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==Service== | ==Service== | ||
In mid-1913, ''Falcon'' was with the {{UK-DF|6}}.<ref>''The Navy List'' (July, 1913), p. 311.</ref> | In mid-1913, ''Falcon'' was with the {{UK-DF|6}}.<ref>''The Navy List'' (July, 1913), p. 311.</ref> | ||
On 28 October, 1914, while screening the battleship {{UK-Venerable}} during bombardment of the Belgian coast, a German 8-in shell struck the muzzle of a 6-pdr and killed her captain, Wauton, and injured fully a third of her crew. Sub-Lieutenant [[C. J. Du Boulay]] took command and was able to lead her clear of further danger.{{HardLying|pp. 63-4}} | |||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
Dates of appointment are provided when known. | Dates of appointment are provided when known. | ||
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* Lieutenant in Command [[Hubert O. | * Lieutenant in Command [[Hubert O. Wauton]], 29 October, 1912.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1914), p. 313.</ref> | ||
* Lieutenant in Command [[Edward M. C. Rutherfoord]], 31 October, 1914.<ref>''The Navy List'' (January, 1915). p. 316.</ref> | * Lieutenant in Command [[Edward M. C. Rutherfoord]], 31 October, 1914.<ref>''The Navy List'' (January, 1915). p. 316.</ref> | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Revision as of 15:34, 17 December 2013
| H.M.S. Falcon (1899) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | P.31 (1914) D.54 (Sep 1915) D.36 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Fairfield[2] |
| Ordered: | 1899 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 28 Jun, 1899[4] |
| Launched: | 1899 |
| Commissioned: | Dec, 1901[5] |
| Collision: | 1 Apr, 1918[6] |
| Fate: | in North Sea[7] |
H.M.S. Falcon was one of forty destroyers of the "C" class — a "30 knotter".
Service
In mid-1913, Falcon was with the Sixth Destroyer Flotilla.[8]
On 28 October, 1914, while screening the battleship Venerable during bombardment of the Belgian coast, a German 8-in shell struck the muzzle of a 6-pdr and killed her captain, Wauton, and injured fully a third of her crew. Sub-Lieutenant C. J. Du Boulay took command and was able to lead her clear of further danger.[9]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant in Command Hubert O. Wauton, 29 October, 1912.[10]
- Lieutenant in Command Edward M. C. Rutherfoord, 31 October, 1914.[11]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 58.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 97.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 97.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 97.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 97.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 58.
- ↑ Smith. Hard Lying. Table 4.
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913), p. 311.
- ↑ Smith. Hard Lying. pp. 63-4.
- ↑ The Navy List (April, 1914), p. 313.
- ↑ The Navy List (January, 1915). p. 316.
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