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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Clarence Walter Eyre Trelawny|nick=Clarence W. E. Trelawny|appt=17 June, 1913{{NLOct15|p. 398''d-k''}}|precBy=New Command|note=in command at [[Battle of Jutland]]}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Clarence Walter Eyre Trelawny|nick=Clarence W. E. Trelawny|appt=17 June, 1913{{NLOct15|p. 398''d-k''}}|precBy=New Command|note=in command at [[Battle of Jutland]]}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} in Command|name=Humphrey Maurice Robson|nick=Humphrey M. Robson|appt=25 July, 1916{{NLDec16|p. 398''d-k''}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} in Command|name=Humphrey Maurice Robson|nick=Humphrey M. Robson|appt=25 July, 1916{{NLDec16|p. 398''d-k''}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} in Command|name=James Angus Douglas-Hamilton|nick=James A. Douglas-Hamilton|appt=16 August, 1917{{NLNov17|p. 398}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} in Command|name=James Angus Douglas-Hamilton|nick=James A. Douglas-Hamilton|appt=16 August, 1917{{NLNov17|p. 398}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} in Command|name=William Vesey Hamilton Harris|nick=William V. H. Harris|appt=4 January, 1919{{NLFeb19|p. 910}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} in Command|name=William Vesey Hamilton Harris|nick=William V. H. Harris|appt=4 January, 1919{{NLFeb19|p. 910}}}} | ||
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Revision as of 13:50, 4 November 2015
| H.M.S. Spitfire (1912) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | H.41 (1914) H.1A (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Swan Hunter[2] |
| Launched: | 23 Dec, 1912[3] |
| Completed: | Jun, 1913[4] |
| Sold: | May, 1921[5] |
H.M.S. Spitfire was one of twenty destroyers of the Acasta class.
There was also an 27 knotter of 1895 named Spitfire.
Service
Spitfire was ordered to join the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla upon commissioning.[6]
At the Battle of Jutland, she operated with the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla under the command of Lieutenant-Commander Clarence W. E. Trelawny.[7]
She was reduced to a C. & M. Party at Devonport on 15 October, 1919.[8]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant-Commander Clarence W. E. Trelawny, 17 June, 1913[9] (in command at Battle of Jutland)
- Lieutenant in Command Humphrey M. Robson, 25 July, 1916[10]
- Lieutenant in Command James A. Douglas-Hamilton, 16 August, 1917[11]
- Lieutenant in Command William V. H. Harris, 4 January, 1919[12]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 63.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 75.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 75.
- ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 307.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 75.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 377.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 44.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 866.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 398d-k.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 398d-k.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 398.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 910.
Bibliography
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| Contest | Shark | Sparrowhawk | Spitfire | Lynx | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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