H.M.S. Bullfinch (1898)
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| H.M.S. Bullfinch (1898) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | D.17 (1914) D.48 (Sep 1915) D.15 (Jan 1918) H.04 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Earle[2] |
| Ordered: | 1896-97 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 17 Sep, 1896[4] |
| Launched: | 10 Feb, 1898[5] |
| Commissioned: | Jun, 1901[6] |
| Broken up: | 1919[7] |
H.M.S. Bullfinch was one of forty "C" class destroyers built for the Royal Navy — a "30 knotter".
Service
In late 1905, Bullfinch was in commission in reserve as part of the Portsmouth Reserve Division.[8]
In early 1910, she was part of the Nore reserve flotilla of the Third Division, Home Fleet.[9]
In mid-1913, she was serving in a patrol flotilla, the Seventh Destroyer Flotilla.[10]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant & Commander Francis G. Dineley, c. early 1901[11] (during trials)
- Lieutenant in Command John A. Duncan, 16 July, 1901 (for manoeuvres)
- Commander Brian H. F. Barttelot, 24 February, 1902[12] – 1 August, 1902[13]
- Lieutenant & Commander Alexander R. Palmer, 21 July, 1903[14] – 20 August, 1903[15] (lent for manoeuvres)
- Lieutenant in Command Ambrose M. Peck, 14 July, 1904[16] – 20 March, 1905[17] (for manoeuvres)
- Commander William F. Blunt, 3 January, 1905[18] – 2 January, 1906[19]
- Lieutenant & Commander Philip S. R. Conron, 28 May, 1906[20][21] – 9 August, 1907[22]
- Lieutenant & Commander Gerald C. Wynter, 11 June, 1908[23]
- Lieutenant & Commander Henry V. Hudson, August, 1910[24] – 7 December, 1910[25]
- Commander Frank Powell, 11 April, 1911[26] – 1912[27]
- Lieutenant in Command Joseph M. Kenworthy, 9 January, 1913[28][29] – 20 October, 1915[30]
- Lieutenant in Command Herbert M. Hughes, 20 October, 1915[31] – 9 August, 1916[32]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Lionel M. Kelly, 9 August, 1916[33]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Ronald J. Mortimer, 3 June, 1917[34]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Francis Tweedie, 30 April, 1918[35]
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.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 270b.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 269a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 289.
- ↑ Wikipedia.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 14 February, 1902. Issue 36691, col B, p. 9.
- ↑ Barttelot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 238.
- ↑ Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/46. f. 46.
- ↑ Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/46. f. 46.
- ↑ Peck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/324. f. 364.
- ↑ Peck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/324. f. 364.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 288.
- ↑ Blunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 109.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 287.
- ↑ Conron Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/444. f. 512. In our PDF for Benjamin Wingate Barrow.
- ↑ Conron Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/444. f. 512. In our PDF for Benjamin Wingate Barrow.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 288.
- ↑ Hudson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/49. f. ?.
- ↑ Hudson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/49. f. ?.
- ↑ Powell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/242. f. 274.
- ↑ Powell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/242. f. 274.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392o.
- ↑ Kenworthy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ Kenworthy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. ?.
- ↑ Hughes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/195. f. 563.
- ↑ Hughes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/195. f. 563.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 392q.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 392.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 746.
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