H.M.S. Usk (1903)
| H.M.S. Usk (1903) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | unknown[1] |
| Builder: | Yarrow[2] |
| Ordered: | 1901-02 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 30 Jul, 1902[4] |
| Launched: | 25 Jul, 1903[5] |
| Commissioned: | Mar, 1904[6] |
| Broken up: | 1920[7] |
H.M.S. Usk was one of thirty-six destroyers of the "River" class.
Service
In late 1905 she was in commission in reserve as part of the Sheerness-Chatham Reserve Division and listed as a tender to the Pembroke.[8]
In early 1907 she was in commission with a nucleus crew at Portsmouth and listed as a tender to the depot ship Hecla.[9]
In early 1910 she was a member of the Home Fleet's First Destroyer Flotilla.[10]
Usk paid off at Sheerness on 1 May, 1911 and entered dockyard hands. Her crew were sent to recommission the destroyer Dee at Devonport.[11]
In mid-1913, Usk was in Hong Kong.[12]
Under Lieutenant-Commander Maxwell, Usk was amongst three "Rivers" employed in towing landing boats in to Anzac Cove at the Dardanelles.[13]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant & Commander Duncan H. Carmichael, October, 1905[14]
- Lieutenant & Commander Cyril P. Ryan, 22 October, 1906[15]
- Lieutenant & Commander William D. Irvin, 5 September, 1909[16]
- Lieutenant-Commander Wellwood G. C. Maxwell, 21 October, 1912[17]
- Lieutenant David J. R. Simson, 17 March, 1918[18]
- Lieutenant in Command Albert J. Foley, November, 1918[19]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 59.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 99.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 99.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 99.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 99.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 99.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 99.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List (December, 1905), p. 270b.
- ↑ The Navy List (January, 1907), p. 270a.
- ↑ The Navy List (April, 1910), p. 269.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 28 April, 1911. Issue 39573, col B, p. 15.
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913), p. 388.
- ↑ Smith. Hard Lying. p. 78.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 388.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 388.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 389.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 386.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 923.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 922a.
Bibliography
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