H.M.S. Leven (1898)
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| H.M.S. Leven (1898) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | P.33 (1914) D.62 (Sep 1915) D.51 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company[2] |
| Ordered: | 1897-98 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 24 Jan, 1898[4] |
| Launched: | 28 Jun, 1898[5] |
| Commissioned: | Jul, 1899[6] |
| Broken up: | 1920[7] |
H.M.S. Leven was one of forty "C" class destroyers built for the Royal Navy — a "30 knotter".
Service
In February, 1904 she collided with a lighter through what was determined to be an error in judgement on the part of Lieutenant-in-Command Michael Henley Wilding. A second collision, with the Torpoint Ferry Bridge in May 1905 was also deemed Wilding's fault, this time through what Lord Walter Kerr called a "gross error" in judgement. This second one is curious, as Wilding should no longer have been in command at that date.[8]
She and ten other T.B.Ds. of the Devonport Reserve followed the scout cruiser H.M.S. Skirmisher from Plymouth on 21 August 1905 for a practice cruise along the Devon and Cornish coasts.[9]
In mid-1913, she was active with Sixth Destroyer Flotilla, a patrol flotilla.[10]
On 26 January, 1918 Leven under the command of Arthur Percy Melsom depth-charged and sank UB 35 off Calais.[11]
Near the end of 1918, she collided with the trawler Sabreur, eliciting a caution for Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Thomas Victor Roberts.[12]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Pennant A. I. Lloyd, 8 March, 1900[13] – 14 January, 1902 (including Annual Manoeuvres of 1901?)
- Commander William G. E. Ruck-Keene, 14 January, 1902[14] – 11 March, 1902[15]
- Lieutenant & Commander George H. Brown, 22 April, 1902 – 19 August, 1903
- Lieutenant & Commander Michael H. Wilding, 2 November, 1903 – 13 May, 1904
- Lieutenant & Commander Hubert S. Cardale, 13 May, 1904[16][17] – 29 May, 1904[18]
- Commander George B. Hutton, 14 July, 1904[19][20] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1904)
- Lieutenant & Commander Percy Pitts, 27 August, 1904[21][22] – 12 May, 1905[23]
- Lieutenant & Commander Charles A. Fremantle, 12 May, 1905[24] – October, 1906[25]
- Lieutenant & Commander Henry C. D. Field, 20 December, 1906[26] – 27 July, 1909[Inference]
- Lieutenant & Commander George W. McO. Campbell, 27 July, 1909[27] – 19 October, 1909[28]
- Lieutenant Henry T. Dorling, 19 October, 1909[29][30] – 31 October, 1911
- Lieutenant & Commander Kenneth A. Beattie, 31 October, 1911[31][32] – 20 January, 1914[33]
- Lieutenant in Command William J. F. Dunlop, 20 January, 1914[34] – 9 August, 1915
- Lieutenant in Command Colin S. Thomson, 9 August, 1915[35][36] – 26 September, 1915[37]
- Lieutenant in Command Henry Forrester, 2 December, 1915 – 13 June, 1916
- Lieutenant in Command Fred E. Ayers, 13 June, 1916[38][39] – 30 October, 1916[40]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Arthur P. Melsom, 6 February, 1917[41]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Thomas V. Roberts, 8 September, 1918[42] – 31 December, 1918[43]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command George R. Parry, 20 December, 1918[44] – 20 March, 1919
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. 96.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 96.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 57.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 96.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 96.
- ↑ Wilding Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/208. f. 237.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, August 22, 1905, Issue 37792, p.9.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 339.
- ↑ Uboat.net.
- ↑ Roberts Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/164. f. 164.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 275.
- ↑ Ruck-Keene Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 451.
- ↑ Ruck-Keene Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 451.
- ↑ Cardale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/57. f. 65.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 312.
- ↑ Cardale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/57. f. 65.
- ↑ "Appointments for the Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 09, 1904; pg. 12; Issue 37442.
- ↑ Hutton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 448.
- ↑ Pitts Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/241. f. 273.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 339.
- ↑ Pitts Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/241. f. 273.
- ↑ Fremantle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 441.
- ↑ Month inferred from his next appointment. Fremantle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 441.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 340.
- ↑ Campbell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/341. f. 341.
- ↑ Campbell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/341. f. 341.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 340.
- ↑ Dorling Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 452.
- ↑ Beattie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/125. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 339.
- ↑ Beattie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/125. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 395l.
- ↑ Thomson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/76. f. 432.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 395k.
- ↑ Thomson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/76. f. 432.
- ↑ Ayers Service Record. In our PDF for Colin Rose St. George Tucker's The National Archives. ADM 196/96/166. f. 207.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 395uu.
- ↑ Ayers Service Record. In our PDF for Colin Rose St. George Tucker's The National Archives. ADM 196/96/166. f. 207.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395b.
- ↑ Roberts Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/164. f. 164.
- ↑ Roberts Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/164. f. 164.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 830.
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