H.M.S. Grasshopper (1909)
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| H.M.S. Grasshopper (1909) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | H.17 (Jan 1918) H.60 (Jun 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Fairfield[2] |
| Ordered: | 1908-09 Programme[3] |
| Launched: | 23 Nov, 1909[4] |
| Completed: | Jul, 1910[5] |
| Sold: | Nov, 1921[6] |
H.M.S. Grasshopper was one of sixteen destroyers of the Beagle class.
Service
In mid-1913, she was with the Third Destroyer Flotilla.[7]
On 5 February 1918, Grasshopper, Mosquito and Pigeon were escorting a convoy when the Anchor Line/Cunard troopship SS Tuscania was torpedoed and sunk in the North Channel, off Islay by UB 77 as the convoy approached Liverpool. This would be the first troopship carrying American troops sunk in WWI and the only one sunk under protection of a British convoy. Grasshopper assisted in the rescue of American troops.[8]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant & Commander Charles A. Fremantle, 2 July, 1910[9] – 29 July, 1912[10]
- Lieutenant-Commander Reginald T. Amedroz, 29 July, 1912[11] – c. October, 1917[Inference]
- Lieutenant-Commander Edward B. Hoyle, October, 1917[12] – 9 January, 1918
- Lieutenant in Command John M. Smith, 9 January, 1918[13] – 10 August, 1918[14]
- Lieutenant William C. Ovenden, October, 1917[15] – 1919[Fact Check]
There seems to be some confusion about Ovenden.
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 60.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. pp. 73-74.
- ↑ March. British Destroyers. p. 101.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. pp. 73-74.
- ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 305.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. pp. 73-74.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 321.
- ↑ Email from Marilyn Gahm, Spooner, Wisconsin USA to Tone, Feb 5, 2016.
- ↑ Fremantle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 441.
- ↑ Fremantle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 441.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 394c.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 394c.
- ↑ Smith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/190. f. 236.
- ↑ Smith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/190. f. 236.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 804.
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