
'''H.M.S. ''North Star''''' was one of one hundred and three destroyers of the [["M" Class Destroyer (1914)|"M" class]] built for the [[Royal Navy]] during the [[Great War]].


==Service==
==Service==
Lieutenant-Commander [[Kenneth Cary Helyar]] was mentioned in despatches for destroying an enemy explosive motor boat on 3 November, 1917 while in command of ''North Star''.<ref>Helyar Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/50/294.|D7605210}} f. 325.</ref>
Seventeen of her crew were lost when she was sunk as part of the Raid on Zeebrugge.{{KindellROH2|p. 490}}


==Captains==
==Captains==
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Kenneth Cary Helyar|nick=Kenneth C. Helyar|appt=May, 1917{{NLNov17|p. 305''z''}}|end=23 April, 1918{{UKNavalOpsV|p. 263}}|succBy=Vessel Lost}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Geoffrey Shuttleworth Holden|nick=Geoffrey S. Holden|appt=11 January, 1917<ref>Holden Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/274.|}} Unnumbered folio.</ref>|end=May, 1917<ref>Holden Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/274.|}} Unnumbered folio.</ref>|precBy=New Command}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Kenneth Cary Helyar|nick=Kenneth C. Helyar|appt=May, 1917{{NLNov17|p. 305''z''}}|end=24 April, 1918<ref>Helyar Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/50/294.|D7605210}} f. 325.</ref>{{UKNavalOpsV|p. 263}}|succBy=Vessel Lost|note=ship lost at Zeebrugge under his command}}
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==See Also==
==See Also==
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Latest revision as of 13:30, 16 February 2021

H.M.S. North Star (1916)
Pendant Number: G.16 (Sep 1915)
F.45 (Jan 1917)
F.53 (Jan 1918)[1]
Builder: Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Company[2]
Ordered: Nov 1914 (2nd Order)[3]
Launched: 9 Nov, 1916[4]
Completed: Feb, 1917[5]
Sunk: 23 April, 1918
Fate: by coastal artillery

H.M.S. North Star was one of one hundred and three destroyers of the "M" class built for the Royal Navy during the Great War.

Service

Lieutenant-Commander Kenneth Cary Helyar was mentioned in despatches for destroying an enemy explosive motor boat on 3 November, 1917 while in command of North Star.[6]

Seventeen of her crew were lost when she was sunk as part of the Raid on Zeebrugge.[7]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 66.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 79.
  3. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 66.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 79.
  5. ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 308.
  6. ↑ Helyar Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/294. f. 325.
  7. ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 490.
  8. ↑ Holden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/274. Unnumbered folio.
  9. ↑ Holden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/274. Unnumbered folio.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 305z.
  11. ↑ Helyar Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/294. f. 325.
  12. ↑ Naval Operations. Vol. V. p. 263.

Bibliography


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Matchless Murray Myngs Milne Moorsom
Morris Mons Marne Mystic Maenad
Manners Mandate Magic Moresby Marmion
Martial Mary Rose Menace Mameluke Marvel
Mischief Mindful Nonsuch Negro Nessus
Noble Nizam Nomad Nonpareil Norman
Northesk North Star Nugent Obedient Obdurate
Onslaught Onslow Opal Ophelia Opportune
Oracle Orestes Orford Orpheus Octavia
Ossory Nestor Napier Narborough Narwhal
Nicator Norseman Oberon Observer Offa
Orcadia Oriana Oriole Osiris Paladin
Parthian Partridge Pasley Plucky Portia
Pheasant Phoebe Pigeon Plover Penn
Peregrine Pelican Pellew Petard Peyton
  Prince Pylades Medina Medway  
Thornycroft Specials (Three Funnels)
Mastiff Meteor Michael Milbrook Minion
Munster Nepean Nereus Patrician Patriot
  Rapid Ready  
Yarrow Specials (Two Funnels)
Miranda Minos Manly Moon Morning Star
Mounsey Musketeer Nerissa Relentless Rival
Hawthorn Leslie Specials (Four Funnels)
  Mansfield Mentor  
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