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==Service== | ==Service== | ||
In mid-1913, she was with the {{UK-DF|6}}.{{ | In March, 1910, she was with the {{UK-DF|5}}, which was attached to Third Division, Home Fleet. | ||
By mid-1913, she was with the {{UK-DF|6}}. She remained with that formation, operating out of Dover, until leaving in June 1918 to join the {{UK-DF|7}}, which was part of the East Coast Forces, based in the Humber. | |||
She left the flotilla in February, 1919 when it was re-invented for the post-war navy with very modern destroyers. | |||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
Revision as of 20:41, 4 November 2016
| H.M.S. Mermaid (1898) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | P.35 (1914) D.63 (Sep 1915) D.56 (Jan 1918) H.85 (Sep 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Hawthorn Leslie[2] |
| Ordered: | 1896-97 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 7 Sep, 1896[4] |
| Launched: | 22 Feb, 1898[5] |
| Commissioned: | Jun, 1899[6] |
| Broken up: | 1919[7] |
H.M.S. Mermaid was one of forty "C" class destroyers built for the Royal Navy — a "30 knotter".
Service
In March, 1910, she was with the Fifth Destroyer Flotilla, which was attached to Third Division, Home Fleet.
By mid-1913, she was with the Sixth Destroyer Flotilla. She remained with that formation, operating out of Dover, until leaving in June 1918 to join the Seventh Destroyer Flotilla, which was part of the East Coast Forces, based in the Humber.
She left the flotilla in February, 1919 when it was re-invented for the post-war navy with very modern destroyers.
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander John M. de Robeck, ? – 28 November, 1899[8]
- Commander Mark E. F. Kerr, 28 November, 1899[9] – 9 March, 1900[10]
- Commander Mark E. F. Kerr, 4 January, 1901[11][12] – 13 June, 1901[13]
- Commander John F. E. Green, 13 June, 1901[14] – May, 1902[15] (and as Commander (D) of Medway Instructional Flotilla)
- Lieutenant Kenneth G. B. Dewar, 21 April, 1903[16] – 19 August, 1903[17] (lent for manoeuvres, paid off at end)
- Lieutenant Kenneth G. B. Dewar, 14 July, 1904[18] – 1 September, 1904[19] (lent for manoeuvres)
- Lieutenant & Commander Richard F. White, 7 March, 1905[20] – 12 February, 1906[21]
- Lieutenant & Commander Denis G. Thynne, 11 September, 1906[22]
- Commander Charles J. Wintour, 14 January, 1908[23][24] – 4 January, 1910[25]
- Lieutenant in Command Alfred G. Peace, 26 March, 1912[26][27] – 21 April, 1914[28]
- Lieutenant George C. Dillon, 2 July, 1912[29] (for manoeuvres)
- Lieutenant in Command Percy R. P. Percival, 21 April, 1914[30][31] – 8 December, 1915[32]
- Lieutenant in Command Richard Harter, 4 February, 1916[33] – 19 March, 1916[34] (superseded on account of measles)
- Lieutenant in Command Denis Q. Fildes, 19 March, 1916[35] – early 1917[Inference]
- Lieutenant in Command Gordon F. Hannay, 24 March, 1917[36] – 1918[Inference]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Eric L. M. Shepherd, 17 September, 1918[37] – 1919[Fact Check]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 57.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 57.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 95.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 95.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 57.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 95.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 95.
- ↑ de Robeck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 128.
- ↑ Kerr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 253.
- ↑ Kerr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 253.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1901). p. 281.
- ↑ Kerr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 30.
- ↑ Kerr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 30.
- ↑ "Naval & Military intelligence" The Times (London). Friday, 14 June 1901. (36481), p. 10.
- ↑ "Naval & Military intelligence" The Times (London). Wednesday, 7 May 1902. (36761), p. 10.
- ↑ Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 59.
- ↑ Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 59.
- ↑ Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 59.
- ↑ Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 59.
- ↑ White Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/373. f. 422.
- ↑ White Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/373. f. 422.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 345.
- ↑ Wintour Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/224. f. 245.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 345.
- ↑ Wintour Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/224. f. 245.
- ↑ Peace Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/73. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 345.
- ↑ Peace Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/73. f. ?.
- ↑ Dillon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51. f. 113.
- ↑ Percival Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/255. f. 303.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 396a.
- ↑ Percival Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/255. f. 303.
- ↑ Harter Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/52/123. f. 487.
- ↑ Harter Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/52/123. f. 487.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 396bb.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395q.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 845.
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