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Commander [[Harry R. Godfrey]] commanded her when she covered the landings at Anzac Cove at Gallipoli.{{HardLying|p. 112}} | Commander [[Harry R. Godfrey]] commanded her when she covered the landings at Anzac Cove at Gallipoli.{{HardLying|p. 112}} | ||
At Suvla Bay on 6-7 August, 1915, ''Beagle'' worked with five other ''Beagles'' and {{UK-Arno}} to tow troop barges in.{{HardLying|p. 113}} | At Suvla Bay on 6-7 August, 1915, ''Beagle'' worked with five other ''Beagles'' and {{UK-Arno}} to tow troop barges in. A similar effort with a smaller force placed its troops in the wrong position.{{HardLying|p. 113}} | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
Revision as of 15:49, 1 January 2014
| H.M.S. Beagle (1909) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | H.C5 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | John Brown[2] |
| Ordered: | 1908-09 Programme[3] |
| Launched: | 16 Oct, 1909[4] |
| Sold: | 1 Nov, 1921[5] |
H.M.S. Beagle was one of sixteen destroyers of the Beagle class.
Service
In July 1913 she was serving with the Third Destroyer Flotilla.[6]
Commander Harry R. Godfrey commanded her when she covered the landings at Anzac Cove at Gallipoli.[7]
At Suvla Bay on 6-7 August, 1915, Beagle worked with five other Beagles and Arno to tow troop barges in. A similar effort with a smaller force placed its troops in the wrong position.[8]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Harry R. Godfrey, 1 February, 1913.[9]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 60.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. pp. 73-74.
- ↑ March. British Destroyers. p. 101.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. pp. 73-74.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 60.
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913). p. 283.
- ↑ Smith. Hard Lying. p. 112.
- ↑ Smith. Hard Lying. p. 113.
- ↑ The Navy List (January, 1915). p. 280.
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