H.M.S. Ambuscade (1913)

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H.M.S. Ambuscade (1913)
Pendant Number: H.62 (1914)
H.05 (Jan 1918)[1]
Builder: John Brown[2]
Launched: 25 Jan, 1913[3]
Completed: Jun, 1913[4]
Sold: Sep, 1921[5]

H.M.S. Ambuscade was one of twenty destroyers of the Acasta class.

Service

Reduced to C. & M. Party at Devonport 15 October, 1919.[6]

At the Battle of Jutland, she operated with the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla under the command of Lieutenant-Commander Gordon A. Coles.[7]

From mid-1917 to late 1918, she was busy with anti-submarine patrol and convoy escort work, most often with Cockatrice and Christopher, who were at her side almost continuously.[8]

In November, 1918, the three destroyers left the 4DF to join the Northern Patrol Force.[9]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 63.
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 75.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 75.
  4. Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 307.
  5. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 75.
  6. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 726.
  7. Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 44.
  8. Christopher's logs at The National Archives. 53/37734. through ADM 53/37737.
  9. Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (November, 1918). pp. 17, 19.
  10. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392a.
  11. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 391h.
  12. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 729.

Bibliography


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