H.M.S. Lively (1900)
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| H.M.S. Lively (1900) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | D.91 (1914) D.83 (Sep 1915) D.53 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Laird[2] |
| Ordered: | Purchased 1901[3] |
| Laid down: | 20 Jun, 1899[4] |
| Launched: | 14 Jul, 1900[5] |
| Commissioned: | Apr, 1902[6] |
| Broken up: | 1920[7] |
H.M.S. Lively was one of twenty-four destroyers of the "B" class — a "30 knotter".
Service
In mid-1913, she was with the Seventh Destroyer Flotilla, a patrol flotilla.[8]
Based in Great Yarmouth, Lively, under the command of Lieutenant Baillie-Grohman responded to the plight of Halcyon after she'd challenged the raiding German battlecruisers on the morning of 3 November, 1914, and been taken under a heavy fire. Lively laid down a very effective smokescreen to buy Halcyon her escape. Leopard and Success joined in, and jointly the ships reported the Germans by wireless.[9]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant & Commander Arthur A. Scott, 18 August, 1910.[10]
- Lieutenant in Command Harold T. Baillie-Grohman, 15 March, 1914.[11]
- Lieutenant, R.N.R. in Command Harold Holehouse, 9 May, 1918.[12]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. Frederick G. Brookes, appointed to ship on 9 May, 1918, and senior aboard in February, 1919.[13]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 57.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 97.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 97.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 97.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 97.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 97.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 97.
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913), p. 340.
- ↑ Smith. Hard Lying. pp. 64-5.
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913), p. 340.
- ↑ The Navy List (January, 1915), p. 349.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1918), p. 883.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 883.
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