H.M.S. Flying Fish (1897)

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H.M.S. Flying Fish (1897)
Pendant Number: P.86 (1914)
D.57 (Sep 1915)
D.40 (Jan 1918)
H.69 (Sep 1918)[1]
Builder: Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Company[2]
Ordered: 1895-96 Programme[3]
Laid down: 9 Aug, 1896[4]
Launched: 4 Mar, 1897[5]
Commissioned: Jun, 1898[6]
Sold: Aug, 1919[7]

H.M.S. Flying Fish was one of forty "C" class destroyers built for the Royal Navy — a "30 knotter".

Service

In mid-1913, she was operating with the Sixth Destroyer Flotilla.[8]

On 22 July, 1913 while under the command ofLt. in Command Michael K. H. Kennedy, Flying Fish collided with a buoy at Dover. The Admiral of Patrols John de Robeck informed Kennedy that he had demonstrated a lack of seamanlike care and forethought on the occasion.[9]

Captains

With some ambiguity, it somehow seems that Flying Fish and Spiteful shared commanders Nicholson and Sparks.

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 57.
  2. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 57.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
  4. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
  5. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 57.
  6. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
  7. Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 303.
  8. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 316.
  9. Kennedy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/97. f. 52.
  10. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 1 November, 1898. Issue 35662, col F, p. 10.
  11. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 16 October, 1899. Issue 35961, col D, p. 10.
  12. Singer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 220.
  13. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 28 December, 1900. Issue 36337, col D, p. 5.
  14. Nicholson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 457.
  15. Buckle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/117. f. 117.
  16. "Naval & Military intelligence" The Times (London). Friday, 6 December 1901. (36631), p. 6.
  17. The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 257.
  18. Buckle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/117. f. 117.
  19. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 6 October, 1903. Issue 37204, col D, p. 8.
  20. Crabbe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/168. f. 169.
  21. The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 316.
  22. The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 316.
  23. Bingham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/117. f. 117.
  24. The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 316.
  25. Morgan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 323.
  26. Morgan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 323.
  27. Holden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/295. f. 331.
  28. Holden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/295. f. 331.
  29. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 27 July, 1906. Issue 38,083, col F, p. 5.
  30. The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 316.
  31. The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 317.
  32. The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 317.
  33. Coles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/167. f. 168.
  34. The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 317.
  35. Coles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/167. f. 168.
  36. Kennedy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/97. f. 52.
  37. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 316.
  38. Kennedy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/97. f. 52.
  39. Bernard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/96. f. ?.
  40. Bernard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/96. f. ?.
  41. Bignell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/117. f. 521.
  42. The Navy List. (December, 1913). p. 315.
  43. Bignell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/117. f. 521.
  44. The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 315.
  45. King Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/146. f. 79.
  46. King Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/146. f. 79.
  47. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 394e.
  48. King Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/146. f. 79.
  49. Jauncey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/132. f. 488.
  50. Jauncey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/132. f. 488.
  51. Dunster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/55/50. f. 50.
  52. Dunster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/55/50. f. 50.
  53. Dunster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/55/50. f. 50.
  54. Dunster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/55/50. f. 50.
  55. The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 795.
  56. The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 795.
  57. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 795.
  58. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 795.
  59. Robinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/37. f. 37.

Bibliography


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