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'''H.M.S. ''Racehorse''''' was one of forty destroyers of the [["C" Class Destroyer (1896)|"C" class]] — a "30 knotter". | '''H.M.S. ''Racehorse''''' was one of forty destroyers of the [["C" Class Destroyer (1896)|"C" class]] — a "30 knotter". | ||
==Trials== | |||
''Racehorse'' completed her steam trials on 17 December, 1901. On her full-speed trial she obtained 30.354 knots on the measured mile, and averaged 30.345 knots over three hours.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Thursday, 19 December, 1901. Issue '''36642''', col A, p. 7.</ref> | |||
==Service== | ==Service== | ||
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Dates of appointment are provided when known. | Dates of appointment are provided when known. | ||
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* Lieutenant in Command [[Edward P. U. Pender]], 20 February, 1912.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1914), p. 365.</ref> | * Lieutenant in Command [[Edward Pender Usticke Pender|Edward P. U. Pender]], 20 February, 1912.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1914), p. 365.</ref> | ||
* Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command [[Ernest William Richard Avery|Ernest W. R. Avery]], 8 November, 1918.<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1918), p. 889.</ref> | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Revision as of 12:14, 30 December 2013
| H.M.S. Racehorse (1900) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | P.15 (1914) D.66 (Sep 1915) D.71 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Hawthorn Leslie[2] |
| Ordered: | 1899 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 23 Oct, 1899[4] |
| Launched: | 8 Nov, 1900[5] |
| Commissioned: | Mar, 1902[6] |
| Broken up: | 1920[7] |
H.M.S. Racehorse was one of forty destroyers of the "C" class — a "30 knotter".
Trials
Racehorse completed her steam trials on 17 December, 1901. On her full-speed trial she obtained 30.354 knots on the measured mile, and averaged 30.345 knots over three hours.[8]
Service
In mid-1913, active with Sixth Destroyer Flotilla — a patrol flotilla.[9]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant in Command Edward P. U. Pender, 20 February, 1912.[10]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Ernest W. R. Avery, 8 November, 1918.[11]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 58.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 58.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 96.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 96.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 58.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 96.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 96.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 19 December, 1901. Issue 36642, col A, p. 7.
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913), p. 364.
- ↑ The Navy List (April, 1914), p. 365.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1918), p. 889.
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