H.M.S. Dragon (1917)

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H.M.S. Dragon (1917)
Pendant Number: 19 (Sep 1918)[1]
Builder: Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company[2]
Laid down: Jan, 1917[3]
Launched: 29 Dec, 1917[4]
Commissioned: 10 Aug, 1918[5]
Scuttled: 8 Jul, 1944[6]

Service

Re-commissioned at Chatham on 8 May, 1923 for service with the First Cruiser Squadron in the Mediterranean.[7]

Re-commissioned at Chatham on 2 February, 1926 for service with the First Cruiser Squadron on the China Station.[8]

Paid off into Dockyard Control on 20 December, 1928.[9]

She was commissioned at Chatham on 18 March, 1930 for service on the America and West Indies Station.[10]

Re-commissioned at Chatham on 8 September, 1932 to continue in the same assignment.[11]

On 13 August 1934, Dragon collided with and sank the moored oil bunkering steamer, Maplebranch while navigating in the harbour of Montreal. Captain Wake-Walker was found liable for the accident in a civil hearing despite his protestations that he was manoeuvring to avoid a third vessel.[12]

Dragon was re-commissioned at Chatham on 15 August, 1935 and was assigned to the Reserve Fleet at The Nore.[13]

In 1938, her bell was among a number of ships' bells the Royal Navy offered for sale to officers and others interested. It commanded a price of between £3-£10 plus packing and shipping. Interested parties were to apply to win one at its stated price, stating any special attachment or claim they had to the item(s) applied for.[14]

Fire Control

Dragon was fitted with a director in October, 1918.[15]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 50.
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 62.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 62.
  4. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 62.
  5. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 762.
  6. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 62.
  7. The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 234.
  8. The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 233.
  9. The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 233.
  10. The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 233.
  11. The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 233.
  12. Wake-Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/76. 187.
  13. The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 232.
  14. "Ships' Bells for Sale." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Dec 17, 1938; pg. 19; Issue 48180.
  15. The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. pp. 11-12.
  16. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 779.
  17. Alington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/336. f. 336.
  18. Alington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/336. f. 336.
  19. Marten Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/90/85. f. 85.
  20. Marten Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/90/85. f. 85.
  21. The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 762.
  22. Usborne Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/115. f. 118.
  23. Usborne Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/115. f. 118.
  24. The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 234.
  25. The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 233.
  26. The Navy List. (January, 1928). p. 233.
  27. Bevan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/118. f. 121.
  28. Bevan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/118. f. 121.
  29. The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 233.
  30. The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 233.
  31. Johnson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/108. f. 108.
  32. The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 233.
  33. Johnson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/108. f. 108.
  34. Wavish Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/139. f. 170.
  35. Wavish Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/139. f. 170.
  36. Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/186. f. 188.
  37. Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/186. f. 188.
  38. Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/186. f. 188.
  39. Farrant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/41. f. 41.
  40. Farrant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/41. f. 41.
  41. Fegen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/8. f. 8.
  42. Fegen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/8. f. 8.
  43. Fegen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/8. f. 8.
  44. Fegen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/8. f. 8.
  45. Bowes-Lyon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/174. f. 174.
  46. Uboat.net page on the man.
  47. Uboat.net page on the man.
  48. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  49. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  50. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  51. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  52. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  53. Uboat.net page on the ship.

Bibliography

  • Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
  • Gray, Randal (editor) (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
  • Admiralty, Gunnery Branch (1918). Handbook of Captain F. C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables, 1918. C.B. 1456. Copy No. 10 at Admiralty Library, Portsmouth, United Kingdom.
  • Admiralty, Technical History Section (1919). The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in H.M. Ships. Vol. 3, Part 23. C.B. 1515 (23) now O.U. 6171/14. At The National Archives. ADM 275/19.


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