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In mid-1911, part of the {{UK-DF|4}}, part of Home Fleet.{{NLJul11|p. 275}} | In mid-1911, part of the {{UK-DF|4}}, part of Home Fleet.{{NLJul11|p. 275}} | ||
On 29 October 1917, {{LieutRNR}} [[Gilbert Henry Flavel]] was cautioned following a collision between ''Albacore'' and the collier ''Sanpan''.<ref>Flavel Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/54/71.|}} f. 71.</ref> | |||
==Guns== | ==Guns== | ||
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}} (retired)|name=Percy John Helyar|nick=Percy J. Helyar|appt=26 October, 1914{{NLOct15|p. 391''e''}}|end=8 February, 1916}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}} (retired)|name=Percy John Helyar|nick=Percy J. Helyar|appt=26 October, 1914{{NLOct15|p. 391''e''}}|end=8 February, 1916}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRNR}}|name=Lawrence William Newbery-Boschetti|nick=Lawrence W. Newbery-Boschetti|appt=9 March, 1916<ref>Newbery-Boschetti Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/57/44.|C14619284}} f. 44.</ref>{{NLDec16|p. 392}}|end=11 April, 1917<ref>Newbery-Boschetti Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/57/44.|C14619284}} f. 44.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRNR}}|name=Lawrence William Newbery-Boschetti|nick=Lawrence W. Newbery-Boschetti|appt=9 March, 1916<ref>Newbery-Boschetti Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/57/44.|C14619284}} f. 44.</ref>{{NLDec16|p. 392}}|end=11 April, 1917<ref>Newbery-Boschetti Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/57/44.|C14619284}} f. 44.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRNR}}|name=Gilbert Henry Flavel|nick=Gilbert H. Flavel|appt=19 June, 1917{{NLAug17|p. 391''f''}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRNR}}|name=Gilbert Henry Flavel|nick=Gilbert H. Flavel|appt=19 June, 1917{{NLAug17|p. 391''f''}}|end=19 October, 1917<ref>Flavel Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/54/71.|}} f. 71.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Acting {{LCommRNR}}|name=Robert McMurray|nick=Robert McMurray|appt=12 January, 1918<ref>McMurray Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/55/159.| | {{Tenure|rank=Acting {{LCommRNR}}|name=Robert McMurray|nick=Robert McMurray|appt=12 January, 1918<ref>McMurray Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/55/159.|}} f. 159.</ref>|end=12 September, 1918|note=apparently went to {{UK-Avon}} on 12 Sep, 1918}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRNR}}|name=William Harmer Brown|nick=William H. Brown|appt=12 September, 1918{{NLDec18|p. 727}}|end=10 March, 1919<ref>Brown Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/60/10.|C14619919}} f. 10.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRNR}}|name=William Harmer Brown|nick=William H. Brown|appt=12 September, 1918{{NLDec18|p. 727}}|end=10 March, 1919<ref>Brown Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/60/10.|C14619919}} f. 10.</ref>}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:30, 17 June 2022
| H.M.S. Albacore (1906) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Company[1] |
| Ordered: | Purchased 1909[2] |
| Launched: | 19 Sep, 1906[3] |
| Completed: | 27 Mar, 1909[4] |
| Sold: | 1 Aug, 1919[5] |
H.M.S. Albacore was one of twenty-four "B" class destroyers built for the Royal Navy — a "30 knotter".
Along with Bonetta, Albacore was one of two Palmer destroyers built "on spec" and subsequently purchased in 1909 by the Admiralty to replace destroyers lost in accidents.
Service
In mid-1911, part of the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla, part of Home Fleet.[6]
On 29 October 1917, Lieutenant R.N.R. Gilbert Henry Flavel was cautioned following a collision between Albacore and the collier Sanpan.[7]
Guns
By 1912-13, her three 12-pdr P. I mountings bore register numbers 274, 275 and 276 and were fitted with "Training Gear".[8]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant John G. de O. Coke, 17 June, 1909[9][10] – 6 August, 1909[11]
- Commander Edward O. Gladstone, 6 August, 1909[12][13] – 15 August, 1910[14]
- Commander Robert W. Myburgh, 15 August, 1910[15][16] – 25 July, 1911[17]
- Commander Forster D. Arnold-Forster, 1 August, 1911[18] – 10 January, 1912[19]
- Commander Julian H. Woodbridge, January, 1912[20] – 3 December, 1913
- Lieutenant-Commander Lawrence D'O. Bignell, 3 December, 1913[21] – 17 January, 1914[22][23] (and in command of reduced T.B.Ds.)
- Commander John F. H. Cole, January, 1914[24] – May, 1914[25]
- Lieutenant in Command Arthur F. E. Palliser, August, 1914[26] – late 1914
- Lieutenant-Commander (retired) Percy J. Helyar, 26 October, 1914[27] – 8 February, 1916
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Lawrence W. Newbery-Boschetti, 9 March, 1916[28][29] – 11 April, 1917[30]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Gilbert H. Flavel, 19 June, 1917[31] – 19 October, 1917[32]
- Acting Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. Robert McMurray, 12 January, 1918[33] – 12 September, 1918 (apparently went to Avon on 12 Sep, 1918)
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command William H. Brown, 12 September, 1918[34] – 10 March, 1919[35]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 58.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 58.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 58.
- ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 304.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 58.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1911). p. 275.
- ↑ Flavel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/71. f. 71.
- ↑ The National Archives. ADM 186/182. p. 55.
- ↑ Coke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/399. f. 441.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 17 June, 1909. Issue 38988, col B, p. 9.
- ↑ Coke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/399. f. 441.
- ↑ Gladstone Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/129. f. 144.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1902). p. 274.
- ↑ Gladstone Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/129. f. 144.
- ↑ Myburgh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/385. f. 246.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 274.
- ↑ Myburgh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/385. f. 246.
- ↑ Arnold-Forster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/166. f. 186.
- ↑ Arnold-Forster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/166. f. 186.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 275.
- ↑ Bignell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/117. f. 521.
- ↑ Bignell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/117. f. 521.
- ↑ Bignell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/117. f. 521.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 275.
- ↑ Cole Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/461. f. 533.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1914). p. 271.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 391e.
- ↑ Newbery-Boschetti Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/57/44. f. 44.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 392.
- ↑ Newbery-Boschetti Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/57/44. f. 44.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 391f.
- ↑ Flavel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/71. f. 71.
- ↑ McMurray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/55/159. f. 159.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 727.
- ↑ Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/60/10. f. 10.
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