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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 thirty-six destroyers of the [[River Class Destroyer (1903)|"River" class]].


==Service==
==Service==
In mid-1913, ''Usk'' was in Hong Kong.<ref>''The Navy List'' (July, 1913), p. 388.</ref>
In mid-1913, ''Usk'' was in Hong Kong.<ref>''The Navy List'' (July, 1913), p. 388.</ref>


Under {{LCommRN}} Maxwell, ''Usk'' was amongst three "Rivers" employed in towing landing boats in to Anzac Cove at the Dardanelles.{{HardLying|p. 78}}
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==
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*{{LCommRN}} [[Wellwood George Courtenay Maxwell|Wellwood G. C. Maxwell]], 21 October, 1912.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1914), p. 386.</ref>
*{{LCommRN}} [[Wellwood George Courtenay Maxwell|Wellwood G. C. Maxwell]], 21 October, 1912.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1914), p. 386.</ref>
*{{LieutRN}} [[David James Robert Simson|David J.C. Simson]], 17 March, 1918.<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1918), p. 923.</ref>
*{{LieutRN}} [[David James Robert Simson|David J. R. Simson]], 17 March, 1918.<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1918), p. 923.</ref>
* {{LieutRN}} in Command [[Albert John Foley|Albert J. Foley]], November, 1918.{{SMNLFeb19|p. 922a}}
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Revision as of 18:34, 9 January 2014

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

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

Service

In mid-1913, Usk was in Hong Kong.[8]

Under Lieutenant-Commander Maxwell, Usk was amongst three "Rivers" employed in towing landing boats in to Anzac Cove at the Dardanelles.[9]

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. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 99.
  7. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 99.
  8. ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913), p. 388.
  9. ↑ Smith. Hard Lying. p. 78.
  10. ↑ The Navy List (April, 1914), p. 386.
  11. ↑ The Navy List (December, 1918), p. 923.
  12. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 922a.

Bibliography


River Class Destroyer
Erne Ettrick Exe Ribble Teviot
Usk Derwent Eden Foyle Itchen
Kennet Jed Welland Cherwell Dee
Arun Blackwater Waveney Chelmer Colne
Gala Garry Ness Nith Swale
Ure Wear Liffey Moy Ouse
  Boyne Doon Kale  
  Rother Stour Test  
<– "D" Class Destroyers (UK) Tribal Class –>


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