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'''H.M.S. ''Usk''''' was one of 36 destroyers of the [[River Class Destroyer (1903)|"River" class]].
'''H.M.S. ''Usk''''' was one of the [[Royal Navy]]'s thirty-six [[River Class Destroyer (1903)|"River" class destroyers]].


==Service==
==Service==
In mid-1913, in Hong Kong.<ref>''The Navy List'' (July, 1913), p. 388.</ref>
In late 1905 she was in commission in reserve as part of the Sheerness-Chatham Reserve Division and listed as a tender to the {{UK-Pembroke}}.{{NLDec05|p. 270''b''}}


Under {{LCommRN}} Maxwell, ''Usk'' was amongst three "Rivers" employed in towing landing boats in to Anzac Cove at the Dardanelles.{{HardLying|p. 78}}
In early 1907 she was in commission with a nucleus crew at Portsmouth and listed as a tender to the {{UK-Hecla|f=t}}.{{NLJan07|p. 270''a''}}
 
In early 1910 she was a member of the Home Fleet's First Destroyer Flotilla.{{NLApr10|p. 269}}
 
''Usk'' paid off at Sheerness on 1 May, 1911 and entered dockyard hands. Her crew were sent to recommission her sister destroyer, {{UK-Dee}} at Devonport.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Friday, 28 April, 1911.  Issue '''39573''', col B, p. 15.</ref>
 
In mid-1913, ''Usk'' was in Hong Kong.{{NLJul13|p. 388}}
 
Under {{LCommRN}} [[Wellwood George Courtenay Maxwell|Maxwell]], ''Usk'' was amongst three "Rivers" employed in towing landing boats in to Anzac Cove at the Dardanelles.{{HardLying|p. 78}}


==Captains==
==Captains==
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
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<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Usk''">
*{{LCommRN}} [[Wellwood George Courtenay Maxwell|Wellwood G. C. Maxwell]], 21 October, 1912.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1914), p. 386.</ref>
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Charles Frederick Corbett|nick=Charles F. Corbett|appt=early 1904<ref>Corbett Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42/483.|D7579104}} f. 488.</ref>|end=1 June, 1905<ref>Corbett Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42/483.|D7579104}} f. 488.</ref>|precBy=New Command}}
*{{LieutRN}} [[David James Robert Simson|David J.C. Simson]], 17 March, 1918.<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1918), p. 923.</ref>
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Wilmot Stuart Nicholson|nick=Wilmot S. Nicholson|appt=1 June, 1905<ref>Nicholson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 239.</ref>|end=10 October, 1905<ref>Nicholson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 239.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander|name=Duncan Hermann Carmichael|nick=Duncan H. Carmichael|appt=10 October, 1905{{NLDec05|p. 388}}|end=7 April, 1906}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander|name=Duncan Hermann Carmichael|nick=Duncan H. Carmichael|appt=28 May, 1906|end=1 November, 1906}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Alan Cameron Bruce|nick=Alan C. Bruce|appt=7 April, 1906<ref>Bruce Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/319.}}  f. 351.</ref>|end=28 May, 1906<ref>Bruce Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/319.}}  f. 351.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Cyril Percy Ryan|nick=Cyril P. Ryan|appt=22 October, 1906{{NLJan07|p. 388}}<ref>Ryan Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/160.|D7602946}} f. 178.</ref>|end=7 September, 1909<ref>Ryan Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/160.|D7602946}} f. 178.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=William Dion Irvin|nick=William D. Irvin|appt=5 September, 1909{{NLApr10|p. 389}}|end=}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Theodore Evelyn Johnstone Bigg|nick=Theodore E. J. Bigg|appt=7 November, 1910<ref>Bigg Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/9.|D7604603}} f. 10.</ref>{{NLApr11|p. 388}}|end=1 May, 1911<ref>Bigg Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/9.|D7604603}} f. 10.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Bertie William Bluett|nick=Bertie W. Bluett|appt=19 September, 1911{{NLAug12|p. 388}}|end=21 October, 1912}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Wellwood George Courtenay Maxwell|nick=Wellwood G. C. Maxwell|appt=21 October, 1912{{NLOct15|p. 398''t''}}<ref>Maxwell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48.|D7603952}} f. 451.</ref>|end=16 September, 1915<ref>Maxwell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48.|D7603952}} f. 451.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Richard Charles Arthur Littleton|nick=Richard C. A. Littleton|appt=16 September, 1915{{NLDec16|p. 398''u''}}|end=25 April, 1917}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Eric Paul Vivian|nick=Eric P. Vivian|appt=25 April, 1917{{NLAug17|p. 398''p''}}|end=October, 1917}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}}|name=David James Robert Simson|nick=David J. R. Simson|appt=17 March, 1918<ref>Simson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/54/149.|D7605736}} f. 150.</ref>{{NLDec18|p. 923}}|end=November, 1918<ref>Simson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/54/149.|D7605736}} f. 150.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Basil Ashby Taylor|nick=Basil A. Taylor|appt=20 August, 1918<ref>Taylor Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52.|D7576720}} f. ?.</ref>|end=before 18 October, 1918{{NLDec18|pp. 740-1}}}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Albert John Foley|nick=Albert J. Foley|appt=November, 1918<ref>Foley Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/154/65.|}} f. 65.</ref>{{NLFeb19|p. 922''a''}}|end=24 February, 1919<ref>Foley Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/154/65.|}} f. 65.</ref>}}
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==See Also==
==See Also==
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* [http://www.naval-history.net/OWShips-WW1-10-HMS_Usk.htm Transcribed Ship Logs at naval-history.net]
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Latest revision as of 17:02, 29 December 2021

