H.M.S. Gipsy (1897)
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| H.M.S. Gipsy (1897) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | P.23 (1914) D.58 (Sep 1915) D.43 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Fairfield[2] |
| Ordered: | 1896-97 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 1 Oct, 1896[4] |
| Launched: | 9 Mar, 1897[5] |
| Commissioned: | Jul, 1898[6] |
| Sold: | 1921[7] |
H.M.S. Gipsy was one of forty "C" class destroyers built for the Royal Navy — a "30 knotter".
Service
In mid-1913, she was with the Sixth Destroyer Flotilla.[8]
With the assistance of some drifters, she sank the U 48 by gunfire off Goodwin Sands on 24 November, 1917.[9]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant & Commander (T) Edmund J. Prendergast, 11 July, 1899[10] (lent for manoeuvres)
- Lieutenant & Commander Harry L. Wells, April, 1901[11] – March, 1902[Inference]
- Lieutenant & Commander John G. de O. Coke, March, 1902[12] – 1 August, 1902[Inference]
- Commander William G. E. Ruck-Keene, 1 August, 1902[13] – 8 January, 1903[14]
- Commander Roger J. B. Keyes, 8 April, 1903[15] – 1 May, 1903[16]
- Commander Sydney S. Hall, 14 May, 1903[17]
- Commander Reginald Yorke Tyrwhitt, 12 January, 1904[18] – 10 February, 1904[19]
- Commander Cecil F. Lambert, 14 July, 1904[20] – 30 August, 1904[21] (for manoeuvres)
- Captain Geoffrey B. Spicer-Simson, 30 August, 1904[22]
- Lieutenant & Commander William G. Howard, 28 May, 1906[23]
- Commander John G. de O. Coke, 29 January, 1908[24]
- Lieutenant & Commander Stephen H. Morres, 16 January, 1909[25]
- Lieutenant & Commander Henry C. Rawlings, May, 1910[26] – 15 August, 1910[27]
- Lieutenant in Command John J. C. Ridley, 18 November, 1913[28]
- Lieutenant in Command Edmond M. Bowly, 14 April, 1914[29] – 1915
- Lieutenant in Command William W. Skynner, 9 April, 1915[30] – January, 1916[Fact Check]
- Lieutenant in Command Leslie T. Creery Hill, 9 January, 1916[31] – early 1917
- Acting Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. Frederick W. Robinson, 16 March, 1917[32]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Charles S. C. Steen, 14 October, 1918[33]
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 Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 319.
- ↑ Smith. Hard Lying. p. 62.
- ↑ Prendergast Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 247.
- ↑ "Naval & Military intelligence" The Times (London). Saturday, 20 April 1901. (36434), p. 9.
- ↑ "Naval & Military intelligence" The Times (London). Wednesday, 5 March 1902. (36707), p. 5.
- ↑ Ruck-Keene Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 451.
- ↑ Ruck-Keene Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 451.
- ↑ Keyes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 277.
- ↑ Keyes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 277.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 260.
- ↑ Tyrwhitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 125.
- ↑ Tyrwhitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 125.
- ↑ Lambert Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 253/510.
- ↑ Lambert Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 253/510.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 318.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 320.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 320.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 321.
- ↑ Rawlings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/96. f. 500.
- ↑ Rawlings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/96. f. 500.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 320.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 322.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 394i.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 394q.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 394i.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 801.
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