H.M.S. Spiteful (1899)
From The Dreadnought Project
Jump to navigationJump to search
| 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, 29 July, 1914[11]
- Commander Walter B. Compton, 12 December, 1914[12] (and for command of "the flotilla")
- Acting Lieutenant-Commander, R.N.R. Robert L. F. Hubbard, April, 1918[13]
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. (February, 1919). p. 910.
Bibliography