H.M.S. Usk (1903)
Pendant Number: unknown[1]
Builder: Yarrow & Company[2]
Ordered: 1901-02 Programme[3]
Laid down: 30 Jul, 1902[4]
Launched: 25 Jul, 1903[5]
Completed: Mar, 1904[6]
Commissioned: Mar, 1904[7]
Broken up: 1920[8]

H.M.S. Usk was one of the Royal Navy's thirty-six "River" class destroyers.

Service

In late 1905 she was in commission in reserve as part of the Sheerness-Chatham Reserve Division and listed as a tender to the Pembroke.[9]

In early 1907 she was in commission with a nucleus crew at Portsmouth and listed as a tender to the depot ship Hecla.[10]

In early 1910 she was a member of the Home Fleet's First Destroyer Flotilla.[11]

Usk paid off at Sheerness on 1 May, 1911 and entered dockyard hands. Her crew were sent to recommission her sister destroyer, Dee at Devonport.[12]

In mid-1913, Usk was in Hong Kong.[13]

Under Lieutenant-Commander Maxwell, Usk was amongst three "Rivers" employed in towing landing boats in to Anzac Cove at the Dardanelles.[14]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 59.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 99.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 99.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 99.
  5. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 99.
  6. ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 304.
  7. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 99.
  8. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 99.
  9. ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 270b.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 270a.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 269.
  12. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 28 April, 1911. Issue 39573, col B, p. 15.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 388.
  14. ↑ Smith. Hard Lying. p. 78.
  15. ↑ Corbett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/483. f. 488.
  16. ↑ Corbett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/483. f. 488.
  17. ↑ Nicholson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 239.
  18. ↑ Nicholson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 239.
  19. ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 388.
  20. ↑ Bruce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/319. f. 351.
  21. ↑ Bruce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/319. f. 351.
  22. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 388.
  23. ↑ Ryan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/160. f. 178.
  24. ↑ Ryan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/160. f. 178.
  25. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 389.
  26. ↑ Bigg Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/9. f. 10.
  27. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 388.
  28. ↑ Bigg Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/9. f. 10.
  29. ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 388.
  30. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 398t.
  31. ↑ Maxwell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 451.
  32. ↑ Maxwell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 451.
  33. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 398u.
  34. ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 398p.
  35. ↑ Simson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/149. f. 150.
  36. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 923.
  37. ↑ Simson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/149. f. 150.
  38. ↑ Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52. f. ?.
  39. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). pp. 740-1.
  40. ↑ Foley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/65. f. 65.
  41. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 922a.
  42. ↑ Foley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/65. f. 65.

Bibliography


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Kennet Jed Welland Cherwell Dee
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Gala Garry Ness Nith Swale
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