H.M.S. Spiteful (1899)
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| H.M.S. Spiteful (1899) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | P.73 (1914) D.91 (Sep 1915) D.76 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Palmer[2] |
| Ordered: | 1897-98 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 12 Jan, 1898[4] |
| Launched: | 11 Jan, 1899[5] |
| Commissioned: | Feb, 1900[6] |
| Broken up: | 1920[7] |
H.M.S. Spiteful was one of twenty-four destroyers of the "B" class — a "30 knotter".
Service
In mid-1913, she was operating with the Portsmouth Defence Flotilla.[8]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant & Commander (T) Arthur T. Walker, 31 December, 1912.[9]
- Lieutenant-Commander (T) Alfred B. Watts, 13 March, 1913.[10]
- Lieutenant in Command Ernest E. Lowe, C.S.C., 29 July, 1914.[11]
- Commander Walter B. Compton, M.V.O., 12 December, 1914, and for command of "the flotilla".[12]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Robert L. F. Hubbard, April 1918.[13]
- Acting Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. Robert L. F. Hubbard, April, 1918.[14]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 57.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 96.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 96.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 96.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 96.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 96.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 96.
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913), p. 377.
- ↑ The Navy List (March, 1913), p. 377.
- ↑ The Navy List (April, 1914), p. 376.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1914), p. 381a.
- ↑ The Navy List (January, 1915), p. 381a.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1918), p. 910.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 910.
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