H.M.S. Petard (1916)

H.M.S. Petard (1916)
Pendant Number:	G.66 (Sep 1915) F.20 (Jan 1917) F.32 (Jan 1918) G.29 (Apr 1918) G.A7 (Nov 1918)
Builder:	William Denny & Brothers
Launched:	24 Mar, 1916
Completed:	23 May, 1916
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H.M.S. Petard was one of one hundred and three destroyers of the "M" class built for the Royal Navy during the Great War.

Service

Petard was added to the Thirteenth Destroyer Flotilla immediately before the Battle of Jutland, where she screened the First Battle Cruiser Squadron with eleven other destroyers.

In November 1917, she was one of eight "M"s evicted from the Thirteenth, being sent directly to the Twelfth Destroyer Flotilla.

Reduced to C. & M. Party on 8 March, 1920.

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

• Lieutenant-Commander Edward Brooke, 4 May, 1916 – 29 May, 1916
• Lieutenant-Commander Evelyn C. O. Thomson, 29 May, 1916 – mid October, 1917  (in command at Battle of Jutland)
• Lieutenant-Commander John L. Field, c. mid October, 1917 – 5 April, 1918
• Lieutenant in Command David L. Cowan, 19 April, 1918 – May, 1918  (temporary)
• Acting Commander Clement L. Long, 14 August, 1918 – 1919
• Lieutenant-Commander Percy R. P. Percival, 20 March, 1919 – 11 March, 1920

See Also

• Thirteenth D.F. (Royal Navy) at the Battle of Jutland
• Wikipedia