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In mid-1913, she was serving in the {{UK-DF|2}}.{{NLJul13|p. 287}}
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In mid-1913, ''Brisk'' was serving in the {{UK-DF|2}}.{{NLJul13|p. 287}}
  
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She was reduced to a C. & M. Party at Devonport on 15 October, 1919.{{NLJan21|p. 735}}
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On 2 October 1917, having just dispersed  Atlantic Convoy HH.24, ''Brisk'' entered Rathlin Sound and struck a mine that had been laid by {{DE-U79}}.  Thirty-one of her crew were killed, but ''Brisk'' remained afloat was towed into Lough Foyle by two trawlers. The same U-Boat torpedoed and sank the {{UK-Drake|f=t}} the same day.{{KindellROH2|p. 406}}{{UKNavalOpsV|p. 162}}
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In mid-1918, ''Brisk''left 2 D.F. to join the {{UK-DF|5}}, which was supporting the [[Mediterranean Fleet]].
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''Brisk'' was reduced to a C. & M. Party at Devonport on 15 October, 1919.{{NLJan21|p. 735}}
  
 
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Ralph Vincent Eyre|nick=Ralph V. Eyre|appt=31 December, 1911{{NLOct15|p. 392''m''}}|end=October, 1915|note=transferred to {{UK-Mounsey}}}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Ralph Vincent Eyre|nick=Ralph V. Eyre|appt=31 December, 1911{{NLOct15|p. 392''m''}}|end=October, 1915|note=transferred to {{UK-Mounsey}}}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=William Werden Wilson|nick=William W. Wilson|appt=October, 1915<ref>Wilson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/286.|D7603071}} f. 321.  Eyre's next command states October</ref>|end=7 June, 1916<ref>Wilson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/286.|D7603071}} f. 321.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=William Werden Wilson|nick=William W. Wilson|appt=October, 1915<ref>Wilson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/286.|D7603071}} f. 321.  Eyre's next command states October</ref>|end=7 June, 1916<ref>Wilson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/286.|D7603071}} f. 321.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} (in Command?)|name=Algernon Edmund Penrice Lyons|nick=Algernon E. P. Lyons|appt=6 June, 1916<ref>Lyons Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/301.|}} f. 322.</ref>{{NLNov17|p. 391''x''}}|end=13 November, 1917<ref>Lyons Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/301.|}} f. 322.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Algernon Edmund Penrice Lyons|nick=Algernon E. P. Lyons|appt=6 June, 1916<ref>Lyons Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/301.|}} f. 322.</ref>{{NLNov17|p. 391''x''}}|end=13 November, 1917<ref>Lyons Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/301.|}} f. 322.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Henry Victor Hudson|nick=Henry V. Hudson|appt=28 May, 1918{{NLFeb19|p. 745}}|end=12 March, 1919<ref>Hudson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/49.|D7604148}} f. ?.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Henry Victor Hudson|nick=Henry V. Hudson|appt=28 May, 1918{{NLFeb19|p. 745}}|end=12 March, 1919<ref>Hudson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/49.|D7604148}} f. ?.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Wilfred Algernon Higgins|nick=Wilfred A. Higgins|appt=21 January, 1919{{NLJun19|p. 745}}|end=11 July, 1919}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Wilfred Algernon Higgins|nick=Wilfred A. Higgins|appt=21 January, 1919{{NLJun19|p. 745}}|end=11 July, 1919}}

Latest revision as of 21:27, 22 July 2022

H.M.S. Brisk (1910)
Pendant Number: H.11 (1914)
H.70 (Sep 1915)
H.22 (Jan-Sep 1918)[1]
Builder: John Brown & Company[2]
Launched: 20 Sep, 1910[3]
Completed: Jun, 1911[4]
Sold: Nov, 1921[5]

H.M.S. Brisk was one of twenty destroyers of the Acorn class.

Service

In mid-1913, Brisk was serving in the Second Destroyer Flotilla.[6]

On 2 October 1917, having just dispersed Atlantic Convoy HH.24, Brisk entered Rathlin Sound and struck a mine that had been laid by U 79. Thirty-one of her crew were killed, but Brisk remained afloat was towed into Lough Foyle by two trawlers. The same U-Boat torpedoed and sank the armoured cruiser Drake the same day.[7][8]

In mid-1918, Briskleft 2 D.F. to join the Fifth Destroyer Flotilla, which was supporting the Mediterranean Fleet.

Brisk was reduced to a C. & M. Party at Devonport on 15 October, 1919.[9]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 61.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 74.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 74.
  4. ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 306.
  5. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 74.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 287.
  7. ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 406.
  8. ↑ Naval Operations. Vol. V. p. 162.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 735.
  10. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 28 April, 1911. Issue 39573, col B, p. 15.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392m.
  12. ↑ Wilson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/286. f. 321. Eyre's next command states October
  13. ↑ Wilson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/286. f. 321.
  14. ↑ Lyons Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/301. f. 322.
  15. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 391x.
  16. ↑ Lyons Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/301. f. 322.
  17. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 745.
  18. ↑ Hudson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/49. f. ?.
  19. ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1919). p. 745.
  20. ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 745.

Bibliography


Acorn Class Destroyer
Acorn Alarm Brisk Sheldrake Staunch
Cameleon Comet Goldfinch Nemesis Nereide
Nymphe Fury Hope Larne Lyra
Martin Minstrel Redpole Rifleman Ruby
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